U. Maine

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 203 56.3 459
2022 189 59.2 457 174 74.8 680 142 84.3 890
2021 188 58.5 447 164 76.6 691 99 83.3 583 146 84.2 907
2020 193 57.7 450 162 77.1 697 147 84.2 915
2019 191 57.8 447 181 74.4 696 102 83 589 146 84.3 913
2018 211 51.3 428 187 73.6 698 154 83.3 910
2017 200 53.5 425 188 72.9 684 100 82.9 575 155 83 897
2016 196 55 430 192 72.8 697 160 82.4 895
2015 190 56 426 197 72 693 94 83.8 570 157 82.8 897
2014 174 59.3 422 194 72.2 688 145 83.9 887
2013 179 68.2 555 109 81.8 588 161 82.1 884
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 60 71 65 60 66 50 55 59 66 74
  Science and engineering 49 60 54 46 60 41 46 47 57 60
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 6 9 11 11 6 10 3 7 11 6
      Agricultural sciences 1 1 4 3 2 3 . 1 1 2
      Natural resources and conservation 5 8 7 8 4 7 3 6 10 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 16 10 12 20 12 12 15 15 18
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 5 4 5 6 3 . 4 . 6
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . . 2 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 4 2 3 8 3 4 4 4 4
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 2 . 3 . 1 . . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . 2 . 1 . 1 . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . 1 1 2 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . 2 2 . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 3 2 . 1 2 3 2 4 2
    Computer and information sciences 2 1 . 2 2 . 1 3 1 3
      Computer science 2 . . 1 . . . 1 . 3
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 1 .
    Engineering 11 12 13 7 7 9 11 8 12 8
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 2 2 1 1 . 1 2 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 4 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 3 5 2 2 3 . 1 2 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 . . 1 . 1 3 1 . 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 4 1 2 . 3 3 . 4 2
      Engineering, other 2 1 1 . 1 . 2 . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 5 6 4 9 4 9 2 5 7
      Geological sciences 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 6 4 5 3 6 3 8 1 3 6
    Physical sciences 7 10 7 5 8 3 2 3 8 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . . . . . . . 2 .
      Chemistry 4 8 6 3 6 2 . 1 4 4
      Physics 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
    Psychology 6 3 5 1 3 3 6 7 3 8
      Clinical psychology 4 2 4 1 2 . 5 4 3 4
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 2 1 . . 1 . 1 3 . 4
      Psychology, other . . 1 . . 2 . . . .
    Social sciences 2 4 2 4 5 . 2 2 2 4
      Anthropology 2 2 . 1 1 . 1 1 . .
      Economics . . . 1 . . 1 . 2 1
      Political science and government . . . . . . . . . 1
      Social sciences, other . 2 2 2 4 . . 1 . 2
  Non-science and engineering 11 11 11 14 6 9 9 12 9 14
    Education 7 8 3 5 4 5 5 5 2 7
      Education leadership and administration 1 3 1 2 1 . . 1 . .
      Education research 1 2 1 2 . 2 2 2 1 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 . . 2 2 2 2 1 .
      Education, other 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . .
    Humanities and arts 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 6 6 3
      Letters . . . . . . . 1 . .
      History 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 4 2 3
      Music and performing arts . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . 1 . 1 4 .
    Other non-science and engineering 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 4
      Communication . 1 . 3 . 1 1 1 . 4
      Public administration and social services . . 1 . . . . . 1 .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 1 3 1 1 1 . . . .

