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 56.3 459 202 70.6 679 90 85.3 602 140 84.9 914
2022 189 59.2 457 174 74.8 680 142 84.5 900
2021 188 58.5 447 164 76.6 691 99 83.3 583 146 84.2 908
2020 193 57.7 450 162 77.1 698 147 84.2 916
2019 191 57.8 447 181 74.4 697 102 83 589 146 84.3 914
2018 211 51.3 428 187 73.7 700 154 83.4 911
2017 200 53.5 425 188 72.9 684 100 82.9 575 155 83 898
2016 196 55 430 192 72.8 697 160 82.4 896
2015 190 56 426 197 72 693 94 83.8 570 157 82.8 898
2014 174 59.3 422 194 72.2 688 145 84 889
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 337 414 392 365 336 309 321 355 345 351
    Female 379 438 445 396 346 321 331 322 309 309
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 484 657 641 566 682 554 468 500 485 522
    Hispanic or Latino 27 29 25 22 33 23 13 13 9 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 422 582 551 491 564 470 420 443 423 465
      American Indian or Alaska Native 16 9 9 9 8 10 7 7 9 11
      Asian 13 29 25 19 107 84 16 15 14 10
      Black or African American 9 17 14 11 15 10 4 3 2 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 382 523 503 452 433 366 393 418 396 441
      More than one race 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 35 46 65 53 85 61 35 44 53 49
  Temporary visa holders 232 195 196 195 0 76 184 177 169 138
  Science and engineering 677 815 803 717 647 599 620 645 621 628
    Science 502 635 650 537 511 467 487 534 515 519
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 63 65 50 43 47 44 48 53 48 53
      Biological and biomedical sciences 78 93 102 126 98 156 164 180 183 187
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 20
      Computer and information sciences 44 104 58 38 27 14 24 36 33 33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 64 55 99 101 89 86 87 105 85 88
      Mathematics and statistics 9 12 11 9 10 11 12 10 12 13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 28 23 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 102 147 156 60 128 47 39 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 41 55 60 63 63 61 59 90 80 77
      Psychology 29 30 32 29 26 22 26 25 33 31
      Social sciences 44 51 41 68 23 26 28 17 23 17
    Engineering 175 180 153 180 136 132 133 111 106 109
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 10 21 19 71 21 22 11 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 0 3 11 13 13 17 18 12 17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 47 47 41 41 38 44 47 37 35 41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 41 63 30 10 14 12 17 21 27 22
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 45 49 58 46 44 38 37 29 26 25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 13 0 2 1 6 3 4 6 6 4
  Health 39 37 34 44 35 31 32 32 33 32
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 39 37 34 44 35 31 32 32 33 32

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 151 27 82 48 26 41 41 43 55 19
    Female 150 18 57 33 19 21 14 19 29 12
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 256 43 132 78 45 61 51 56 76 30
    Hispanic or Latino 12 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 223 40 109 63 34 48 42 48 65 25
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3 5 1 2 2 1 3 4 1
      Asian 6 3 9 2 4 7 0 0 1 0
      Black or African American 10 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
      White 202 32 91 56 27 37 40 43 58 24
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 2 21 13 10 10 8 8 10 5
  Temporary visa holders 45 2 7 3 0 1 4 6 8 1
  Science and engineering 301 45 139 78 45 62 55 62 84 31
    Science 244 41 116 60 30 35 30 33 49 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 32 13 18 5 3 4 4 5 6 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 53 1 20 20 8 10 14 14 13 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      Computer and information sciences 35 18 47 32 9 8 6 4 10 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 31 1 4 1 0 7 3 7 10 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 40 3 5 2 8 3 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 3
      Psychology 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 8 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
    Engineering 57 4 23 18 15 27 25 29 35 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 0 15 12 1 22 22 19 26 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 4 5 3 1 4 1 5 2 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 21 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 1 0
  Health 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 3 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

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 222 280 282 257 192 184 200 203 202 184
  Science and engineering 217 277 282 256 192 183 200 202 200 183
    Science 143 196 216 193 153 137 165 181 180 160
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 19 20 16 13 13 8 11 35 30 29
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 15 26 51 20 43 54 55 60 58
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 32 12 3 3 2 7 8 5 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 30 22 54 53 39 42 50 54 44 47
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 41 78 67 33 57 20 22 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 12 14 13 11 10 9 20 23 14
      Psychology 8 1 4 4 3 1 0 1 1 1
      Social sciences 11 15 13 23 7 11 11 6 13 4
    Engineering 74 81 66 63 39 46 35 21 20 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 3 7 17 3 5 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 0 2 5 3 9 6 2 1 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24 27 15 16 18 18 16 11 9 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 14 26 16 4 2 3 4 1 6 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18 25 26 21 13 11 8 6 3 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
  Health 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1

