U. Louisville

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 120 74.3 459 153 76.1 631 137 85.4 925
2023 112 76 459 159 76.9 679 133 85.6 911 121 80.2 602
2022 113 75.7 457 156 77.4 680 118 87.1 900
2021 122 73.1 447 143 79.6 691 124 86.6 908 120 79.8 583
2020 119 74 450 138 80.5 698 123 86.8 916
2019 114 74.9 447 138 80.5 697 128 86.2 914 119 80.1 589
2018 120 72.4 428 145 79.6 700 125 86.5 911
2017 120 72.2 425 135 80.6 684 121 86.8 898 112 80.9 575
2016 122 72.1 430 134 81.1 697 116 87.3 896
2015 113 73.9 426 134 81 693 118 87.1 898 109 81.2 570
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 143 153 157 127 138 154 149 145 137 161
  Science and engineering 107 114 122 97 106 111 121 106 103 116
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 28 41 33 35 38 38 41 37 40 25
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 1 3 2 1 6 5 6 7 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 4 2 5 1 5 2 2 4 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 4 3 5 5 2 6 2 4 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 . 1 . . . 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 5 5 5 3 8 1 4 2 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 1 1 . . . . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 5 3 8 5 3 11 2 8 6
      Molecular biology 1 3 4 1 2 3 . 3 3 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 9 2 . 4 3 2 6 . 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 9 7 4 9 7 8 7 3 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 1 3 3 6 . 5 4 6 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . 2 . 1 1 2 .
    Computer and information sciences 5 1 3 1 3 5 7 3 3 7
      Computer science 2 . 1 1 3 4 6 3 3 7
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 1 2 . . 1 1 . . .
    Engineering 24 22 31 23 17 19 22 21 16 32
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 2 2 3 . 1 . 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 4 3 1 1 4 1 4 5 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 1 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 6
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 7 12 7 3 3 9 5 3 14
      Industrial engineering and operations research 4 1 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 2
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 5 4 7 4 4 2 1 6
      Engineering, other 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Health sciences 11 15 14 5 9 7 11 10 8 11
      Nursing science 2 2 2 2 2 . 3 3 3 3
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . 1 . . . 1
      Public health 7 13 11 2 6 6 6 5 5 6
      Health sciences, other 2 . 1 1 1 . 2 2 . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 6 5 2 1 4 3 6 2 6 4
      Applied mathematics 3 4 . 1 3 2 2 2 3 1
      Mathematics . . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Statistics . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 1 2 . 1 1 2 . 3 2
    Physical sciences 16 9 19 9 10 10 11 3 7 11
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 2 . . . . . . 1
      Chemistry 11 5 14 4 10 5 8 2 6 7
      Physics 3 3 3 5 . 5 3 1 1 3
    Psychology 13 11 11 9 14 20 12 17 15 15
      Clinical psychology 1 7 3 6 6 8 7 4 7 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 4 1 5 1 4 6 4 8 2 5
      Research and experimental psychology 8 3 3 2 4 5 1 4 4 3
      Psychology, other . . . . . 1 . 1 2 1
    Social sciences 4 10 9 13 11 9 11 13 7 11
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 1 4 1 2 5 5 . 1
      Social sciences, other 3 10 8 9 10 7 6 8 7 10
  Non-science and engineering 36 39 35 30 32 43 28 39 34 45
    Business . 2 3 2 2 6 3 . 1 8
      Business . 2 3 2 2 6 3 . 1 8
    Education 19 17 13 13 9 18 11 13 12 17
      Education leadership and administration 2 2 2 5 3 9 2 5 2 4
      Education research 17 14 10 8 5 6 7 7 3 10
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 1 . 1 2 1 . 6 2
      Education, other . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1
    Humanities and arts 12 15 13 7 11 13 11 23 12 16
      Letters 7 5 5 6 5 6 6 10 6 12
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . 1 . . .
      History . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 1 . . . 1 1 . 2
      Humanities and arts, other 5 9 7 1 6 6 3 12 6 2
    Other non-science and engineering 5 5 6 8 10 6 3 3 9 4
      Public administration and social services 4 3 5 5 7 4 2 2 6 4
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 .

