U. Maine

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 185 60.2 459 184 71.2 631 141 85 925
2023 203 56.3 459 202 70.6 679 140 84.9 911 90 85.3 602
2022 189 59.2 457 174 74.8 680 142 84.5 900
2021 188 58.5 447 164 76.6 691 146 84.2 908 99 83.3 583
2020 193 57.7 450 162 77.1 698 147 84.2 916
2019 191 57.8 447 181 74.4 697 146 84.3 914 102 83 589
2018 211 51.3 428 187 73.7 700 154 83.4 911
2017 200 53.5 425 188 72.9 684 155 83 898 100 82.9 575
2016 196 55 430 192 72.8 697 160 82.4 896
2015 190 56 426 197 72 693 157 82.8 898 94 83.8 570
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 72 60 71 65 60 66 50 55 59 66
  Science and engineering 63 49 60 54 46 60 41 46 47 57
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 8 6 9 11 11 6 10 3 7 11
      Agricultural sciences 1 1 1 4 3 2 3 . 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 7 5 8 7 8 4 7 3 6 10
    Biological and biomedical sciences 20 8 16 10 12 20 12 12 15 15
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 9 3 5 4 5 6 3 . 4 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . . . . . . 1 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . 2 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 1 4 2 3 8 3 4 4 4
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 1 2 . 3 . 1 . .
      Molecular biology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . 2 . 1 . 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . 1 1 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . . . . 2 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 2 . 3 2 . 1 2 3 2 4
    Computer and information sciences 3 2 1 . 2 2 . 1 3 1
      Computer science 1 2 . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 . 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 1
    Engineering 11 11 12 13 7 7 9 11 8 12
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 2 2 1 1 . 1 2 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 . 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 1 . . 1 . 1 3 1 .
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . . . . . . 1
      Materials and mining engineering 2 . . . . 1 . 1 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 4 1 2 . 3 3 . 4
      Engineering, other 1 2 1 1 . 1 . 2 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 7 5 6 4 9 4 9 2 5
      Geological sciences 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 6 4 5 3 6 3 8 1 3
    Physical sciences 5 7 10 7 5 8 3 2 3 8
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 . . . . . . . 2
      Chemistry 3 4 8 6 3 6 2 . 1 4
      Physics 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
    Psychology 4 6 3 5 1 3 3 6 7 3
      Clinical psychology 3 4 2 4 1 2 . 5 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 2 1 . . 1 . 1 3 .
      Psychology, other . . . 1 . . 2 . . .
    Social sciences 3 2 4 2 4 5 . 2 2 2
      Anthropology 1 2 2 . 1 1 . 1 1 .
      Economics . . . . 1 . . 1 . 2
      Political science and government . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 2 . 2 2 2 4 . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 9 11 11 11 14 6 9 9 12 9
    Education 6 7 8 3 5 4 5 5 5 2
      Education leadership and administration . 1 3 1 2 1 . . 1 .
      Education research 2 1 2 1 2 . 2 2 2 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 3 2 . . 2 2 2 2 1
      Education, other 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 2 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 6 6
      Letters . . . . . . . . 1 .
      History 2 1 1 3 5 1 1 3 4 2
      Music and performing arts . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 4
    Other non-science and engineering 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 1
      Communication 1 . 1 . 3 . 1 1 1 .
      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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   556   484   657   641   566   682   554   468   500   485
    Hispanic or Latino   21   27   29   25   22   33   23   13   13   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   522   422   582   551   491   564   470   420   443   423
      American Indian or Alaska Native   16   16   9   9   9   8   10   7   7   9
      Asian   19   13   29   25   19   107   84   16   15   14
      Black or African American   25   9   17   14   11   15   10   4   3   2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   461   382   523   503   452   433   366   393   418   396
      More than one race   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   35   46   65   53   85   61   35   44   53
  Temporary visa holders   264   232   195   196   195   0   76   184   177   169
  Science and engineering   787   677   815   803   717   647   599   620   645   621
    Science   599   502   635   650   537   511   467   487   534   515
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   59   63   65   50   43   47   44   48   53   48
      Biological and biomedical sciences   132   78   93   102   126   98   156   164   180   183
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   18
      Computer and information sciences   53   44   104   58   38   27   14   24   36   33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   83   64   55   99   101   89   86   87   105   85
      Mathematics and statistics   11   9   12   11   9   10   11   12   10   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   23   28   23   41   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   108   102   147   156   60   128   47   39   0   0
      Physical sciences   61   41   55   60   63   63   61   59   90   80
      Psychology   25   29   30   32   29   26   22   26   25   33
      Social sciences   44   44   51   41   68   23   26   28   17   23
    Engineering   188   175   180   153   180   136   132   133   111   106
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   20   10   21   19   71   21   22   11   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   19   0   3   11   13   13   17   18   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   47   47   41   41   38   44   47   37   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   45   41   63   30   10   14   12   17   21   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   44   45   49   58   46   44   38   37   29   26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   11   13   0   2   1   6   3   4   6   6
    Health   33   39   37   34   44   35   31   32   32   33
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   33   39   37   34   44   35   31   32   32   33

