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U. Massachusetts, Amherst

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
2021 67 15.6 448 50 8 691 105 18.7 583 115 13.4 909
2020 60 14 450 50 8 697 111 12.9 915
2019 52 12.3 447 54 8.6 696 98 17.3 589 109 12.7 913
2018 65 15.8 428 56 8.8 698 110 12.9 910
2017 63 15.5 425 54 8.7 684 94 17 575 103 12.3 897
2016 63 15.3 430 69 10.7 697 100 12 895
2015 70 17.1 426 71 11 693 92 16.8 570 100 11.9 897
2014 67 16.5 422 78 12.1 688 103 12.4 887
2013 60 15 417 76 14.4 555 85 15.2 588 105 12.7 884
2012 62 15.7 412 67 12.8 555 104 12.4 892
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.
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Data

Number of earned doctorates, by major field of study of recipients: 2021–12
Fields 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All fields 258    313    349    295    307    298    268    277    295    270   
  Science and engineering 189    247    256    207    220    230    206    202    218    204   
    Science 150    194    201    166    168    181    160    164    171    150   
      Life science 54    77    80    65    66    59    46    49    57    44   
        Agricultural sciences 17    24    19    11    23    17    14    16    11    10   
        Biological sciences 27    38    39    42    29    36    20    31    37    22   
        Health sciences 10    15    22    12    14    6    12    2    9    12   
      Physical sciences and earth sciences 25    43    43    39    32    45    36    41    45    36   
        Chemistry 12    19    22    19    12    23    23    26    25    15   
        Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3    8    3    5    3    5    3    2    1    6   
        Physics and astronomy 10    16    18    15    17    17    10    13    19    15   
      Mathematics and computer sciences 18    36    29    20    22    27    28    32    24    20   
        Computer sciences 16    27    21    14    14    21    26    19    20    14   
        Mathematics 2    9    8    6    8    6    2    13    4    6   
      Psychology and social sciences 53    38    49    42    48    50    50    42    45    50   
        Psychology 13    10    8    15    15    7    11    12    9    13   
        Anthropology 5    1    4    1    2    5    6    5    5    3   
        Economics 12    11    12    3    12    11    13    12    10    11   
        Political science and government 5    2    5    3    4    5    6    5    5    2   
        Sociology 5    3    11    8    1    4    4    3    7    6   
        Other social sciences 13    11    9    12    14    18    10    5    9    15   
    Engineering 39    53    55    41    52    49    46    38    47    54   
      Aeronautical/astronautical engineering .    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological/biomedical sciences 1    .    1    1    .    2    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical engineering 10    9    6    9    6    8    11    8    12    13   
      Civil engineering 2    2    6    3    6    2    .    2    5    2   
      Electrical engineering 7    6    6    3    8    8    3    5    6    5   
      Industrial engineering 2    .    2    .    3    .    1    1    3    1   
      Materials/metallurgical engineering 1    1    5    4    1    4    3    1    2    .   