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 852 837 761 682 630 652 677 654 660 695
    Male 414 392 365 336 309 321 355 345 351 353
    Female 438 445 396 346 321 331 322 309 309 342
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 657 641 566 682 554 468 500 485 522 549
    Hispanic or Latino 29 25 22 33 23 13 13 9 8 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 582 551 491 564 470 420 443 423 465 471
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 9 9 8 10 7 7 9 11 10
      Asian 29 25 19 107 84 16 15 14 10 8
      Black or African American 17 14 11 15 10 4 3 2 1 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 523 503 452 433 366 393 418 396 441 449
      More than one race 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 46 65 53 85 61 35 44 53 49 70
  Temporary visa holders 195 196 195 0 76 184 177 169 138 146
  Science and engineering 815 803 717 647 599 620 645 621 628 645
    Science 635 650 537 511 467 487 534 515 519 544
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 65 50 43 47 44 48 53 48 53 56
      Biological and biomedical sciences 93 102 126 98 156 164 180 183 187 199
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 20 20
      Computer and information sciences 104 58 38 27 14 24 36 33 33 40
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 55 99 101 89 86 87 105 85 88 93
      Mathematics and statistics 12 11 9 10 11 12 10 12 13 13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 23 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 147 156 60 128 47 39 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 30 32 29 26 22 26 25 33 31 31
      Physical sciences 55 60 63 63 61 59 90 80 77 73
      Social sciences 51 41 68 23 26 28 17 23 17 19
    Engineering 180 153 180 136 132 133 111 106 109 101
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 19 71 21 22 11 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 3 11 13 13 17 18 12 17 16
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 47 41 41 38 44 47 37 35 41 25
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 63 30 10 14 12 17 21 27 22 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 49 58 46 44 38 37 29 26 25 31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 2 1 6 3 4 6 6 4 6
    Health 37 34 44 35 31 32 32 33 32 50
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 37 34 44 35 31 32 32 33 32 50

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 45 139 81 45 62 55 62 84 31 27
    Male 27 82 48 26 41 41 43 55 19 10
    Female 18 57 33 19 21 14 19 29 12 17
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 43 132 78 45 61 51 56 76 30 27
    Hispanic or Latino 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 40 109 63 34 48 42 48 65 25 22
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 5 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 0
      Asian 3 9 2 4 7 0 0 1 0 0
      Black or African American 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1
      White 32 91 56 27 37 40 43 58 24 21
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 21 13 10 10 8 8 10 5 5
  Temporary visa holders 2 7 3 0 1 4 6 8 1 0
  Science and engineering 45 139 78 45 62 55 62 84 31 21
    Science 41 116 60 30 35 30 33 49 21 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 13 18 5 3 4 4 5 6 4 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 20 20 8 10 14 14 13 5 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 18 47 32 9 8 6 4 10 5 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 4 1 0 7 3 7 10 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 5 2 8 3 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 3 2
      Social sciences 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 4 23 18 15 27 25 29 35 10 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 15 12 1 22 22 19 26 8 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 3 1 4 1 5 2 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 1 0 0
    Health 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 280 282 257 192 184 200 203 202 184 197 0
  Science and engineering 277 282 256 192 183 200 202 200 183 196 0
    Science 196 216 193 153 137 165 181 180 160 173 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 20 16 13 13 8 11 35 30 29 34 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 26 51 20 43 54 55 60 58 64 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 0
      Computer and information sciences 32 12 3 3 2 7 8 5 7 7 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 22 54 53 39 42 50 54 44 47 43 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 78 67 33 57 20 22 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 14 13 11 10 9 20 23 14 13 0
      Psychology 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Social sciences 15 13 23 7 11 11 6 13 4 8 0
    Engineering 81 66 63 39 46 35 21 20 23 23 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 7 17 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 5 3 9 6 2 1 5 5 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27 15 16 18 18 16 11 9 11 6 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 26 16 4 2 3 4 1 6 5 7 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 25 26 21 13 11 8 6 3 2 5 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Health 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 852 837 761 682 630 652 677 654 660 695
  Fellowships 1 22 17 9 15 18 17 17 24 15
    Federal 0 15 11 5 6 4 3 4 12 3
    Institutional 1 7 6 2 9 14 8 13 12 12
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 375 359 323 286 231 259 274 252 214 219
    Federal 243 243 226 180 162 172 164 169 144 150
    Institutional 34 116 97 106 69 87 109 82 70 67
    Nonfederal 98 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
  Teaching assistantships 186 183 177 148 169 166 179 193 188 182
    Federal 19 6 2 1 1 0 0 8 5 9
    Institutional 151 177 175 147 168 166 179 185 183 173
    Nonfederal 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 290 273 244 239 215 209 207 192 234 279
    Federal 18 18 18 6 15 24 36 21 23 35
    Institutional 25 13 18 15 24 26 21 17 21 56
    Nonfederal 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 222 242 208 218 176 159 150 154 190 188