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   186   256   43   132   78   45   61   51   56   76
    Hispanic or Latino   12   12   1   2   2   1   3   1   0   1
    Not Hispanic or Latino   165   223   40   109   63   34   48   42   48   65
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   4   3   5   1   2   2   1   3   4
      Asian   13   6   3   9   2   4   7   0   0   1
      Black or African American   5   10   1   3   3   0   1   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2
      White   141   202   32   91   56   27   37   40   43   58
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   21   2   21   13   10   10   8   8   10
  Temporary visa holders   11   45   2   7   3   0   1   4   6   8
  Science and engineering   197   301   45   139   78   45   62   55   62   84
    Science   124   244   41   116   60   30   35   30   33   49
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   25   32   13   18   5   3   4   4   5   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   53   1   20   20   8   10   14   14   13
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Computer and information sciences   27   35   18   47   32   9   8   6   4   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   31   1   4   1   0   7   3   7   10
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   22   21   4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   16   40   3   5   2   8   3   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   16   0   0   0   1   0   1   2   7
      Psychology   4   7   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Social sciences   5   8   0   15   0   1   1   0   0   1
    Engineering   73   57   4   23   18   15   27   25   29   35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   4   0   0   1   1   1   0   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   7   0   15   12   1   22   22   19   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   4   0   3   1   0   0   2   2   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13   16   4   5   3   1   4   1   5   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   48   21   0   0   0   11   0   0   1   1
    Health   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   328   222   280   282   257   192   184   200   203   202
  Science and engineering   325   217   277   282   256   192   183   200   202   200
    Science   237   143   196   216   193   153   137   165   181   180
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   22   19   20   16   13   13   8   11   35   30
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   18   15   26   51   20   43   54   55   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4
      Computer and information sciences   12   8   32   12   3   3   2   7   8   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   47   30   22   54   53   39   42   50   54   44
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   4   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   74   41   78   67   33   57   20   22   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   4   12   14   13   11   10   9   20   23
      Psychology   1   8   1   4   4   3   1   0   1   1
      Social sciences   23   11   15   13   23   7   11   11   6   13
    Engineering   88   74   81   66   63   39   46   35   21   20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   3   7   17   3   5   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   12   0   2   5   3   9   6   2   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   25   24   27   15   16   18   18   16   11   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   14   26   16   4   2   3   4   1   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   18   25   26   21   13   11   8   6   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Health   3   5   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   2
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   5   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   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   820   716   852   837   761   682   630   652   677   654
  Fellowships   23   7   1   22   17   9   15   18   17   17
    Federal   8   1   0   15   11   5   6   4   3   4
    Institutional   14   6   1   7   6   2   9   14   8   13
    Nonfederal   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   0
  Research assistantships   419   317   375   359   323   286   231   259   274   252
    Federal   294   186   243   243   226   180   162   172   164   169
    Institutional   106   120   34   116   97   106   69   87   109   82
    Nonfederal   19   11   98   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
  Teaching assistantships   175   171   186   183   177   148   169   166   179   193
    Federal   2   1   19   6   2   1   1   0   0   8
    Institutional   173   170   151   177   175   147   168   166   179   185
    Nonfederal   0   0   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   203   221   290   273   244   239   215   209   207   192
    Federal   24   34   18   18   18   6   15   24   36   21
    Institutional   46   46   25   13   18   15   24   26   21   17
    Nonfederal   6   32   25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   127   109   222   242   208   218   176   159   150   154

