U. Maryland, College Park

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 22 95.5 459
2023 20 95.9 459
2022 20 95.9 457
2021 22 95.3 447
2020 19 96 450
2019 18 96.2 447
2018 19 95.8 428 24 96.7 700 46 95.1 911
2017 19 95.8 425 21 97.1 684 43 95.4 898 69 88.3 575
2016 18 96.1 430 23 96.9 697 41 95.6 896
2015 16 96.5 426 22 97 693 43 95.4 898 79 86.4 570
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 563 595 565 501 568 575 586 529 546 619
  Science and engineering 467 476 472 408 448 489 465 438 448 496
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 19 24 22 15 27 27 22 17 12 22
      Agricultural sciences 12 14 11 10 15 20 15 9 7 16
      Natural resources and conservation 7 10 11 5 12 7 7 8 5 6
    Biological and biomedical sciences 51 47 47 38 33 44 63 52 51 59
      Biochemistry and biophysics 8 3 15 5 9 6 5 6 9 10
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 16 10 7 5 3 4 6 4 5 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 5 1 3 . 5 6 . 6 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 . 1 1 3 3 4 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 7 6 8 6 6 10 9 7 6
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . . . 3 . 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology 3 8 2 1 1 5 5 4 5 11
      Molecular biology 2 5 6 4 3 3 5 8 6 10
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 4 6 3 4 1 8 8 3 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 2 2 1 . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . 1 1 . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 6 4 3 9 4 10 10 10 4 9
    Computer and information sciences 56 42 43 38 36 42 34 25 36 27
      Computer science 44 35 31 28 30 37 27 23 27 26
      Computer and information sciences, other 12 7 12 10 6 5 7 2 9 1
    Engineering 103 148 132 99 127 155 133 113 131 123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 7 20 15 8 24 15 13 7 12 21
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12 14 9 12 12 14 13 10 12 8
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 12 14 7 7 6 6 15 5 8 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 13 18 21 10 16 17 16 17 19 21
      Electrical and computer engineering 29 33 30 27 34 35 27 36 35 24
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 2
      Materials and mining engineering 9 13 7 9 7 14 15 8 11 11
      Mechanical engineering 20 33 36 19 22 46 27 24 27 24
      Engineering, other . 2 4 4 5 7 6 5 4 7
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 17 25 17 23 17 14 21 13 12
      Geological sciences 3 3 8 6 8 2 4 6 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 14 14 17 11 15 15 10 15 10 10
    Health sciences 19 18 20 18 20 13 10 13 14 13
      Public health 16 14 16 10 18 9 6 10 9 8
      Health sciences, other 3 4 4 8 2 4 4 3 5 5
    Mathematics and statistics 27 30 27 21 26 24 25 17 28 40
      Applied mathematics 14 14 9 3 6 9 10 6 14 20
      Mathematics 2 7 2 2 4 4 4 4 1 8
      Statistics 4 4 4 2 3 4 . 2 2 6
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 5 12 14 13 7 11 5 11 6
    Physical sciences 71 70 72 52 60 46 56 60 64 75
      Astronomy and astrophysics 16 11 10 9 3 7 4 12 7 10
      Chemistry 12 17 22 11 15 14 14 17 18 25
      Physics 43 42 40 32 42 25 38 31 39 40
    Psychology 23 19 21 29 22 36 21 31 27 22
      Clinical psychology 3 1 2 1 2 6 2 2 4 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 7 6 8 9 8 4 6 8 3 7
      Research and experimental psychology 7 8 7 8 4 15 8 9 16 7
      Psychology, other 6 4 4 11 8 11 5 12 4 4
    Social sciences 81 61 63 81 74 85 87 89 72 103
      Anthropology 2 1 2 . 1 1 2 3 1 9
      Economics 21 17 11 23 15 16 17 17 19 19
      Political science and government 7 6 7 6 11 18 10 12 12 15
      Public policy analysis 4 6 8 4 5 3 7 4 6 9
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 10 3 3 9 8 8 11 8 5 9
      Social sciences, other 37 28 32 39 34 39 40 45 29 42
  Non-science and engineering 96 119 93 93 120 86 121 91 98 123
    Business 13 26 11 16 17 16 12 18 13 16
      Business 13 26 11 16 17 16 12 18 13 16
    Education 38 37 34 33 48 28 38 28 41 54
      Education leadership and administration 6 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 2
      Education research 25 16 25 22 30 20 27 15 25 45
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 16 4 5 13 5 9 10 11 6
      Education, other 1 . . 1 1 1 1 2 4 1
    Humanities and arts 30 38 37 33 45 29 53 33 36 38
      Letters 8 11 14 15 15 10 11 18 7 9
      Foreign languages and literature 2 5 1 2 6 5 12 . 7 5
      History 6 10 5 6 9 4 8 6 5 11
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 5 2 2 7 2 4 3 5 4
      Music and performing arts 6 6 10 3 2 1 11 3 5 3
      Humanities and arts, other 6 1 5 5 6 7 7 3 7 6
    Other non-science and engineering 15 18 11 11 10 13 18 12 8 15
      Communication 13 15 9 11 8 11 16 9 3 12
      Public administration and social services 2 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 2 1 . 2 2 2 3 5 3

