U. Maryland, Baltimore County

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 161 65.4 459 150 76.6 631 160 83 925
2023 149 68 459 139 79.8 679 156 83.1 911 164 73.2 602
2022 150 67.6 457 132 80.9 680 169 81.5 900
2021 153 66.3 447 139 80.2 691 171 81.4 908 162 72.6 583
2020 167 63.4 450 150 78.8 698 172 81.5 916
2019 169 62.7 447 139 80.4 697 169 81.8 914 162 72.9 589
2018 154 64.5 428 143 79.9 700 173 81.3 911
2017 161 62.6 425 153 78 684 169 81.5 898 202 65.3 575
2016 167 61.7 430 155 78.1 697 168 81.5 896
2015 149 65.5 426 160 77.2 693 165 81.9 898 196 66.1 570
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 88 100 103 88 85 81 93 88 83 99
  Science and engineering 81 93 97 80 77 75 88 87 78 92
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 . . . . . . 1 2
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . . . 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 . . . . . . . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 10 8 8 10 8 16 8 8 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 2 1 . 2 3 2 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 5 2 2 1 . 2 2 1 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 . . . . 1 2 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 2 . 1 . . . . 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 . 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 1 1 . 2 . 2 .
      Molecular biology . . . . 2 2 5 1 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 2 2 . 1 . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 14 24 25 17 16 17 17 21 14 14
      Computer science 7 14 16 12 6 9 9 11 6 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 10 9 5 10 8 8 10 8 5
    Engineering 19 17 19 15 17 16 13 16 12 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 1 5 3 4 2 3 1 1 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 2 2 . . 1 4 1 . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 10 8 5 6 6 5 4 8 6 4
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 6 5 4 7 7 2 4 2 5
      Engineering, other 1 . . 2 . . . 2 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 2 2 1 . 3 2 2 4
      Geological sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 4 2 2 1 . 3 2 2 4
    Health sciences . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 14 5 5 3 9 14 8 8
      Applied mathematics 2 2 8 1 2 . 4 10 2 3
      Statistics 3 . 5 3 3 1 4 4 2 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 1 . 2 1 . 4 1
    Physical sciences 7 11 8 8 8 10 11 7 13 8
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 2 .
      Chemistry 3 6 3 3 7 5 6 4 5 3
      Physics 2 4 4 4 1 4 4 3 6 5
    Psychology 8 10 14 10 14 11 12 13 10 13
      Clinical psychology 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 10
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 1 3 1 . 2 2 1 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology 2 4 5 3 6 1 2 2 2 3
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . 3 1 .
    Social sciences 14 13 7 15 6 9 7 6 9 18
      Anthropology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Economics . 1 . 1 . . . . . 1
      Public policy analysis 8 8 3 9 3 7 4 3 6 8
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 5 4 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 9
  Non-science and engineering 7 7 6 8 8 6 5 1 5 7
    Business . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Business . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
    Education 3 1 3 2 6 1 . 1 2 3
      Education research . 1 1 1 2 1 . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 . 1 1 2 . . 1 2 2
      Education, other . . 1 . 2 . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 3 3 . 3 2 3 5 . 3 4
      Letters 2 2 . 1 . 2 1 . 1 .
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . 1 . 1 . 1 1
      History 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . 2 1 1 2 . 1 2
    Other non-science and engineering 1 3 3 2 . 1 . . . .
      Communication . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Public administration and social services 1 2 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 3 2 . . . . . .

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   478   436   442   474   438   430   454   434   465   502
    Hispanic or Latino   48   38   36   39   31   30   24   21   25   29
    Not Hispanic or Latino   421   390   396   409   392   392   423   402   434   466
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   0   1   2   1   1   0
      Asian   78   67   66   61   64   55   57   45   57   47
      Black or African American   84   66   57   75   67   60   64   59   61   75
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      White   236   236   248   256   249   266   288   292   303   334
      More than one race   23   21   24   16   12   10   12   5   10   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   8   10   26   15   8   7   11   6   7
  Temporary visa holders   622   740   807   595   435   533   472   440   463   425
  Science and engineering   1,100   1,176   1,249   1,069   873   963   926   874   928   927
    Science   945   1,029   1,106   907   718   791   761   717   767   767
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   80   75   77   82   68   64   68   61   63   73
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   509   602   671   457   321   394   354   320   383   365
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   13   12   13   9   7   5   0   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   43   40   37   38   42   41   43   43   46   44
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   74   75   14   11   10   18   19   20   1   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   112   104   94   104   97   94   89   89   88   83
      Psychology   20   21   81   83   81   79   84   93   76   88
      Social sciences   95   99   120   119   90   94   99   91   105   106
    Engineering   155   147   143   162   155   172   165   157   161   160
      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   28   25   22   27   27   32   28   30   20   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   14   14   16   11   11   11   8   11   13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   55   66   75   66   77   79   71   71   58
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   5   4   4   5   6   6   6   5   6
      Mechanical engineering   48   48   37   40   46   46   41   42   54   63
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   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