      Mechanical engineering 5    7    7    4    7    5    5    5    2    7   
      Other engineering 11    27    22    17    21    20    23    16    17    26   
  Non-science and engineering 69    66    93    88    87    68    62    75    77    66   
    Education 29    29    40    34    39    20    29    28    35    33   
      Education administration 3    2    5    6    8    2    5    1    2    4   
      Education research 15    14    20    19    22    7    15    16    18    20   
      Teacher education .    2    .    2    1    .    3    1    2    1   
      Teaching fields 9    8    11    6    3    6    6    6    10    3   
      Other education 2    3    4    1    5    5    .    4    3    5   
    Humanities 26    18    31    38    26    23    17    27    25    17   
      Foreign languages & literature .    2    4    5    7    4    .    3    7    2   
      History 4    1    6    4    4    2    6    3    1    1   
      Letters 16    9    9    17    8    9    8    14    12    11   
      Other humanities and arts 6    6    12    12    7    8    3    7    5    3   
    Other 14    19    22    16    22    25    16    20    17    16   
      Business management/administration 5    9    15    9    18    16    9    10    12    10   
      Communication 7    9    6    7    2    9    7    9    5    6   
      Fields not elsewhere classified (nec) 2    1    1    .    2    .    .    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: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All full-time students 2,735    2,530    2,470    2,394    2,349    2,131    2,079    1,933    1,878    2,010   
    Male 1,475    1,392    1,393    1,370    1,292    1,113    1,105    1,070    1,042    1,101   
    Female 1,260    1,138    1,077    1,024    1,057    1,018    974    863    836    909   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,365    1,394    1,208    1,187    1,171    1,153    1,164    1,102    1,059    1,159   
    Hispanic or Latino 140    137    110    106    98    92    90    76    61    75   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,159    1,189    1,032    1,009    998    970    986    929    892    958   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    1    1    2    1    2    1    3    4    7   
      Asian 131    125    91    94    82    72    94    79    64    61   
      Black or African American 94    89    73    64    58    51    50    45    42    44   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    1   
      White 872    912    820    806    804    802    802    770    748    804   
      More than one race 60    62    47    43    52    42    38    32    34    41   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 66    68    66    72    75    91    88    97    106    126   
  Temporary visa holders 1,370    1,136    1,262    1,207    1,178    978    915    831    819    851   
  Science and engineering 2,574    2,358    2,351    2,266    2,217    1,945    1,903    1,762    1,717    1,841   
    Science 2,002    1,894    1,853    1,742    1,689    1,408    1,373    1,250    1,237    1,322   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 98    93    90    90    85    165    161    126    119    156   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 364    361    336    318    317    260    255    218    201    199   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    45    47    41    38    41   
      Computer and information sciences 589    497    551    499    465    211    190    179    180    184   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 32    41    38    46    44    41    44    45    48    54   
      Mathematics and statistics 127    128    108    79    88    78    68    60    69    72   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 25    8    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 65    56    56    57    73    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    31    29    26    22    25   
      Physical sciences 238    233    235    216    211    213    198    216    211    233   
      Psychology 82    86    87    82    84    86    87    74    77    74   
      Social sciences 382    391    352    355    322    278    294    265    272    284   
    Engineering 572    464    498    524    528    537    530    512    480    519   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16    10    9    3    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 155    145    150    136    142    54    55    54    60    54   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 72    80    75    91    94    100    104    105    86    82   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 212    132    161    185    189    208    196    182    171    203   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16    16    26    29    27    20    14    13    8    18   
      Mechanical engineering 101    81    77    80    76    68    68    66    66    61   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    87    93    92    89    101   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 161    172    119    128    132    186    176    171    161    169   
      Clinical medicine 88    93    42    49    56    110    97    92    88    91   
      Other health 73    79    77    79    76    76    79    79    73    78   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All part-time students 732    784    687    743    672    779    695    713    843    691   
    Male 308    359    318    326    280    339    260    274    352    309   
    Female 424    425    369    417    392    440    435    439    491    382   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 543    481    495    509    487    525    512    506    587    499   
    Hispanic or Latino 45    36    39    29    26    34    34    31    45    27   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 462    411    409    432    422    454    439    432    481    412   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3    3    3    2    2    1    3    3    3    4   
      Asian 53    43    40    45    32    34    25    36    32    24   
      Black or African American 40    30    34    48    52    49    44    45    41    42   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    1    1   
      White 348    323    319    321    329    357    354    338    390    332   
      More than one race 18    12    13    15    6    12    13    10    14    9   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 36    34    47    48    39    37    39    43    61    60   
