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 74.3 459 137 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
2014 128 81.7 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 446 449 525 522 517 476 558 574 587 664
    Female 523 500 519 488 472 445 445 522 541 521
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 694 670 751 752 713 682 743 819 848 896
    Hispanic or Latino 56 39 37 27 28 23 26 28 30 31
    Not Hispanic or Latino 634 626 709 722 682 657 715 788 814 858
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      Asian 62 40 51 48 36 49 43 42 31 34
      Black or African American 73 65 82 71 65 57 74 72 64 59
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 468 487 543 571 548 522 565 645 692 732
      More than one race 29 34 33 32 32 29 33 29 26 32
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 7
  Temporary visa holders 275 279 293 258 276 239 260 277 280 289
  Science and engineering 736 743 823 762 757 673 746 829 840 893
    Science 469 513 542 462 477 420 434 535 559 561
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 254 275 298 237 230 203 214 257 235 217
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 17
      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 20 24 23 27 25 28 27 29 26 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18 12
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 67 80 84 68 81 73 61 67 81 79
      Psychology 52 56 57 53 49 45 52 51 57 62
      Social sciences 76 78 80 77 92 71 80 98 125 140
    Engineering 267 230 281 300 280 253 312 294 281 332
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 19 13 17 17 17 19 26 16 20 13
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20 25 24 32 36 33 34 39 36 36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 29 40 47 27 24 33 31 33 34
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 115 88 113 127 114 106 118 118 94 138
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 47 35 27 30 22 24 31 37 44 54
      Mechanical engineering 48 40 60 47 64 47 70 53 54 57
      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 233 206 221 248 232 248 257 267 288 292
    Clinical medicine 85 72 79 106 84 93 109 92 91 106
    Other health 148 134 142 142 148 155 148 175 197 186

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 352 324 330 273 240 276 232 232 238 228
    Female 191 181 167 163 142 163 152 163 134 134
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 488 452 448 390 344 358 315 333 315 331
    Hispanic or Latino 37 39 35 21 15 19 21 22 13 12
    Not Hispanic or Latino 449 408 412 367 329 338 293 309 300 319
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 43 36 41 37 31 26 16 13 18 16
      Black or African American 38 52 51 38 27 27 22 25 20 32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      White 341 304 299 273 248 265 239 261 255 262
      More than one race 26 15 19 18 23 20 16 10 6 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 0
  Temporary visa holders 55 53 49 46 38 81 69 62 57 31
  Science and engineering 497 448 443 380 330 382 322 336 314 315
    Science 152 137 153 120 121 158 141 175 128 137
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 112 98 94 73 75 84 69 66 49 57
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 9
      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 2 3 8 4 4 7 4 3 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 6 16 15 16 21 28 25 10 11
      Psychology 2 1 3 2 1 5 1 2 0 0
      Social sciences 22 29 32 26 25 41 39 67 55 52
    Engineering 345 311 290 260 209 224 181 161 186 178
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 8 8 14 21 13 11 9 7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 4 10 10 3 7 4 3 4 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22 26 27 16 18 21 23 13 11 16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 211 191 175 161 116 111 97 87 90 84
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 58 37 15 6 6 9 4 4 11 9
      Mechanical engineering 44 47 55 59 52 55 40 43 61 55
      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 46 57 54 56 52 57 62 59 58 47
    Clinical medicine 27 26 28 39 29 35 35 37 33 23
    Other health 19 31 26 17 23 22 27 22 25 24

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
All surveyed fields 133 148 146 101 92 92 83 106 89 68
  Science and engineering 119 124 113 95 86 86 78 100 86 63
    Science 74 84 74 56 59 61 56 73 54 51
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 51 55 59 46 45 39 36 49 48 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 15 17 12 6 6 11 10 10 4 5
      Psychology 4 9 2 1 2 4 7 4 0 4
      Social sciences 4 3 1 2 6 7 3 3 2 3
    Engineering 45 40 39 39 27 25 22 27 32 12
      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 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 5 7 5 3 5 4 4 6 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 7 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 25 17 14 23 15 13 10 17 11 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 6 1
      Mechanical engineering 12 14 15 7 5 6 5 1 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 14 24 33 6 6 6 5 6 3 5
    Clinical medicine 7 8 6 0 0 4 4 4 1 1
    Other health 7 16 27 6 6 2 1 2 2 4

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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 969 949 1,044 1,010 989 921 1,003 1,096 1,128 1,185
  Fellowships 83 83 100 152 141 131 117 106 73 120
    Federal 6 6 11 18 8 7 8 12 4 2
    Institutional 77 76 89 132 132 112 108 93 66 118
    Nonfederal 0 1 0 2 1 12 1 1 3 0
  Research assistantships 224 232 241 209 200 174 174 211 167 183
    Federal 102 108 99 74 72 77 67 86 63 50
    Institutional 117 107 137 122 112 83 92 106 93 121
    Nonfederal 5 17 5 13 16 14 15 19 11 12
  Teaching assistantships 194 204 222 224 225 196 194 176 267 205
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
    Institutional 194 204 222 224 225 193 194 176 267 202
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 468 430 481 425 423 420 518 603 621 677
    Federal 25 34 36 9 12 5 8 8 22 13
    Institutional 31 36 39 32 26 27 43 80 88 131
    Nonfederal 8 45 47 6 24 17 35 21 20 17
    Personal resources 404 315 359 378 361 371 432 494 491 516

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 43 23 24 24 26 30 38 29 27 23
    Science 30 23 24 24 26 30 38 29 27 23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 23 24 24 26 30 38 29 27 23
      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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13 0 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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 40 30 35 26 27 40 43 68 80 74
    Clinical medicine 34 30 35 26 27 40 43 68 80 74
    Other health 6 0 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 58 40 45 38 33 46 44 45 44 42
  Science and engineering 31 20 21 16 18 25 22 25 19 15
    Science 24 20 21 16 18 25 22 25 19 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19 20 21 16 18 25 22 25 19 15
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 0 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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 0 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 2 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 27 20 24 22 15 21 22 20 25 27
    Clinical medicine 22 20 24 22 15 21 22 20 25 27
    Other health 5 0 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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