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 716 852 837 761 682 630 652 677 654 660
  Fellowships 7 1 22 17 9 15 18 17 17 24
    Federal 1 0 15 11 5 6 4 3 4 12
    Institutional 6 1 7 6 2 9 14 8 13 12
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
  Research assistantships 317 375 359 323 286 231 259 274 252 214
    Federal 186 243 243 226 180 162 172 164 169 144
    Institutional 120 34 116 97 106 69 87 109 82 70
    Nonfederal 11 98 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
  Teaching assistantships 171 186 183 177 148 169 166 179 193 188
    Federal 1 19 6 2 1 1 0 0 8 5
    Institutional 170 151 177 175 147 168 166 179 185 183
    Nonfederal 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 221 290 273 244 239 215 209 207 192 234
    Federal 34 18 18 18 6 15 24 36 21 23
    Institutional 46 25 13 18 15 24 26 21 17 21
    Nonfederal 32 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 109 222 242 208 218 176 159 150 154 190

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 37 43 28 19 20 18 19 19 15 14
    Science 30 30 19 15 16 11 16 16 13 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 2 3 3 0 2 2 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 1 1 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 9 5 3 2 4 7 7 7 6 5
      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 11 14 10 7 7 3 6 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Psychology 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 13 9 4 4 7 3 3 2 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 8 1 1 4 2 2 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 7 10 0 2 1 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