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 41 28 13 12 18 19 19 15 14 15
    Science 29 19 10 9 11 16 16 13 13 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 2 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 3 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 5 3 2 3 7 7 7 6 5 7
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 14 10 3 2 3 6 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 9 3 3 7 3 3 2 1 1
      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 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 8 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 31 23 16 13 0 10 10 10 8 12
  Science and engineering 31 23 16 13 0 10 10 10 8 12
    Science 22 17 13 10 0 8 8 10 8 11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 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 sciences, and ocean sciences 4 3 2 4 0 5 5 4 3 6
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 9 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 6 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 1
      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 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 171,931 146,801 134,183 129,913 106,694 99,502 79,222 79,500 101,247 77,583
    Science 92,819 89,733 87,872 89,253 78,351 76,683 61,696 60,717 75,101 57,772
      Computer and information sciences 2,084 2,585 1,967 1,377 1,339 1,331 910 788 607 1,767
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25,600 24,778 24,874 25,039 22,741 25,031 21,622 22,189 20,343 14,909
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,634 6,687 7,773 8,803 7,270 7,616 7,072 7,202 6,557 5,059
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 17,930 18,068 17,075 16,191 15,457 17,380 14,538 14,954 13,772 9,850
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 36 23 26 45 14 35 12 33 14 0
      Life sciences 41,542 38,598 39,357 38,713 36,865 35,527 26,079 28,621 39,251 24,849
        Agricultural sciences 19,721 17,566 18,398 18,217 19,742 18,903 13,479 19,415 27,477 12,786
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,501 9,846 10,949 10,759 9,760 9,747 7,547 8,633 10,455 10,379
        Health sciences 1,006 466 385 417 44 62 0 26 7 522
        Natural resources and conservation 10,314 10,720 9,625 9,320 7,319 6,815 5,053 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 547 1,312 1,162
      Mathematics and statistics 660 657 845 1,115 101 124 154 136 145 191
      Physical sciences 6,427 6,803 6,427 7,628 5,451 3,978 3,389 1,405 3,995 2,764
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 762 1,157 1,160 2,171 888 755 25 112 451 185
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,637 5,645 5,267 5,457 4,442 3,181 3,303 1,293 3,395 2,579
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 28 1 0 0 121 42 61 0 149 0
      Psychology 1,217 1,108 1,183 852 113 185 256 87 47 257
      Social sciences 2,169 2,316 2,274 2,293 1,666 1,834 1,523 1,454 1,825 1,862
        Anthropology 337 354 260 283 0 36 161 0 0 0
        Economics 74 82 125 121 122 100 43 48 17 293
        Political science and government 277 148 194 198 1 0 0 8 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 259 303 159 175 0 0 0 7 0 387
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,222 1,429 1,536 1,516 1,543 1,698 1,319 1,391 1,808 1,182
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 13,120 12,888 10,945 12,236 10,075 8,673 7,763 6,037 8,888 11,173
    Engineering 68,261 46,986 37,127 32,368 27,459 22,065 16,880 17,891 25,392 19,397
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 97 99 20 53 17 21 0 140 0 0
      Chemical engineering 9,990 10,771 8,189 8,306 7,581 7,515 4,799 3,860 3,586 3,666
      Civil engineering 1,948 1,159 1,153 1,232 675 601 574 521 772 615
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,961 1,795 1,616 2,268 1,758 1,618 1,147 1,058 1,716 1,179
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,395 1,101 1,291 1,937 2,977 1,236 1,234 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,371 2,195 2,751 2,286 924 501 589 819 1,328 1,644
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 49,355 27,956 21,200 15,707 12,362 9,430 7,955 9,097 16,243 12,282
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,128 1,910 907 579 1,165 1,143 582 2,396 1,747 11
    Non-S&E 10,851 10,082 9,184 8,292 884 754 646 892 754 414
      Business management and business administration 1,627 1,570 1,684 1,381 0 0 40 0 0 11
      Communication and communications technologies 1,043 1,042 865 859 231 245 243 253 243 11
      Education 1,865 1,849 1,452 1,162 399 367 334 592 502 359
      Humanities 2,278 2,305 2,366 1,890 170 142 29 32 9 33
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 751 596 548 341 0 0 0 15 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 548 675 651 639 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 2,739 2,045 1,618 2,020 84 0 0 0 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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(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 171,931 84,072 19,449 60,064 3,848 2,568 1,930
    Science 92,819 37,877 14,269 35,352 1,865 2,053 1,403
      Computer and information sciences 2,084 605 159 1,318 0 0 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25,600 10,119 4,722 9,094 314 898 453
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,634 2,057 2,016 3,272 0 174 115
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 17,930 8,062 2,698 5,794 314 724 338
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 36 0 8 28 0 0 0
      Life sciences 41,542 20,521 4,990 13,087 1,488 580 876
        Agricultural sciences 19,721 9,330 2,735 5,715 1,443 299 199
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,501 5,219 1,327 3,658 11 195 91
        Health sciences 1,006 115 185 620 0 86 0
        Natural resources and conservation 10,314 5,857 743 3,094 34 0 586
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 660 26 0 634 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6,427 2,278 1,452 2,633 1 45 18
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 762 41 150 525 1 45 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,637 2,237 1,302 2,080 0 0 18
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 28 0 0 28 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,217 189 24 970 0 14 20
      Social sciences 2,169 171 380 1,190 62 364 2
        Anthropology 337 0 0 335 0 1 1
        Economics 74 0 4 10 60 0 0
        Political science and government 277 0 0 277 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 259 71 0 75 0 113 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,222 100 376 493 2 250 1
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 13,120 3,968 2,542 6,426 0 152 32
    Engineering 68,261 44,010 4,599 17,120 1,971 219 342
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 0 0 2 14 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 97 0 0 66 0 31 0
      Chemical engineering 9,990 5,209 1,115 2,541 930 21 174
      Civil engineering 1,948 624 179 1,032 111 0 2
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,961 345 462 1,104 28 0 22
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,395 32 697 468 166 31 1
      Mechanical engineering 2,371 567 74 1,507 94 110 19
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 49,355 37,079 1,982 10,028 181 0 85
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,128 154 90 372 447 26 39
    Non-S&E 10,851 2,185 581 7,592 12 296 185
      Business management and business administration 1,627 0 5 1,540 0 46 36
      Communication and communications technologies 1,043 22 288 733 0 0 0
      Education 1,865 267 164 1,419 0 14 1
      Humanities 2,278 216 6 1,891 0 19 146
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 751 15 64 464 0 208 0
      Visual and performing arts 548 0 0 548 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 2,739 1,665 54 997 12 9 2