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   700   694   670   751   752   713   682   743   819   848
    Hispanic or Latino   54   56   39   37   27   28   23   26   28   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   645   634   626   709   722   682   657   715   788   814
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1
      Asian   72   62   40   51   48   36   49   43   42   31
      Black or African American   87   73   65   82   71   65   57   74   72   64
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   448   468   487   543   571   548   522   565   645   692
      More than one race   35   29   34   33   32   32   29   33   29   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   4   5   5   3   3   2   2   3   4
  Temporary visa holders   355   275   279   293   258   276   239   260   277   280
  Science and engineering   824   736   743   823   762   757   673   746   829   840
    Science   490   469   513   542   462   477   420   434   535   559
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   285   254   275   298   237   230   203   214   257   235
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   17
      Computer and information sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   19   20   24   23   27   25   28   27   29   26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   18
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   73   67   80   84   68   81   73   61   67   81
      Psychology   41   52   56   57   53   49   45   52   51   57
      Social sciences   71   76   78   80   77   92   71   80   98   125
    Engineering   334   267   230   281   300   280   253   312   294   281
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   19   13   17   17   17   19   26   16   20
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   20   25   24   32   36   33   34   39   36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   30   18   29   40   47   27   24   33   31   33
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   155   115   88   113   127   114   106   118   118   94
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   62   47   35   27   30   22   24   31   37   44
      Mechanical engineering   48   48   40   60   47   64   47   70   53   54
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   231   233   206   221   248   232   248   257   267   288
      Clinical medicine   86   85   72   79   106   84   93   109   92   91
      Other health   145   148   134   142   142   148   155   148   175   197

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   480   488   452   448   390   344   358   315   333   315
    Hispanic or Latino   40   37   39   35   21   15   19   21   22   13
    Not Hispanic or Latino   438   449   408   412   367   329   338   293   309   300
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   43   43   36   41   37   31   26   16   13   18
      Black or African American   44   38   52   51   38   27   27   22   25   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   322   341   304   299   273   248   265   239   261   255
      More than one race   28   26   15   19   18   23   20   16   10   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   2   5   1   2   0   1   1   2   2
  Temporary visa holders   39   55   53   49   46   38   81   69   62   57
  Science and engineering   469   497   448   443   380   330   382   322   336   314
    Science   155   152   137   153   120   121   158   141   175   128
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   103   112   98   94   73   75   84   69   66   49
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   4
      Computer and information sciences   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6   2   3   8   4   4   7   4   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   14   6   16   15   16   21   28   25   10
      Psychology   8   2   1   3   2   1   5   1   2   0
      Social sciences   27   22   29   32   26   25   41   39   67   55
    Engineering   314   345   311   290   260   209   224   181   161   186
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   6   6   8   8   14   21   13   11   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   4   4   10   10   3   7   4   3   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   22   26   27   16   18   21   23   13   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   177   211   191   175   161   116   111   97   87   90
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   62   58   37   15   6   6   9   4   4   11
      Mechanical engineering   25   44   47   55   59   52   55   40   43   61
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   50   46   57   54   56   52   57   62   59   58
      Clinical medicine   30   27   26   28   39   29   35   35   37   33
      Other health   20   19   31   26   17   23   22   27   22   25

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   127   133   148   146   101   92   92   83   106   89
  Science and engineering   119   119   124   113   95   86   86   78   100   86
    Science   72   74   84   74   56   59   61   56   73   54
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   58   51   55   59   46   45   39   36   49   48
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   15   17   12   6   6   11   10   10   4
      Psychology   3   4   9   2   1   2   4   7   4   0
      Social sciences   3   4   3   1   2   6   7   3   3   2
    Engineering   47   45   40   39   39   27   25   22   27   32
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   2   5   7   5   3   5   4   4   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   0   0   2   3   2   0   0   2   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   25   17   14   23   15   13   10   17   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   6   4   1   1   2   1   3   3   6
      Mechanical engineering   9   12   14   15   7   5   6   5   1   1
      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   8   14   24   33   6   6   6   5   6   3
      Clinical medicine   5   7   8   6   0   0   4   4   4   1
      Other health   3   7   16   27   6   6   2   1   2   2

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   1,055   969   949   1,044   1,010   989   921   1,003   1,096   1,128
  Fellowships   97   83   83   100   152   141   131   117   106   73
    Federal   25   6   6   11   18   8   7   8   12   4
    Institutional   71   77   76   89   132   132   112   108   93   66
    Nonfederal   1   0   1   0   2   1   12   1   1   3
  Research assistantships   224   224   232   241   209   200   174   174   211   167
    Federal   92   102   108   99   74   72   77   67   86   63
    Institutional   127   117   107   137   122   112   83   92   106   93
    Nonfederal   5   5   17   5   13   16   14   15   19   11
  Teaching assistantships   216   194   204   222   224   225   196   194   176   267
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
    Institutional   215   194   204   222   224   225   193   194   176   267
    Nonfederal   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   518   468   430   481   425   423   420   518   603   621
    Federal   10   25   34   36   9   12   5   8   8   22
    Institutional   42   31   36   39   32   26   27   43   80   88
    Nonfederal   17   8   45   47   6   24   17   35   21   20
    Personal resources   449   404   315   359   378   361   371   432   494   491