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,221   2,211   2,416   2,532
    Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   .   .   154   147   156   153
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,953   1,950   2,093   2,208
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   6   7   6
      Asian   .   .   .   .   .   .   248   222   240   239
      Black or African American   .   .   .   .   .   .   195   204   213   206
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   .   .   .   .   .   2   1   1   1
      White   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,423   1,442   1,565   1,685
      More than one race   .   .   .   .   .   .   80   75   67   71
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   .   .   .   .   .   114   114   167   171
  Temporary visa holders   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,376   2,341   2,190   2,124
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   4,302   4,283   4,258   4,329
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,734   2,732   2,698   2,794
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   95   96   154   154
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   288   295   254   282
      Communication   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   62   60
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   501   464   512   480
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   15
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   89   93   94   101
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   327   335   188   196
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   137   119   133   94
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   52   55   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   431   415   379   384
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   85   93   97   111
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   729   767   779   869
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,568   1,551   1,560   1,535
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   133   128   14   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   73   68   70   73
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   58   65   70   62
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   153   167   158   166
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   396   442   508   553
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   .   .   19   29   21   10
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   188   198   184   217
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   70   76   70   74
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   478   378   465   368
    Health   .   .   .   .   .   .   295   269   348   327
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   .   .   159   154   98   79
      Other health   .   .   .   .   .   .   136   115   250   248

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   .   .   .   .   .   .   878   915   1,060   973
    Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   .   .   82   63   67   56
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   .   .   .   .   .   754   818   957   893
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   .   .   .   .   .   1   0   1   0
      Asian   .   .   .   .   .   .   113   110   141   126
      Black or African American   .   .   .   .   .   .   125   144   151   133
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      White   .   .   .   .   .   .   481   534   632   612
      More than one race   .   .   .   .   .   .   34   30   32   22
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   .   .   .   .   .   42   34   36   24
  Temporary visa holders   .   .   .   .   .   .   169   147   145   125
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   925   939   1,115   1,015
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   413   406   548   461
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   14   54   58
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   42   37   47   52
      Communication   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   113   128   105   105
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   6   10   15   15
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   27   16   22   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   33   21   123   34
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   38   38   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   12   9   8
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   33   32   39   42
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   112   98   133   113
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   512   533   567   554
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   18   24   22   21
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   7   5   6   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   7   10   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   18   10   19   18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   25   37   47   62
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   .   .   6   8   11   13
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   29   33   52   36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   7   7   6
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   399   402   393   391
    Health   .   .   .   .   .   .   122   123   90   83
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   .   .   115   110   70   59
      Other health   .   .   .   .   .   .   7   13   20   24

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   824   812   792   835
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   812   800   782   825
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   520   508   528   539
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   19   22   30   27
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   74   77   70   62
      Communication   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   2
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   119   109   98   91
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   42   43   43   53
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   11   10   20   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   34   30   31   24
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   2   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   189   182   185   190
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   9   10   14   11
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   21   23   28   47
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   292   292   254   286
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   35   33   1   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   39   36   16   16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   20   20   16   19
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   31   33   12   17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   87   88   92   106
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   .   .   2   3   2   1
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   30   31   46   60
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   37   40   36   38
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   11   8   33   29
    Health   .   .   .   .   .   .   12   12   10   10
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   6   2   2
      Other health   .   .   .   .   .   .   7   6   8   8

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   .   .   .   .   .   .   4,597   4,552   4,606   4,656
  Fellowships   .   .   .   .   .   .   372   376   230   218
    Federal   .   .   .   .   .   .   100   98   43   27
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   .   .   244   250   185   189
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   .   .   28   28   2   2
  Research assistantships   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,314   1,275   1,161   1,209
    Federal   .   .   .   .   .   .   677   667   603   633
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   .   .   518   495   558   576
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   .   .   119   113   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,396   1,403   1,694   1,658
    Federal   .   .   .   .   .   .   33   33   146   175
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,358   1,365   1,548   1,483
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   5   0   0
  Other types of support   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,515   1,498   1,521   1,571
    Federal   .   .   .   .   .   .   14   14   0   0
    Institutional   .   .   .   .   .   .   42   44   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   .   .   .   .   .   26   25   0   0
    Personal resources   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,433   1,415   1,521   1,571

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   .   .   .   .   .   .   459   506   462   483
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   378   401   356   398
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   25   16   19   10
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   57   60   39   37
      Communication   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   13   18   28   27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   47   48   49   50
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   13   13   13   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   1   2   10   13
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   32   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   171   177   177   219
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   19   10   12   15
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   28   25   9   15
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   81   105   106   85
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   6   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   12   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   9   9   7   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   2   12   5   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   9   6   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   .   .   13   8   10   8
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   11   19   16   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   26   27   33   22
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   11   15   17   13
    Health   .   .   .   .   .   .   15   7   17   13
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   6   2   1
      Other health   .   .   .   .   .   .   10   1   15   12

