U. Massachusetts, Amherst

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 57 87.9 459 57 91.2 631 114 87.9 925
2023 66 86 459 60 91.4 679 112 87.9 911 114 81.4 602
2022 54 88.5 457 58 91.7 680 111 87.9 900
2021 67 85.4 447 50 93 691 115 87.6 908 105 82.3 583
2020 60 87 450 50 93 698 111 88.1 916
2019 52 88.7 447 54 92.5 697 109 88.3 914 98 83.7 589
2018 65 85.2 428 56 92.2 700 110 88.1 911
2017 63 85.5 425 54 92.3 684 103 88.7 898 94 84 575
2016 63 85.7 430 69 90.3 697 100 89 896
2015 70 83.9 426 71 90 693 100 89.1 898 92 84.2 570
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 336 293 349 258 313 349 295 307 298 268
  Science and engineering 261 221 270 189 247 256 207 220 230 206
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 24 8 16 17 24 19 11 23 17 14
      Agricultural sciences 22 6 10 12 17 13 6 18 16 9
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 6 5 7 6 5 5 1 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 54 43 49 27 38 39 42 29 36 20
      Biochemistry and biophysics 4 5 5 1 4 7 9 6 5 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 3 2 . 1 . 2 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 5 7 2 2 1 . 1 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 3 2 2 4 1 6 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 16 10 14 5 4 9 7 3 6 6
      Genetics and genomics . 1 3 . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 5 3 1 6 7 4 3 5 5
      Molecular biology 7 4 4 3 9 2 3 1 3 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 7 2 3 3 2 3 3 5 3 2
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 2 2 1 1 . . . 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 12 7 5 6 7 7 11 7 4 3
    Computer and information sciences 25 27 29 16 27 21 14 14 21 26
      Computer science 22 23 24 14 25 19 13 14 20 26
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 4 5 2 2 2 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 55 46 60 39 53 55 41 52 49 46
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 3 1 1 . 1 1 . 2 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 10 10 14 14 16 14 14 13 25
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 10 7 13 8 9 13 8 13 7 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 11 8 9 8 19 11 9 13 15 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 2 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 4
      Materials and mining engineering 13 11 13 1 1 5 4 1 4 3
      Mechanical engineering 7 4 7 5 7 7 4 8 5 6
      Engineering, other 3 1 3 . . . . . 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 5 7 3 8 3 5 3 5 3
      Geological sciences 4 3 5 3 7 1 2 2 4 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 2 2 . 1 2 3 1 1 .
    Health sciences 11 16 9 10 15 22 12 14 6 12
      Nursing science 6 8 4 7 6 9 8 5 1 5
      Public health 1 4 5 1 3 4 1 4 2 2
      Health sciences, other 4 4 . 2 6 9 3 5 3 5
    Mathematics and statistics 10 7 12 2 9 8 6 8 6 2
      Applied mathematics 1 3 1 . 1 1 2 1 1 .
      Mathematics 1 . 3 . 2 1 1 3 2 2
      Statistics 4 2 1 1 . 1 . 2 2 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 4 2 7 1 6 5 3 2 1 .
    Physical sciences 30 23 27 22 35 40 34 29 40 33
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 4 1 . 4 3 3 3 4 2
      Chemistry 16 11 18 12 19 22 19 12 23 23
      Physics 11 8 8 10 12 15 12 14 13 8
    Psychology 18 14 10 13 10 8 15 15 7 11
      Clinical psychology 4 3 3 . 4 2 4 1 2 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . 1
      Research and experimental psychology 12 9 6 13 6 5 11 12 5 5
      Psychology, other 1 2 . . . . . 2 . .
    Social sciences 27 32 51 40 28 41 27 33 43 39
      Anthropology 5 3 10 5 1 4 1 2 5 6
      Economics 8 11 13 12 11 12 3 12 11 13
      Political science and government 3 4 7 5 2 5 3 4 5 6
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 9 10 5 3 11 8 1 4 4
      Social sciences, other 8 5 11 13 11 8 12 14 18 10
  Non-science and engineering 75 72 79 69 66 93 88 87 68 62
    Business 9 14 5 5 9 15 9 18 16 9
      Business 9 14 5 5 9 15 9 18 16 9
    Education 36 26 28 29 29 40 34 39 20 29
      Education leadership and administration 3 3 5 3 2 5 6 8 2 5
      Education research 22 17 13 15 14 20 19 22 7 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 4 5 9 10 11 8 4 6 9
      Education, other 4 2 5 2 3 4 1 5 5 .