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   54   43   23   24   24   26   30   38   29   27
    Science   39   30   23   24   24   26   30   38   29   27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   27   23   23   24   24   26   30   38   29   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   15   13   0   0   0   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   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   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   5   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   35   40   30   35   26   27   40   43   68   80
      Clinical medicine   31   34   30   35   26   27   40   43   68   80
      Other health   4   6   0   0   0   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

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   61   58   40   45   38   33   46   44   45   44
  Science and engineering   36   31   20   21   16   18   25   22   25   19
    Science   32   24   20   21   16   18   25   22   25   19
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   21   19   20   21   16   18   25   22   25   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   7   0   0   0   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   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   2   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   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   25   27   20   24   22   15   21   22   20   25
      Clinical medicine   21   22   20   24   22   15   21   22   20   25
      Other health   4   5   0   0   0   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

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   224,969   220,568   229,582   200,362   198,818   177,862   176,655   177,588   172,907   163,262
    Science   179,129   181,459   193,819   166,807   166,764   149,820   151,112   151,370   145,447   137,410
      Computer and information sciences   87   91   119   71   97   309   262   225   238   345
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   222   65   166   185   180   197   192   152   263   235
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   16   36   102   114   37   39   190   133   127   68
        Geological and earth sciences   206   29   43   63   143   158   2   6   2   7
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   21   8   0   0   0   0   1   21
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   133   139
      Life sciences   169,510   171,778   185,107   157,735   158,677   141,409   144,645   144,917   138,699   130,689
        Agricultural sciences   110   119   23   8   0   4   9   72   67   29
        Biological and biomedical sciences   72,228   62,107   71,947   66,095   60,608   55,219   56,117   52,018   52,938   48,316
        Health sciences   94,539   98,442   99,867   87,611   91,134   82,529   87,100   92,566   84,404   82,183
        Natural resources and conservation   14   44   51   79   109   0   128   134   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,619   11,066   13,219   3,942   6,826   3,657   1,291   127   1,290   161
      Mathematics and statistics   340   519   661   697   494   67   104   141   136   125
      Physical sciences   2,120   3,003   3,872   3,254   2,954   3,058   1,805   1,654   1,678   2,075
        Astronomy and astrophysics   136   82   52   115   147   138   106   125   76   29
        Chemistry   1,079   2,149   2,879   1,813   1,820   1,824   1,260   1,063   1,301   1,746
        Materials science   25   37   187   172   192   512   0   58   0   0
        Physics   621   422   297   702   426   291   379   408   301   297
        Physical sciences nec   259   313   457   452   369   293   60   0   0   3
      Psychology   4,320   3,767   2,457   1,757   2,050   1,662   1,445   1,571   1,598   1,660
      Social sciences   1,456   1,653   1,130   1,330   1,593   2,342   1,269   1,061   1,121   758
        Anthropology   287   244   88   50   114   253   49   77   0   0
        Economics   57   37   19   0   48   0   0   13   127   12
        Political science and government   294   268   186   172   93   286   301   405   669   320
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   227   276   218   199   266   108   8   14   13   41
        Social sciences nec   591   828   619   909   1,072   1,695   911   552   312   385
      Sciences nec   1,074   583   307   1,778   719   776   1,390   1,649   1,714   1,523
    Engineering   25,846   24,702   23,630   20,965   18,105   16,302   17,321   17,536   18,924   17,188
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   8   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   70
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,976   6,647   6,652   5,795   4,476   4,844   4,516   5,409   7,097   5,820
      Chemical engineering   1,182   1,921   2,259   1,595   781   1,295   1,092   1,116   1,288   1,304
      Civil engineering   2,967   1,868   1,870   1,513   1,956   1,510   1,357   1,675   1,886   1,958
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,604   5,693   5,224   5,518   4,368   3,563   3,690   3,221   2,675   1,883
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,847   1,617   1,186   978   1,605   845   524   531   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,890   2,919   2,713   1,899   1,140   1,461   1,743   1,360   1,350   565
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   22   24   9   0   0   71   65   24   185   626
      Engineering nec   4,353   4,005   3,717   3,666   3,777   2,713   4,334   4,200   4,443   4,962
    Non-S&E   19,994   14,407   12,133   12,590   13,949   11,740   8,222   8,682   8,536   8,664
      Business management and business administration   7,524   3,222   3,084   2,464   2,986   2,871   1,912   2,482   1,480   1,198
      Communication and communications technologies   180   392   346   455   263   19   1   192   182   183
      Education   3,904   3,126   2,552   3,620   2,805   2,303   1,913   3,000   3,694   4,865
      Humanities   942   959   792   726   872   141   218   229   355   405
      Law   182   357   514   742   856   861   363   568   610   461
      Social work   2,926   3,367   3,056   3,588   4,308   3,336   3,142   2,056   2,028   1,275
      Visual and performing arts   861   883   890   750   766   65   31   69   61   108
      Non-S&E nec   3,475   2,101   899   245   1,093   2,144   642   86   126   169