  Temporary visa holders 189    303    192    234    185    254    183    207    256    192   
  Science and engineering 463    521    449    484    386    456    358    423    549    420   
    Science 353    342    326    347    284    335    254    293    385    307   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 26    29    31    32    35    51    58    65    89    58   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35    36    37    37    40    32    27    16    32    21   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    28    28    30    41    37   
      Computer and information sciences 88    94    74    85    39    106    35    45    58    46   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    8    10    14    9    15    15    20    24    23   
      Mathematics and statistics 17    9    7    5    3    7    3    8    5    3   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 19    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 35    34    34    37    30    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    4    5    4    7    3   
      Physical sciences 18    19    20    25    17    16    11    10    27    16   
      Psychology 17    11    12    11    8    6    3    13    10    11   
      Social sciences 91    102    101    101    103    70    69    82    92    89   
    Engineering 110    179    123    137    102    121    104    130    164    113   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5    8    5    14    9    2    6    9    2    4   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 25    16    22    23    16    21    12    14    20    14   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 49    129    71    68    57    54    47    56    77    51   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9    5    5    5    4    6    4    8    10    8   
      Mechanical engineering 21    21    20    27    16    31    28    30    32    25   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    7    7    13    23    11   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 269    263    238    259    286    323    337    290    294    271   
      Clinical medicine 253    249    224    240    265    296    308    262    264    249   
      Other health 16    14    14    19    21    27    29    28    30    22   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 465    484    460    421    452    455    471    458    374    530   
  Science and engineering 458    477    451    409    433    438    457    438    361    497   
    Science 326    349    326    283    295    295    307    298    227    314   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 31    31    32    26    28    59    54    47    24    36   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 91    112    79    76    73    55    61    53    41    56   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 70    79    79    71    69    82    81    76    58    84   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10    11    9    19    16    11    18    19    15    15   
      Mathematics and statistics 2    4    3    2    0    1    2    0    2    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 15    14    12    12    21    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    7    6    5    3    7   
      Psychology 13    12    13    9    7    6    10    7    4    11   
      Physical sciences 77    74    80    55    66    63    57    73    74    89   
      Social sciences 17    12    19    13    15    11    18    18    6    14   
    Engineering 132    128    125    126    138    143    150    140    134    183   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    3    2    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 58    55    52    44    51    15    26    18    22    28   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11    9    15    16    17    19    23    14    10    17   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 34    32    29    37    44    51    42    37    29    41   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2    4    5    5    6    3    3    4    4    8   
      Mechanical engineering 25    25    22    23    20    20    14    16    15    20   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    35    42    51    54    69   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 7    7    9    12    19    17    14    20    13    33   
      Clinical medicine 2    1    4    4    2    1    1    6    12    13   
      Other health 5    6    5    8    17    16    13    14    1    20   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
Type and primary source of support 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All types and sources of support 2,735    2,530    2,470    2,394    2,349    2,131    2,079    1,933    1,878    2,010   
  Fellowships 119    129    138    120    170    133    127    110    24    122   
    Federal 45    64    57    59    76    69    61    68    16    78   
    Institutional 64    54    70    49    82    50    53    30    5    39   
    Nonfederal 10    11    11    12    12    14    13    12    3    5   
  Research assistantships 909    856    823    839    773    803    809    781    699    795   
    Federal 419    420    403    361    373    385    409    388    356    447   
    Institutional 346    310    269    314    238    250    233    253    208    193   
    Nonfederal 144    126    151    164    162    168    167    140    135    155   
  Teaching assistantships 878    847    838    828    778    782    761    744    753    738   
    Federal 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    3   
    Institutional 878    847    837    828    778    782    759    744    753    735   
    Nonfederal 0    0    1    0    0    0    2    0    0    0   
  Other types of support 829    698    671    607    628    413    382    298    402    355   
    Federal 1    0    0    1    3    1    1    2    2    2   
    Institutional 57    39    39    55    47    43    43    22    20    21   
    Nonfederal 1    2    1    1    0    0    0    2    2    2   
    Personal resources 770    657    631    550    578    369    338    272    378    330   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  Science and engineering 150    151    156    150    149    132    141    150    161    164   