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   .   .   .   .   .   .   315   352   306   332
  Science and engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   305   345   301   330
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   265   286   244   278
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   13   9   11   5
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   45   42   25   20
      Communication   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   8   12   18   23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   42   41   43   42
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   2   3   3   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   1   6   7
      Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   1   30   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   132   132   127   159
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   10   7   9   12
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   12   9   2   9
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   40   59   57   52
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   3   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   5   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   5   7   5   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   1   8   5   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   3   4   6   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   .   .   .   .   .   7   6   6   7
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   10   7   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   .   .   .   .   .   12   15   17   15
      Other engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   4   6   6   7
    Health   .   .   .   .   .   .   10   7   5   2
      Clinical medicine   .   .   .   .   .   .   3   6   2   1
      Other health   .   .   .   .   .   .   7   1   3   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

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   .   .   .   .   .   .   540,660   548,885   539,388   505,699
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   .   397,955   402,050   389,208   379,100
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   46,197   45,861   44,663   40,010
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   47,540   47,774   50,463   40,202
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   .   .   .   .   .   .   31,061   31,233   35,769   1,585
        Geological and earth sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   15,980   14,960   12,884   38,617
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   499   1,581   1,810   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   114,805   124,365   127,030   115,904
        Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   47,385   55,069   55,209   56,326
        Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   41,986   41,999   43,282   36,048
        Health sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   21,691   21,461   22,661   19,049
        Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   .   3,727   5,836   5,878   0
        Life sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   16   0   0   4,481
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   .   6,788   6,882   5,917   7,008
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   104,606   103,561   98,474   91,974
        Astronomy and astrophysics   .   .   .   .   .   .   32,187   33,529   31,152   24,521
        Chemistry   .   .   .   .   .   .   10,672   9,694   13,864   11,774
        Materials science   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   28   0
        Physics   .   .   .   .   .   .   58,116   58,803   51,196   55,096
        Physical sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   3,631   1,535   2,234   583
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   .   8,365   10,114   12,852   7,147
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   .   67,202   56,370   40,643   76,855
        Anthropology   .   .   .   .   .   .   428   438   175   0
        Economics   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,381   1,015   1,206   1,633
        Political science and government   .   .   .   .   .   .   5,852   5,040   4,953   7,700
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   .   .   .   .   .   .   6,812   7,331   5,668   6,146
        Social sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   52,729   42,546   28,641   61,376
      Sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,452   7,123   9,166   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   131,245   130,932   127,965   124,268
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   15,691   15,089   12,465   13,362
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   9,941   8,674   8,067   6,664
      Chemical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   5,484   5,829   4,394   3,805
      Civil engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   24,049   26,960   25,975   25,281
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   15,414   18,650   22,125   18,292
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   20,320   18,547   17,937   17,534
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   .   .   .   .   .   .   15,480   14,669   13,714   13,978
      Engineering nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   24,866   22,514   23,288   25,352
    Non-S&E   .   .   .   .   .   .   11,460   15,903   22,215   2,331
      Business management and business administration   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,815   2,607   1,584   0
      Communication and communications technologies   .   .   .   .   .   .   519   884   882   734
      Education   .   .   .   .   .   .   2,516   3,914   5,836   125
      Humanities   .   .   .   .   .   .   3,426   2,422   1,981   1,078
      Law   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Social work   .   .   .   .   .   .   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   .   .   .   .   .   .   237   909   314   394
      Non-S&E nec   .   .   .   .   .   .   1,947   5,167   11,618   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   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Life sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Health sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Life sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Chemistry   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Materials science   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Physics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Anthropology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Economics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Political science and government   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Social sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Chemical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Civil engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Engineering nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Non-S&E   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Business management and business administration   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Education   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Humanities   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Law   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Social work   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   .   .   .   .   .   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   .   .   .   .   .   .   356,489   369,651   369,285   332,393
  DOD   .   .   .   .   .   .   71,212   84,484   82,419   69,595
  DOE   .   .   .   .   .   .   18,579   20,244   18,429   16,573
  HHS   .   .   .   .   .   .   53,815   46,035   48,566   53,214
  NASA   .   .   .   .   .   .   57,778   59,083   55,402   47,159
  NSF   .   .   .   .   .   .   55,728   54,703   57,157   55,269
  USDA   .   .   .   .   .   .   21,957   24,849   27,938   24,158
  Other   .   .   .   .   .   .   77,420   80,253   79,374   66,425

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   .   .   .   .
2018   7,913   986   6,927   .

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   .   .   .   938   786
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   149   140
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   297   187
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   15   30
    Engineering   .   .   .   213   131
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   3   16
    Health sciences   .   .   .   58   26
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   0   13
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   .   151   197
    Psychology   .   .   .   31   15
    Social sciences   .   .   .   20   31
    Other   .   .   .   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

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   .   .   .   .   39,742   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   17,991   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Health sciences   .   .   .   .   21,751   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Psychology   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Other   .   .   .   .   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   .   .   .   .   10,514   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   .   1,145   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   546   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   351   0
    Health sciences   .   .   .   .   4,093   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   4,379   0
    Psychology   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Other   .   .   .   .   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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