    Humanities and arts 23 26 35 26 18 31 38 26 23 17
      Letters 8 9 18 16 9 9 17 8 9 8
      Foreign languages and literature 3 5 2 . 2 4 5 7 4 .
      History 5 3 6 4 1 6 4 4 2 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 2 4 2 4 4 6 3 5 1
      Music and performing arts . 2 . . 1 3 . 1 . .
      Humanities and arts, other 6 5 5 4 1 5 6 3 3 2
    Other non-science and engineering 7 6 11 9 10 7 7 4 9 7
      Communication 6 4 9 7 9 6 7 2 9 7
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 2 2 2 1 1 . 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   1,338   1,243   1,347   1,365   1,394   1,208   1,187   1,171   1,153   1,164
    Hispanic or Latino   153   130   146   140   137   110   106   98   92   90
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,123   1,049   1,128   1,159   1,189   1,032   1,009   998   970   986
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   2   2   1   1   2   1   2   1
      Asian   172   157   141   131   125   91   94   82   72   94
      Black or African American   86   87   94   94   89   73   64   58   51   50
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      White   797   739   834   872   912   820   806   804   802   802
      More than one race   66   64   57   60   62   47   43   52   42   38
    Unknown ethnicity and race   62   64   73   66   68   66   72   75   91   88
  Temporary visa holders   1,552   1,570   1,462   1,370   1,136   1,262   1,207   1,178   978   915
  Science and engineering   2,737   2,665   2,657   2,574   2,358   2,351   2,266   2,217   1,945   1,903
    Science   2,197   2,134   2,093   2,002   1,894   1,853   1,742   1,689   1,408   1,373
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   104   97   99   98   93   90   90   85   165   161
      Biological and biomedical sciences   345   358   367   364   361   336   318   317   260   255
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45   47
      Computer and information sciences   742   742   645   589   497   551   499   465   211   190
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   34   26   29   32   41   38   46   44   41   44
      Mathematics and statistics   151   152   124   127   128   108   79   88   78   68
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   66   42   45   25   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   56   54   74   65   56   56   57   73   0   0
      Physical sciences   249   253   246   238   233   235   216   211   213   198
      Psychology   71   72   79   82   86   87   82   84   86   87
      Social sciences   379   338   385   382   391   352   355   322   278   294
    Engineering   540   531   564   572   464   498   524   528   537   530
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   52   25   21   16   10   9   3   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   125   143   157   155   145   150   136   142   54   55
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   87   89   84   72   80   75   91   94   100   104
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   162   178   195   212   132   161   185   189   208   196
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   29   23   18   16   16   26   29   27   20   14
      Mechanical engineering   74   69   89   101   81   77   80   76   68   68
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   87   93
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   153   148   152   161   172   119   128   132   186   176
      Clinical medicine   80   74   81   88   93   42   49   56   110   97
      Other health   73   74   71   73   79   77   79   76   76   79

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   502   559   542   543   481   495   509   487   525   512
    Hispanic or Latino   54   65   45   45   36   39   29   26   34   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   416   457   463   462   411   409   432   422   454   439
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   3   3   3   2   2   1   3
      Asian   74   68   63   53   43   40   45   32   34   25
      Black or African American   37   32   33   40   30   34   48   52   49   44
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0
      White   290   344   349   348   323   319   321   329   357   354
      More than one race   15   13   18   18   12   13   15   6   12   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   32   37   34   36   34   47   48   39   37   39
  Temporary visa holders   249   265   271   189   303   192   234   185   254   183
  Science and engineering   594   618   561   463   521   449   484   386   456   358
    Science   500   492   413   353   342   326   347   284   335   254
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   35   37   27   26   29   31   32   35   51   58
      Biological and biomedical sciences   39   47   32   35   36   37   37   40   32   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   28
      Computer and information sciences   207   168   151   88   94   74   85   39   106   35
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   6   5   7   8   10   14   9   15   15
      Mathematics and statistics   27   20   19   17   9   7   5   3   7   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   63   63   46   19   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   23   26   31   35   34   34   37   30   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   14   14   18   19   20   25   17   16   11