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   340   351   332   352   395   410   399   437   588   614
    Hispanic or Latino   20   20   23   18   20   15   17   18   30   23
    Not Hispanic or Latino   309   316   295   319   350   377   356   396   528   547
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   2   2
      Asian   70   67   56   60   63   65   56   67   85   75
      Black or African American   72   69   58   69   70   70   58   73   91   98
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   156   167   169   178   203   224   221   244   334   363
      More than one race   11   13   12   12   14   16   19   11   16   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   15   14   15   25   18   26   23   30   44
  Temporary visa holders   81   65   61   46   49   56   50   46   58   77
  Science and engineering   421   416   393   398   444   466   449   483   646   691
    Science   352   353   330   328   372   397   371   401   564   602
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   8   9   7   12   10   3   5   23   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   220   218   183   189   233   248   248   261   392   428
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   14   19   22   22   25   23   20   20   24   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   18   7   6   7   5   2   2   9   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   2   3   2   2   3   4   2   1   3
      Psychology   0   0   7   6   16   18   10   9   1   0
      Social sciences   95   87   98   95   76   90   84   102   114   109
    Engineering   69   63   63   70   72   69   78   82   82   89
      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   5   7   6   9   7   3   4   3   3   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   3   3   2   2   2   3   3   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   22   22   24   29   35   36   31   29   34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   25   17   14   17   16   13   16   23   27   31
      Mechanical engineering   14   17   18   17   18   16   20   22   20   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   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

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   187   161   154   164   154   156   150   136   141   121
  Science and engineering   187   161   154   164   154   156   150   136   141   121
    Science   149   136   123   128   114   111   113   97   106   84
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   26   30   19   19   14   15   17   13   8   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   33   30   29   35   30   30   23   21   30   27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   5   8   10   7   4   3   0   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   1   3   5   4   1   1   5   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   15   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   54   44   47   43   47   41   40   32   39   32
      Psychology   0   0   10   13   10   13   22   21   17   8
      Social sciences   8   11   9   5   1   3   6   8   5   5
    Engineering   38   25   31   36   40   45   37   39   35   37
      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   9   4   4   6   8   8   9   13   8   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   5   9   7   6   5   6   4   3   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   11   13   19   19   24   14   14   18   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   15   5   5   4   7   8   8   8   6   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,100   1,176   1,249   1,069   873   963   926   874   928   927
  Fellowships   27   17   14   20   24   21   26   31   32   24
    Federal   12   10   4   1   15   15   18   16   16   9
    Institutional   13   6   8   15   9   4   8   15   14   11
    Nonfederal   2   1   2   4   0   2   0   0   2   4
  Research assistantships   320   340   303   323   278   287   283   244   256   240
    Federal   174   150   149   163   137   139   127   108   125   111
    Institutional   103   117   108   131   106   111   119   117   92   86
    Nonfederal   43   73   46   29   35   37   37   19   39   43
  Teaching assistantships   289   292   301   276   267   267   237   223   215   252
    Federal   0   1   0   0   2   2   5   4   0   0
    Institutional   287   291   300   276   263   263   229   216   212   250
    Nonfederal   2   0   1   0   2   2   3   3   3   2
  Other types of support   464   527   631   450   304   388   380   376   425   411
    Federal   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   0   1
    Institutional   9   8   15   15   13   18   8   18   9   6
    Nonfederal   0   13   2   6   1   3   2   2   3   10
    Personal resources   454   506   613   429   290   367   370   348   413   394