    Science 111    110    114    109    104    94    104    107    112    117   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 11    6    12    12    13    24    27    23    25    29   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37    32    38    36    36    29    33    34    37    40   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 19    16    10    10    8    6    7    6    11    11   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4    6    7    5    5    4    6    4    2    2   
      Mathematics and statistics 3    2    0    0    1    3    2    3    2    3   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 11    12    11    7    8    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    2    4    8    4    5   
      Physical sciences 17    23    24    22    21    20    18    26    28    23   
      Psychology 5    10    10    14    12    6    7    2    1    1   
      Social sciences 4    3    1    2    0    0    0    1    2    3   
    Engineering 39    41    42    41    45    38    37    43    49    47   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1    2    1    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20    22    25    25    23    6    5    6    2    1   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 10    7    4    7    12    7    6    10    8    7   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3    4    4    3    7    5    3    3    0    1   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 5    6    8    5    3    4    6    3    4    4   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    16    17    21    35    34   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 2    2    2    3    2    0    3    3    4    1   
      Clinical medicine 2    2    2    3    2    0    3    3    4    1   
      Other health 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 71    81    85    75    67    70    80    98    107    107   
  Science and engineering 70    80    84    73    67    70    79    95    106    106   
    Science 57    61    65    59    50    48    60    70    69    73   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 4    2    5    5    6    13    16    17    13    18   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23    21    25    23    18    12    16    18    24    25   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 3    2    2    2    4    4    6    4    5    3   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3    3    4    4    2    1    3    4    2    2   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    1    0    0    0    1    2    2    0    1   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 6    8    7    4    3    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    2    3    7    3    4   
      Psychology 3    7    6    10    10    4    6    1    1    1   
      Physical sciences 12    15    15    10    7    11    8    17    20    19   
      Social sciences 3    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    1    0   
    Engineering 13    19    19    14    17    22    19    25    37    33   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1    2    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8    11    14    13    10    5    4    3    1    0   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2    3    1    1    6    4    4    6    6    5   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0    1    2    0    1    2    1    1    0    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 2    2    2    0    0    1    1    0    1    1   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    10    9    15    29    27   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 1    1    1    2    0    0    1    3    1    1   
      Clinical medicine 1    1    1    2    0    0    1    3    1    1   
      Other health 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   

NOTE:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  All R&D fields 213,824        219,389        223,177        211,140        210,416        214,576        213,902        200,199        190,739        194,775       
    Science 141,122        146,194        154,140        139,276        140,312        146,606        155,793        138,343        127,187        133,508       
      Computer and information sciences 27,336        31,199        27,702        25,106        21,126        20,596        19,313        18,447        18,661        18,798       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,582        4,265        6,569        5,215        3,966        3,849        4,754        4,029        4,321        4,713       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0        1,437        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 3,582        2,828        6,564        5,215        3,966        3,849        4,746        4,029        4,228        4,047       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0        0        5        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        8        0        93        666       
      Life sciences 69,519        64,246        67,652        66,052        74,257        83,957        81,165        69,749        60,743        61,999       
        Agricultural sciences 17,175        16,454        10,311        11,406        12,018        12,497        24,915        24,079        22,631        29,881       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 25,498        25,906        24,678        22,897        20,051        22,306        20,002        22,885        26,981        25,081       
        Health sciences 9,953        10,047        19,940        19,867        20,827        18,693        12,031        13,881        9,661        6,276       
        Natural resources and conservation 7,248        7,497        8,213        8,017        8,428        11,088        0        0        0        0       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,645        4,342        4,510        3,865        12,933        19,373        24,217        8,904        1,470        761       
      Mathematics and statistics 3,218        3,361        3,636        2,429        2,392        2,495        2,587        2,007        1,960        3,254       
      Physical sciences 22,250        28,757        31,623        24,443        22,383        23,246        31,831        31,601        31,488        32,239       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 4,116        4,838        4,768        4,698        3,520        3,583        3,197        3,125        4,245        4,930       