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   224,969   89,978   13,416   77,479   9,906   8,708   25,482
    Science   179,129   75,605   7,999   63,688   7,454   6,470   17,913
      Computer and information sciences   87   22   42   14   0   9   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   222   162   35   9   0   12   4
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   16   16   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   206   146   35   9   0   12   4
        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   169,510   71,075   7,859   60,104   7,357   5,939   17,176
        Agricultural sciences   110   110   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   72,228   42,166   809   20,353   1,161   2,803   4,936
        Health sciences   94,539   27,800   6,129   39,662   6,196   2,735   12,017
        Natural resources and conservation   14   11   0   0   0   2   1
        Life sciences nec   2,619   988   921   89   0   399   222
      Mathematics and statistics   340   88   0   242   0   0   10
      Physical sciences   2,120   557   0   869   97   270   327
        Astronomy and astrophysics   136   19   0   3   37   77   0
        Chemistry   1,079   417   0   561   0   27   74
        Materials science   25   1   0   0   24   0   0
        Physics   621   120   0   249   0   5   247
        Physical sciences nec   259   0   0   56   36   161   6
      Psychology   4,320   2,545   48   1,462   0   159   106
      Social sciences   1,456   284   15   804   0   81   272
        Anthropology   287   145   0   104   0   0   38
        Economics   57   0   0   2   0   55   0
        Political science and government   294   0   13   49   0   0   232
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   227   20   2   184   0   21   0
        Social sciences nec   591   119   0   465   0   5   2
      Sciences nec   1,074   872   0   184   0   0   18
    Engineering   25,846   12,461   570   6,480   2,202   1,750   2,383
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   0   0   2   0   3   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,976   3,729   0   2,471   193   130   453
      Chemical engineering   1,182   819   0   218   19   89   37
      Civil engineering   2,967   1,032   376   435   557   135   432
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,604   1,958   0   1,341   604   1,234   467
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,847   1,281   71   43   250   15   187
      Mechanical engineering   2,890   1,870   22   500   170   137   191
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   22   22   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   4,353   1,750   101   1,470   409   7   616
    Non-S&E   19,994   1,912   4,847   7,311   250   488   5,186
      Business management and business administration   7,524   0   3,260   2,746   0   0   1,518
      Communication and communications technologies   180   120   18   26   0   0   16
      Education   3,904   1,123   618   1,290   250   348   275
      Humanities   942   0   0   673   0   0   269
      Law   182   0   0   33   0   0   149
      Social work   2,926   647   944   501   0   140   694
      Visual and performing arts   861   0   3   858   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,475   22   4   1,184   0   0   2,265

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   89,978   100,890   117,363   97,179   88,251   87,563   80,511   72,119   72,644   68,345
  DOD   6,278   4,794   12,225   4,112   3,236   3,200   2,980   3,475   3,904   3,362
  DOE   1,272   1,455   2,052   1,752   951   112   68   29   38   21
  HHS   71,268   80,972   91,269   78,321   73,563   72,903   67,587   59,772   60,806   56,981
  NASA   325   415   998   777   463   1,024   738   565   549   554
  NSF   7,513   9,497   7,884   7,312   7,586   7,089   6,256   5,473   4,482   3,687
  USDA   146   325   516   7   6   0   81   258   313   157
  Other   3,176   3,432   2,419   4,898   2,446   3,235   2,801   2,547   2,552   3,583

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   2,860   472   2,388   .
2018   2,449   486   1,963   .

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   591   592   571   585   610
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   95   95   74   77   254
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   104   103   94   103   86
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   326   327   332   334   200
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   46   46   47   47   47
    Psychology   15   16   17   17   18
    Social sciences   3   3   6   7   4
    Other   1   1   1   1   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   16,478   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   1,055   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   15,423   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   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   18,081   10,391   5,487   961   3,696
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   4,712   4,940   1,162   397   945
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,362   739   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   4,985   4,352   3,892   564   1,030
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   4,971   360   432   0   0
    Psychology   1,574   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   478   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   1,721

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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