      Psychology   14   14   15   17   11   12   11   8   6   3
      Social sciences   73   97   73   91   102   101   101   103   70   69
    Engineering   94   126   148   110   179   123   137   102   121   104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   10   10   5   8   5   14   9   2   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   24   19   25   16   22   23   16   21   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   70   95   49   129   71   68   57   54   47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   3   5   9   5   5   5   4   6   4
      Mechanical engineering   10   16   17   21   21   20   27   16   31   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   7
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   157   206   252   269   263   238   259   286   323   337
      Clinical medicine   149   197   239   253   249   224   240   265   296   308
      Other health   8   9   13   16   14   14   19   21   27   29

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   449   413   495   465   484   460   421   452   455   471
  Science and engineering   443   408   488   458   477   451   409   433   438   457
    Science   304   265   343   326   349   326   283   295   295   307
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   32   28   37   31   31   32   26   28   59   54
      Biological and biomedical sciences   73   66   96   91   112   79   76   73   55   61
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   78   74   67   70   79   79   71   69   82   81
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   9   7   10   11   9   19   16   11   18
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   4   2   4   3   2   0   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   18   11   19   15   14   12   12   21   0   0
      Physical sciences   63   66   83   77   74   80   55   66   63   57
      Psychology   2   3   9   13   12   13   9   7   6   10
      Social sciences   18   7   21   17   12   19   13   15   11   18
    Engineering   139   143   145   132   128   125   126   138   143   150
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   9   6   2   3   2   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   43   51   58   58   55   52   44   51   15   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   15   15   11   9   15   16   17   19   23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   42   50   43   34   32   29   37   44   51   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   7   2   2   4   5   5   6   3   3
      Mechanical engineering   13   11   21   25   25   22   23   20   20   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   42
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   6   5   7   7   7   9   12   19   17   14
      Clinical medicine   5   1   1   2   1   4   4   2   1   1
      Other health   1   4   6   5   6   5   8   17   16   13

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   2,890   2,813   2,809   2,735   2,530   2,470   2,394   2,349   2,131   2,079
  Fellowships   271   41   116   119   129   138   120   170   133   127
    Federal   65   5   48   45   64   57   59   76   69   61
    Institutional   170   32   58   64   54   70   49   82   50   53
    Nonfederal   36   4   10   10   11   11   12   12   14   13
  Research assistantships   868   936   935   909   856   823   839   773   803   809
    Federal   383   407   445   419   420   403   361   373   385   409
    Institutional   336   362   352   346   310   269   314   238   250   233
    Nonfederal   149   167   138   144   126   151   164   162   168   167
  Teaching assistantships   904   916   900   878   847   838   828   778   782   761
    Federal   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   904   915   899   878   847   837   828   778   782   759
    Nonfederal   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   2
  Other types of support   847   920   858   829   698   671   607   628   413   382
    Federal   1   0   2   1   0   0   1   3   1   1
    Institutional   31   33   60   57   39   39   55   47   43   43
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
    Personal resources   815   887   796   770   657   631   550   578   369   338

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   172   158   168   149   150   154   150   149   132   141
    Science   116   113   123   110   109   112   109   104   94   104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   20   17   13   11   6   12   12   13   24   27
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   30   38   36   31   36   36   36   29   33
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   12   18   19   16   10   10   8   6   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   5   5   4   6   7   5   5   4   6
      Mathematics and statistics   0   2   2   3   2   0   0   1   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   14   16   11   12   11   7   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   24   25   17   23   24   22   21   20   18
      Psychology   9   3   3   5   10   10   14   12   6   7
      Social sciences   8   5   3   4   3   1   2   0   0   0
    Engineering   56   45   45   39   41   42   41   45   38   37