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 25 31 23 16 13 0 10 10 10 8
  Science and engineering 25 31 23 16 13 0 10 10 10 8
    Science 25 22 17 13 10 0 8 8 10 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 1 1 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 7 4 3 2 4 0 5 5 4 3
      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 11 10 9 6 2 0 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 9 6 3 3 0 2 2 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 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 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 7 0 2 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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 188,690 171,931 146,801 134,183 129,913 106,694 99,502 79,222 79,500 101,247
    Science 105,112 92,819 89,733 87,872 89,253 78,351 76,683 61,696 60,717 75,101
      Computer and information sciences 2,517 2,084 2,585 1,967 1,377 1,339 1,331 910 788 607
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27,518 25,600 24,778 24,874 25,039 22,741 25,031 21,622 22,189 20,343
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,057 7,634 6,687 7,773 8,803 7,270 7,616 7,072 7,202 6,557
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 18,285 17,930 18,068 17,075 16,191 15,457 17,380 14,538 14,954 13,772
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1 36 23 26 45 14 35 12 33 14
      Life sciences 46,999 41,542 38,598 39,357 38,713 36,865 35,527 26,079 28,621 39,251
        Agricultural sciences 21,727 19,721 17,566 18,398 18,217 19,742 18,903 13,479 19,415 27,477
        Biological and biomedical sciences 12,393 10,501 9,846 10,949 10,759 9,760 9,747 7,547 8,633 10,455
        Health sciences 1,721 1,006 466 385 417 44 62 0 26 7
        Natural resources and conservation 11,158 10,314 10,720 9,625 9,320 7,319 6,815 5,053 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 547 1,312
      Mathematics and statistics 718 660 657 845 1,115 101 124 154 136 145
      Physical sciences 7,816 6,427 6,803 6,427 7,628 5,451 3,978 3,389 1,405 3,995
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,206 762 1,157 1,160 2,171 888 755 25 112 451
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,610 5,637 5,645 5,267 5,457 4,442 3,181 3,303 1,293 3,395
        Physical sciences nec 0 28 1 0 0 121 42 61 0 149
      Psychology 742 1,217 1,108 1,183 852 113 185 256 87 47
      Social sciences 2,212 2,169 2,316 2,274 2,293 1,666 1,834 1,523 1,454 1,825
        Anthropology 390 337 354 260 283 0 36 161 0 0
        Economics 28 74 82 125 121 122 100 43 48 17
        Political science and government 125 277 148 194 198 1 0 0 8 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 465 259 303 159 175 0 0 0 7 0
        Social sciences nec 1,204 1,222 1,429 1,536 1,516 1,543 1,698 1,319 1,391 1,808
      Sciences nec 16,590 13,120 12,888 10,945 12,236 10,075 8,673 7,763 6,037 8,888
    Engineering 72,340 68,261 46,986 37,127 32,368 27,459 22,065 16,880 17,891 25,392
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 214 97 99 20 53 17 21 0 140 0
      Chemical engineering 9,425 9,990 10,771 8,189 8,306 7,581 7,515 4,799 3,860 3,586
      Civil engineering 2,150 1,948 1,159 1,153 1,232 675 601 574 521 772
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,397 1,961 1,795 1,616 2,268 1,758 1,618 1,147 1,058 1,716
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,522 1,395 1,101 1,291 1,937 2,977 1,236 1,234 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,916 2,371 2,195 2,751 2,286 924 501 589 819 1,328
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 52,147 49,355 27,956 21,200 15,707 12,362 9,430 7,955 9,097 16,243
      Engineering nec 1,551 1,128 1,910 907 579 1,165 1,143 582 2,396 1,747
    Non-S&E 11,238 10,851 10,082 9,184 8,292 884 754 646 892 754
      Business management and business administration 1,992 1,627 1,570 1,684 1,381 0 0 40 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1,038 1,043 1,042 865 859 231 245 243 253 243
      Education 2,122 1,865 1,849 1,452 1,162 399 367 334 592 502
      Humanities 2,291 2,278 2,305 2,366 1,890 170 142 29 32 9
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 761 751 596 548 341 0 0 0 15 0
      Visual and performing arts 594 548 675 651 639 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,440 2,739 2,045 1,618 2,020 84 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: 2023
(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 188,690 92,870 17,694 67,941 5,043 3,260 1,882
    Science 105,112 43,531 13,413 40,902 2,902 2,923 1,441
      Computer and information sciences 2,517 705 267 1,484 61 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 27,518 11,688 3,784 10,048 277 1,167 554
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 175 0 0 56 0 119 0
        Geological and earth sciences 9,057 3,251 1,845 3,632 0 159 170
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 18,285 8,437 1,939 6,359 277 889 384
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Life sciences 46,999 23,687 4,961 15,091 1,302 1,269 689
        Agricultural sciences 21,727 10,585 2,771 6,605 1,285 312 169
        Biological and biomedical sciences 12,393 6,085 1,296 4,472 13 240 287
        Health sciences 1,721 469 394 764 0 94 0
        Natural resources and conservation 11,158 6,548 500 3,250 4 623 233
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 718 52 9 657 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7,816 2,820 1,384 3,362 0 89 161
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,206 0 171 1,001 0 34 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,610 2,820 1,213 2,361 0 55 161
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 742 92 6 643 0 0 1
      Social sciences 2,212 135 504 1,098 92 382 1
        Anthropology 390 50 21 312 0 7 0
        Economics 28 0 0 3 12 13 0
        Political science and government 125 0 0 125 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 465 80 0 179 78 128 0
        Social sciences nec 1,204 5 483 479 2 234 1
      Sciences nec 16,590 4,352 2,498 8,519 1,170 16 35
    Engineering 72,340 46,933 3,706 19,151 2,115 153 282
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18 0 0 1 17 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 214 0 0 212 2 0 0
      Chemical engineering 9,425 5,300 764 2,436 657 50 218
      Civil engineering 2,150 832 193 995 63 58 9
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,397 1,751 149 1,419 56 0 22
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,522 129 633 471 287 0 2
      Mechanical engineering 1,916 656 83 1,169 7 0 1
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 52,147 38,224 1,790 12,071 6 45 11
      Engineering nec 1,551 41 94 377 1,020 0 19
    Non-S&E 11,238 2,406 575 7,888 26 184 159
      Business management and business administration 1,992 135 0 1,843 0 2 12
      Communication and communications technologies 1,038 0 305 724 0 9 0
      Education 2,122 266 178 1,637 26 13 2
      Humanities 2,291 340 49 1,753 0 4 145
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 761 91 40 474 0 156 0
      Visual and performing arts 594 0 0 594 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 2,440 1,574 3 863 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 92,870 84,072 65,249 54,376 51,049 45,348 37,321 34,277 35,369 50,589
  DOD 25,645 26,804 17,105 12,392 9,192 6,232 3,322 586 866 1,642
  DOE 14,654 12,470 6,709 2,708 2,006 2,777 1,943 2,425 2,429 7,873
  HHS 2,878 2,334 2,537 2,495 2,336 1,954 1,413 1,212 1,726 1,924
  NASA 2,837 1,974 1,319 809 1,331 2,033 1,763 2,232 2,000 1,427
  NSF 17,637 14,226 11,636 11,554 13,254 12,212 13,244 12,820 11,684 13,945
  USDA 16,986 15,852 15,518 15,677 16,162 14,282 9,032 9,203 9,276 16,391
  Other 12,233 10,412 10,425 8,741 6,768 5,858 6,604 5,799 7,388 7,387

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,600 367 1,233 .
2018 1,681 360 1,321 .
2017 1,673 344 1,329 .

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 . 27,201 . .
    Agricultural sciences 20,600 . 0 . .
    Engineering 39,000 . 27,201 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 3,200 . 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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