        Chemistry 10,139        14,992        19,452        12,489        11,433        12,359        15,408        20,128        19,234        19,993       
        Materials science 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 7,995        8,927        7,403        7,256        7,430        7,304        13,226        8,348        8,009        7,316       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Psychology 8,004        7,836        9,195        7,357        6,263        6,902        6,682        5,209        4,455        4,865       
      Social sciences 5,623        4,819        6,118        5,185        5,234        4,807        5,479        4,581        4,501        6,163       
        Anthropology 549        610        1,063        919        917        1,100        0        0        0        0       
        Economics 1,455        1,129        1,820        2,201        911        989        629        840        1,240        2,576       
        Political science and government 518        495        837        317        1,194        753        1,222        640        741        1,130       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,297        1,505        1,263        700        610        1,268        2,991        2,008        1,784        1,610       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,804        1,080        1,135        1,048        1,602        697        637        1,093        736        847       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,590        1,711        1,645        3,489        4,691        754        3,982        2,720        1,058        1,477       
    Engineering 60,065        58,804        49,745        54,219        53,718        47,257        41,390        44,867        45,030        44,699       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        27        0        0        0       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,848        1,111        998        65        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Chemical engineering 21,100        21,952        14,492        18,147        17,437        17,241        10,357        14,910        14,503        15,679       
      Civil engineering 13,904        14,209        13,705        15,058        15,413        10,679        12,075        9,021        8,472        8,283       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,787        10,658        11,198        11,881        11,807        11,787        11,505        13,640        14,677        13,683       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 8,152        8,915        8,456        7,521        7,664        7,193        6,996        6,773        6,330        6,808       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        121       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,274        1,959        896        1,547        1,397        357        430        523        1,048        125       
    Non-S&E 12,637        14,391        19,292        17,645        16,386        20,713        16,719        16,989        18,522        16,568       
      Business management and business administration 1,463        1,550        1,384        2,029        1,112        1,847        1,565        1,047        2,679        1,420       
      Communication and communications technologies 223        124        657        582        458        682        369        600        1,024        990       
      Education 4,014        4,079        9,103        11,399        12,168        9,318        9,266        10,496        12,288        12,402       
      Humanities 1,624        2,507        2,019        2,062        1,611        2,395        3,428        2,035        1,816        1,328       
      Law 39        95        91        105        0        0        0        2        57        4       
      Social work 0        542        0        1        0        0        206        48        0        0       
      Visual and performing arts 348        117        1,483        481        953        779        138        736        658        424       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 4,926        5,377        4,555        986        84        5,692        1,747        2,025        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: 2021
(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 213,824        116,349        8,595        71,954        7,710        5,479        3,737       
    Science 141,122        80,083        4,539        46,076        4,526        2,913        2,985       
      Computer and information sciences 27,336        15,410        130        7,164        2,670        528        1,434       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,582        2,117        5        1,223        232        5        0       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 3,582        2,117        5        1,223        232        5        0       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Life sciences 69,519        37,266        4,395        24,679        1,536        1,390        253       
        Agricultural sciences 17,175        10,740        438        4,982        637        340        38       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 25,498        16,284        1,084        7,426        223        460        21       
        Health sciences 9,953        6,288        146        2,816        373        243        87       
        Natural resources and conservation 7,248        3,663        567        2,480        84        347        107       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,645        291        2,160        6,975        219        0        0       
      Mathematics and statistics 3,218        2,290        0        722        0        167        39       
      Physical sciences 22,250        15,054        9        6,646        49        379        113       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 4,116        3,152        0        955        0        9        0       
        Chemistry 10,139        6,635        9        3,188        49        221        37       
        Materials science 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 7,995        5,267        0        2,503        0        149        76       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Psychology 8,004        5,747        0        2,139        31        78        9       