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   56   60   43   33   29   43   38   37   37   67
    Science   53   57   40   29   24   29   33   35   32   63
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   5   5   6   2   4   5   4   8   26
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   1   0   2   1   1   2   2   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   9   4   5   4   6   8   8   7   7
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   3   2   2   0   3   1   1   2   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   35   27   15   15   14   16   9   13   21
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Social sciences   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   10   0   1
    Engineering   3   3   3   4   5   14   5   2   5   4
      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   1   3   1   0   3   1   3   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   1   0   1   0   11   2   1   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   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   46   46   38   25   26   25   26   32   25   56
  Science and engineering   46   46   38   25   26   25   26   32   25   56
    Science   45   44   37   22   21   22   25   30   22   55
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   2   4   4   1   1   2   4   3   23
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   1   0   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   9   4   5   4   6   7   8   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   2   0   0   1   1   1   2   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   29   26   13   14   12   15   8   11   18
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   1
    Engineering   1   2   1   3   5   3   1   2   3   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   1   3   1   0   1   1   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   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   150,908   144,262   110,319   84,418   83,867   80,632   71,481   70,406   70,166   68,688
    Science   128,324   121,656   92,617   74,990   72,998   68,489   61,643   55,851   54,148   55,426
      Computer and information sciences   19,835   17,976   13,685   12,102   11,590   8,065   6,352   2,577   1,607   7,620
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35,792   34,435   20,378   15,087   15,158   13,585   20,275   22,836   21,300   15,794
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   26,488   25,829   9,157   1,599   1,988   1,366   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,662   3,998   8,487   10,678   10,880   9,718   15,023   16,924   14,861   15,794
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   5,478   4,275   2,445   2,208   1,957   1,995   5,252   5,912   6,439   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   164   333   289   602   333   506   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   15,277   14,790   13,643   10,033   11,478   11,834   4,888   3,498   3,748   11,710
        Agricultural sciences   395   449   693   803   846   738   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   12,690   12,972   12,314   8,953   9,422   8,282   4,888   3,498   3,748   11,710
        Health sciences   847   320   259   22   934   2,446   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   748   764   190   64   50   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   597   285   187   191   226   368   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,374   2,353   1,893   428   729   592   1,467   1,017   1,013   1,096
      Physical sciences   25,941   25,604   20,806   19,202   18,278   17,039   13,821   14,000   13,934   6,614
        Astronomy and astrophysics   17,037   15,705   12,573   13,537   13,778   12,299   7,807   7,572   7,718   0
        Chemistry   4,523   4,802   2,934   2,106   1,558   1,714   3,977   4,930   3,925   3,572
        Materials science   102   468   613   690   189   284   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,255   4,629   4,686   2,869   2,753   2,742   2,037   1,498   2,291   3,042
        Physical sciences nec   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,292   3,086   1,891   1,491   1,973   2,046   2,019   1,168   1,257   2,008
      Social sciences   21,872   20,411   17,891   14,413   11,597   13,139   10,521   9,104   9,907   10,266
        Anthropology   191   146   117   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,442   1,295   924   265   124   202   342   17   2   0
        Political science and government   988   1,004   744   46   135   462   7,674   8,530   8,765   10,191
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,347   1,173   955   281   686   725   1,054   86   28   75
        Social sciences nec   17,904   16,793   15,151   13,821   10,652   11,750   1,451   471   1,112   0
      Sciences nec   3,941   3,001   2,430   2,234   2,195   2,189   2,300   1,651   1,382   318
    Engineering   10,580   10,631   8,140   6,668   6,671   8,429   8,715   14,075   15,256   12,518
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   150   486   589   818   305   46   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,350   2,479   2,246   1,938   2,509   3,303   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,015   482   372   658   865   1,089   5,369   6,048   6,543   5,018
      Civil engineering   314   977   725   585   232   426   868   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,207   2,784   1,447   843   1,056   1,541   1,175   6,299   6,761   5,824
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   258   240   303   124   22   46   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,184   2,455   1,336   715   869   1,297   1,281   1,728   1,914   1,676
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   78   82   194   138   85   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,024   646   928   849   728   681   22   0   38   0
    Non-S&E   12,004   11,975   9,562   2,760   4,198   3,714   1,123   480   762   744
      Business management and business administration   437   532   28   11   1,198   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   437   266   29   0   0   3   6   18   13   0
      Education   2,884   4,172   3,669   1,955   449   2,161   728   109   422   112
      Humanities   5,350   4,401   3,358   100   89   525   260   226   208   113
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   76   0   0   0   0
      Social work   431   340   186   27   0   34   3   21   4   9
      Visual and performing arts   1,852   1,405   1,022   220   143   188   126   106   115   250
      Non-S&E nec   613   859   1,270   447   2,319   727   0   0   0   260