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   52   37   43   28   19   20   18   19   19   15
    Science   45   30   30   19   15   16   11   16   16   13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   6   4   2   1   0   1   0   0   6   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   1   3   2   3   3   0   2   2   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   0   0   1   1   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   14   9   5   3   2   4   7   7   7   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   11   14   10   7   7   3   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   2   4   3   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Psychology   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   7   7   13   9   4   4   7   3   3   2
      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   1   0   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   1   8   1   1   4   2   2   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   6   7   10   0   2   1   1   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   31   25   31   23   16   13   0   10   10   10
  Science and engineering   31   25   31   23   16   13   0   10   10   10
    Science   26   25   22   17   13   10   0   8   8   10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   5   3   2   1   0   1   0   0   2   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   0   2   1   2   2   0   1   1   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   0   0   1   1   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   7   7   4   3   2   4   0   5   5   4
      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   9   11   10   9   6   2   0   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   2   4   3   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Psychology   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5   0   9   6   3   3   0   2   2   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   1   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   0   7   0   2   1   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   198,870   188,690   171,931   146,801   134,183   129,913   106,694   99,502   79,222   79,500
    Science   116,163   105,112   92,819   89,733   87,872   89,253   78,351   76,683   61,696   60,717
      Computer and information sciences   2,795   2,517   2,084   2,585   1,967   1,377   1,339   1,331   910   788
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   29,038   27,518   25,600   24,778   24,874   25,039   22,741   25,031   21,622   22,189
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   175   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,243   9,057   7,634   6,687   7,773   8,803   7,270   7,616   7,072   7,202
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   18,741   18,285   17,930   18,068   17,075   16,191   15,457   17,380   14,538   14,954
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   54   1   36   23   26   45   14   35   12   33
      Life sciences   58,059   46,999   41,542   38,598   39,357   38,713   36,865   35,527   26,079   28,621
        Agricultural sciences   28,908   21,727   19,721   17,566   18,398   18,217   19,742   18,903   13,479   19,415
        Biological and biomedical sciences   14,533   12,393   10,501   9,846   10,949   10,759   9,760   9,747   7,547   8,633
        Health sciences   4,144   1,721   1,006   466   385   417   44   62   0   26
        Natural resources and conservation   10,474   11,158   10,314   10,720   9,625   9,320   7,319   6,815   5,053   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   547
      Mathematics and statistics   761   718   660   657   845   1,115   101   124   154   136
      Physical sciences   6,772   7,816   6,427   6,803   6,427   7,628   5,451   3,978   3,389   1,405
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,218   1,206   762   1,157   1,160   2,171   888   755   25   112
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,554   6,610   5,637   5,645   5,267   5,457   4,442   3,181   3,303   1,293
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   28   1   0   0   121   42   61   0
      Psychology   784   742   1,217   1,108   1,183   852   113   185   256   87
      Social sciences   2,133   2,212   2,169   2,316   2,274   2,293   1,666   1,834   1,523   1,454
        Anthropology   601   390   337   354   260   283   0   36   161   0
        Economics   31   28   74   82   125   121   122   100   43   48
        Political science and government   127   125   277   148   194   198   1   0   0   8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   445   465   259   303   159   175   0   0   0   7
        Social sciences nec   929   1,204   1,222   1,429   1,536   1,516   1,543   1,698   1,319   1,391
      Sciences nec   15,821   16,590   13,120   12,888   10,945   12,236   10,075   8,673   7,763   6,037
    Engineering   71,425   72,340   68,261   46,986   37,127   32,368   27,459   22,065   16,880   17,891
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   18   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   380   214   97   99   20   53   17   21   0   140
      Chemical engineering   8,703   9,425   9,990   10,771   8,189   8,306   7,581   7,515   4,799   3,860
      Civil engineering   3,093   2,150   1,948   1,159   1,153   1,232   675   601   574   521
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,988   3,397   1,961   1,795   1,616   2,268   1,758   1,618   1,147   1,058
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,464   1,522   1,395   1,101   1,291   1,937   2,977   1,236   1,234   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,882   1,916   2,371   2,195   2,751   2,286   924   501   589   819
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   51,204   52,147   49,355   27,956   21,200   15,707   12,362   9,430   7,955   9,097
      Engineering nec   711   1,551   1,128   1,910   907   579   1,165   1,143   582   2,396
    Non-S&E   11,282   11,238   10,851   10,082   9,184   8,292   884   754   646   892
      Business management and business administration   1,976   1,992   1,627   1,570   1,684   1,381   0   0   40   0
      Communication and communications technologies   794   1,038   1,043   1,042   865   859   231   245   243   253
      Education   2,047   2,122   1,865   1,849   1,452   1,162   399   367   334   592
      Humanities   2,220   2,291   2,278   2,305   2,366   1,890   170   142   29   32
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   938   761   751   596   548   341   0   0   0   15
      Visual and performing arts   575   594   548   675   651   639   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,732   2,440   2,739   2,045   1,618   2,020   84   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: 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   198,870   101,733   19,313   67,471   4,987   3,660   1,706
    Science   116,163   51,579   14,821   42,830   2,903   2,615   1,415
      Computer and information sciences   2,795   1,160   196   1,432   7   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   29,038   11,972   4,650   10,716   436   875   389
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,243   3,855   1,923   4,239   0   87   139
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   18,741   8,117   2,719   6,431   436   788   250
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   54   0   8   46   0   0   0
      Life sciences   58,059   31,624   5,114   17,967   1,099   1,357   898
        Agricultural sciences   28,908   16,077   2,596   8,415   1,093   492   235
        Biological and biomedical sciences   14,533   7,188   1,440   5,408   0   140   357
        Health sciences   4,144   2,447   434   1,244   2   17   0
        Natural resources and conservation   10,474   5,912   644   2,900   4   708   306
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   761   20   9   727   0   5   0
      Physical sciences   6,772   2,320   1,341   2,930   0   95   86
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,218   0   258   909   0   51   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,554   2,320   1,083   2,021   0   44   86
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   784   16   2   766   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2,133   162   440   1,148   133   249   1
        Anthropology   601   0   80   519   0   2   0
        Economics   31   0   5   17   8   0   1
        Political science and government   127   0   2   125   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   445   135   0   127   125   58   0
        Social sciences nec   929   27   353   360   0   189   0
      Sciences nec   15,821   4,305   3,069   7,144   1,228   34   41
    Engineering   71,425   47,381   3,918   17,054   2,084   862   126
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   380   0   74   306   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   8,703   4,303   856   2,074   1,083   300   87
      Civil engineering   3,093   1,296   275   1,362   16   131   13
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,988   2,149   243   1,327   245   23   1
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,464   219   589   402   251   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,882   502   105   1,244   18   0   13
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   51,204   38,912   1,775   10,117   0   394   6
      Engineering nec   711   0   1   222   471   11   6
    Non-S&E   11,282   2,773   574   7,587   0   183   165
      Business management and business administration   1,976   39   15   1,922   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   794   0   236   558   0   0   0
      Education   2,047   278   193   1,562   0   9   5
      Humanities   2,220   278   9   1,670   0   103   160
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   938   429   86   352   0   71   0
      Visual and performing arts   575   0   1   574   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,732   1,749   34   949   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