      Social sciences 5,623        1,889        0        2,489        8        308        929       
        Anthropology 549        138        0        318        8        85        0       
        Economics 1,455        396        0        933        0        48        78       
        Political science and government 518        169        0        289        0        60        0       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,297        879        0        329        0        83        6       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,804        307        0        620        0        32        845       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,590        310        0        1,014        0        58        208       
    Engineering 60,065        32,063        3,287        19,067        3,063        1,970        615       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,848        3,017        0        1,680        151        0        0       
      Chemical engineering 21,100        12,630        236        6,092        1,296        637        209       
      Civil engineering 13,904        6,766        2,744        3,593        314        256        231       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,787        4,768        0        3,456        645        918        0       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 8,152        4,451        266        2,994        368        47        26       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,274        431        41        1,252        289        112        149       
    Non-S&E 12,637        4,203        769        6,811        121        596        137       
      Business management and business administration 1,463        314        0        1,139        10        0        0       
      Communication and communications technologies 223        29        0        194        0        0        0       
      Education 4,014        2,061        207        1,350        3        297        96       
      Humanities 1,624        16        0        1,533        0        66        9       
      Law 39        27        0        3        0        9        0       
      Social work 0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Visual and performing arts 348        0        0        345        0        3        0       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 4,926        1,756        562        2,247        108        221        32       

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: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Federal Agencies 116,349        116,170        117,359        110,654        108,871        106,269        103,417        110,189        111,448        115,280       
  DOD 16,646        16,361        17,180        15,381        14,533        11,783        11,323        10,870        11,159        10,545       
  DOE 6,227        5,775        6,097        5,228        4,336        5,232        7,950        12,298        13,166        13,474       
  HHS 38,102        34,939        33,895        29,026        26,986        24,453        21,187        21,291        20,779        21,089       
  NASA 3,206        3,347        2,694        2,864        3,123        3,239        3,200        2,570        2,576        2,954       
  NSF 34,549        38,314        38,320        36,016        36,819        38,020        36,529        39,445        38,883        41,407       
  USDA 7,605        8,480        7,999        7,642        7,887        8,948        9,003        9,200        9,786        9,677       
  Other 10,014        8,954        11,174        14,497        15,187        14,594        14,225        14,515        15,099        16,134       

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: 2021–15 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2021 .    .        .        .       
2020 .    .        .        .       
2019 3,389    606        2,783        .       
2018 3,341    578        2,763        .       
2017 3,253    570        2,683        .       
2016 3,878    567        3,311        .       
2015 3,231    541        2,690        229       

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

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 701    707    698    682    713   
    Agricultural sciences 112    91    90    87    160   
    Biological and biomedical sciences 130    123    121    128    106   
    Computer and information sciences 28    40    37    39    38   
    Engineering 182    190    166    153    175   
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21    19    18    18    17   
    Health sciences 30    49    64    50    50   
    Mathematics and statistics 3    2    3    3    4   
    Natural resources and conservation 24    25    24    24    .   
    Physical sciences 106    104    111    120    103   
    Psychology 56    54    54    53    49   
    Social sciences 8    9    8    9    10   
    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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 230,000    .    .    .    116,000   
    Biological and biomedical sciences .    .    .    .    30,600   
    Computer and information sciences 130,000    .    .    .    .   
    Engineering 100,000    .    .    .    14,280   
    Health sciences .    .    .    .    5,440   
    Physical sciences .    .    .    .    59,560   
    Psychology .    .    .    .    6,120   

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 56,280    17,800    41,338    9,112    24,974   
    Agricultural sciences 0    849    4,460    1,050    11,471   
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0    2,871    13,502    1,279    5,492   
    Computer and information sciences 0    879    2,429    0    546   
    Engineering 2,000    9,205    4,756    4,641    504   
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0    0    431    427    1,431   
    Health sciences 34,280    1,061    1,148    1,456    2,116   
    Mathematics and statistics 7,000    394    323    0    0   
    Natural resources and conservation 0    863    0    0    1,135   
    Physical sciences 2,000    903    2,831    259    2,279   
    Psychology 11,000    775    11,141    0    0   
    Social sciences 0    0    316    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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