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   150,908   91,886   8,440   43,363   3,080   3,179   960
    Science   128,324   85,500   7,353   30,884   2,356   1,660   571
      Computer and information sciences   19,835   10,696   184   7,253   1,553   16   133
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35,792   31,184   35   4,028   356   187   2
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   26,488   25,075   0   1,413   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,662   2,649   32   769   134   76   2
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   5,478   3,349   3   1,793   222   111   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   164   111   0   53   0   0   0
      Life sciences   15,277   9,508   332   5,074   74   284   5
        Agricultural sciences   395   67   0   328   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   12,690   8,764   234   3,640   5   42   5
        Health sciences   847   204   98   545   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   748   319   0   326   0   103   0
        Life sciences nec   597   154   0   235   69   139   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,374   279   0   2,077   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   25,941   22,392   85   2,856   203   279   126
        Astronomy and astrophysics   17,037   16,209   0   660   0   116   52
        Chemistry   4,523   2,980   85   1,312   13   133   0
        Materials science   102   102   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,255   3,077   0   884   190   30   74
        Physical sciences nec   24   24   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,292   1,508   0   1,361   0   231   192
      Social sciences   21,872   8,707   6,717   5,871   152   395   30
        Anthropology   191   0   0   191   0   0   0
        Economics   1,442   171   0   1,139   0   132   0
        Political science and government   988   0   0   988   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,347   503   0   841   0   3   0
        Social sciences nec   17,904   8,033   6,717   2,712   152   260   30
      Sciences nec   3,941   1,226   0   2,364   0   268   83
    Engineering   10,580   4,650   325   4,486   629   225   265
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   150   0   0   149   0   0   1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,350   434   74   1,753   61   28   0
      Chemical engineering   1,015   577   0   159   132   147   0
      Civil engineering   314   218   0   48   0   48   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,207   2,167   0   748   243   2   47
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   258   41   25   34   0   0   158
      Mechanical engineering   2,184   765   194   1,104   121   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   78   0   0   78   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,024   448   32   413   72   0   59
    Non-S&E   12,004   1,736   762   7,993   95   1,294   124
      Business management and business administration   437   435   0   2   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   437   210   0   227   0   0   0
      Education   2,884   994   671   860   0   346   13
      Humanities   5,350   48   34   4,237   95   893   43
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   431   25   0   342   0   0   64
      Visual and performing arts   1,852   0   43   1,805   0   0   4
      Non-S&E nec   613   24   14   520   0   55   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   91,886   86,573   65,368   59,882   59,391   56,993   53,522   52,014   50,984   47,954
  DOD   7,372   6,005   4,748   3,678   3,410   3,020   3,466   5,651   7,952   7,824
  DOE   1,905   2,044   1,956   1,182   294   463   555   562   407   130
  HHS   18,135   17,085   15,597   15,208   15,355   17,315   13,908   12,928   12,811   12,128
  NASA   43,330   42,341   27,592   25,359   25,503   21,740   21,224   20,773   19,246   17,538
  NSF   15,268   13,537   11,427   11,141   11,350   10,967   10,815   8,938   8,524   7,621
  USDA   2,798   2,248   784   461   534   737   769   833   458   509
  Other   3,078   3,313   3,264   2,853   2,945   2,751   2,785   2,329   1,586   2,204

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   1,463   263   1,200   .
2018   1,389   220   1,169   .

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   358   355   348   252   252
    Agricultural sciences   13   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   57   49   49   47   44
    Computer and information sciences   47   37   36   19   26
    Engineering   76   65   68   59   58
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10   19   15   10   6
    Health sciences   6   14   14   3   1
    Mathematics and statistics   7   8   7   6   5
    Natural resources and conservation   8   5   6   5   7
    Physical sciences   64   64   61   61   63
    Psychology   19   20   21   20   19
    Social sciences   24   25   24   16   15
    Other   28   50   47   6   9

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   0   0   0   0   46,214
    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   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   46,214

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   9,133   1,571   2,286   966   2,158
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,243   342   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   515   0   0   300   0
    Engineering   2,105   0   634   0   1,388
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   659   666   0
    Health sciences   3,947   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   2,215   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   351   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   323   0   769
    Psychology   0   328   328   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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