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   101,733   92,870   84,072   65,249   54,376   51,049   45,348   37,321   34,277   35,369
  DOD   25,934   25,645   26,804   17,105   12,392   9,192   6,232   3,322   586   866
  DOE   14,670   14,654   12,470   6,709   2,708   2,006   2,777   1,943   2,425   2,429
  HHS   5,833   2,878   2,334   2,537   2,495   2,336   1,954   1,413   1,212   1,726
  NASA   2,252   2,837   1,974   1,319   809   1,331   2,033   1,763   2,232   2,000
  NSF   17,851   17,637   14,226   11,636   11,554   13,254   12,212   13,244   12,820   11,684
  USDA   22,252   16,986   15,852   15,518   15,677   16,162   14,282   9,032   9,203   9,276
  Other   12,941   12,233   10,412   10,425   8,741   6,768   5,858   6,604   5,799   7,388

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   1,600   367   1,233   .
2018   1,681   360   1,321   .

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   796   732   686   649   665
    Agricultural sciences   290   276   302   238   279
    Biological and biomedical sciences   70   72   60   62   86
    Computer and information sciences   24   23   17   14   8
    Engineering   231   199   214   243   174
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   95   87   26   26   29
    Health sciences   2   1   1   1   2
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   23   27   31   29   34
    Physical sciences   34   29   15   15   27
    Psychology   7   7   13   13   17
    Social sciences   12   6   6   4   4
    Other   7   5   0   3   4

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   62,800   0   27,201   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   20,600   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   39,000   0   27,201   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   3,200   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   15,100   0   2,900   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   8,600   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   5,000   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,500   0   2,050   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   850   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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