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 84,072 65,249 54,376 51,049 45,348 37,321 34,277 35,369 50,589 34,252
  DOD 26,804 17,105 12,392 9,192 6,232 3,322 586 866 1,642 2,411
  DOE 12,470 6,709 2,708 2,006 2,777 1,943 2,425 2,429 7,873 4,537
  HHS 2,334 2,537 2,495 2,336 1,954 1,413 1,212 1,726 1,924 2,231
  NASA 1,974 1,319 809 1,331 2,033 1,763 2,232 2,000 1,427 997
  NSF 14,226 11,636 11,554 13,254 12,212 13,244 12,820 11,684 13,945 12,820
  USDA 15,852 15,518 15,677 16,162 14,282 9,032 9,203 9,276 16,391 4,662
  Other 10,412 10,425 8,741 6,768 5,858 6,604 5,799 7,388 7,387 6,594

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,600 367 1,233 .
2018 1,681 360 1,321 .
2017 1,673 344 1,329 .
2016 737 115 622 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 732 686 649 665 585
    Agricultural sciences 276 302 238 279 271
    Biological and biomedical sciences 72 60 62 86 78
    Computer and information sciences 23 17 14 8 4
    Engineering 199 214 243 174 175
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 87 26 26 29 22
    Health sciences 1 1 1 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 27 31 29 34 .
    Physical sciences 29 15 15 27 18
    Psychology 7 13 13 17 13
    Social sciences 6 6 4 4 4
    Other 5 0 3 4 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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 27,201 . . 12,750 0
    Engineering . 27,201 . . 12,750 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 2,900 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 2,050 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 850 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

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