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   3   3   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   22   23   20   22   25   25   23   6   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   10   11   10   7   4   7   12   7   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   4   2   3   4   4   3   7   5   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13   6   6   5   6   8   5   3   4   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   17
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   3   6   2   2   2   3   2   0   3
      Clinical medicine   3   2   5   2   2   2   3   2   0   3
      Other health   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   83   68   83   71   81   85   75   67   70   80
  Science and engineering   80   66   80   70   80   84   73   67   70   79
    Science   62   50   64   57   61   65   59   50   48   60
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   12   5   5   4   2   5   5   6   13   16
      Biological and biomedical sciences   13   15   23   23   21   25   23   18   12   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   2   3   2   2   2   4   4   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   3   4   3   3   4   4   2   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   10   11   6   8   7   4   3   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   9   14   12   15   15   10   7   11   8
      Psychology   4   3   2   3   7   6   10   10   4   6
      Social sciences   4   4   3   3   2   1   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   18   16   16   13   19   19   14   17   22   19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   9   10   8   11   14   13   10   5   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   3   2   3   1   1   6   4   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   0   0   1   2   0   1   2   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   3   2   2   2   2   0   0   1   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   9
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   3   2   3   1   1   1   2   0   0   1
      Clinical medicine   3   1   2   1   1   1   2   0   0   1
      Other health   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • 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 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   281,730   268,657   245,158   213,824   219,389   223,177   211,140   210,416   214,576   213,902
    Science   177,562   164,810   155,651   141,122   146,194   154,140   139,276   140,312   146,606   155,793
      Computer and information sciences   35,949   30,057   30,721   27,336   31,199   27,702   25,106   21,126   20,596   19,313
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,295   4,835   4,378   3,582   4,265   6,569   5,215   3,966   3,849   4,754
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   1,437   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,295   4,835   4,378   3,582   2,828   6,564   5,215   3,966   3,849   4,746
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
      Life sciences   83,385   79,726   77,193   69,519   64,246   67,652   66,052   74,257   83,957   81,165
        Agricultural sciences   19,882   23,426   21,277   17,175   16,454   10,311   11,406   12,018   12,497   24,915
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,417   26,929   27,376   25,498   25,906   24,678   22,897   20,051   22,306   20,002
        Health sciences   14,700   13,087   10,918   9,953   10,047   19,940   19,867   20,827   18,693   12,031
        Natural resources and conservation   10,693   9,541   8,221   7,248   7,497   8,213   8,017   8,428   11,088   0
        Life sciences nec   8,693   6,743   9,401   9,645   4,342   4,510   3,865   12,933   19,373   24,217
      Mathematics and statistics   3,032   3,383   3,351   3,218   3,361   3,636   2,429   2,392   2,495   2,587
      Physical sciences   30,894   27,580   23,286   22,250   28,757   31,623   24,443   22,383   23,246   31,831
        Astronomy and astrophysics   6,083   5,992   5,117   4,116   4,838   4,768   4,698   3,520   3,583   3,197
        Chemistry   12,333   11,743   9,387   10,139   14,992   19,452   12,489   11,433   12,359   15,408
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   12,478   9,845   8,782   7,995   8,927   7,403   7,256   7,430   7,304   13,226
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   8,659   9,888   8,227   8,004   7,836   9,195   7,357   6,263   6,902   6,682
      Social sciences   9,720   8,461   7,235   5,623   4,819   6,118   5,185   5,234   4,807   5,479
        Anthropology   2,996   410   537   549   610   1,063   919   917   1,100   0
        Economics   1,765   2,376   1,681   1,455   1,129   1,820   2,201   911   989   629
        Political science and government   584   970   621   518   495   837   317   1,194   753   1,222
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,066   1,806   1,461   1,297   1,505   1,263   700   610   1,268   2,991
        Social sciences nec   3,309   2,899   2,935   1,804   1,080   1,135   1,048   1,602   697   637
      Sciences nec   628   880   1,260   1,590   1,711   1,645   3,489   4,691   754   3,982
    Engineering   84,141   82,841   67,776   60,065   58,804   49,745   54,219   53,718   47,257   41,390
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   7,107   6,661   3,913   4,848   1,111   998   65   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   27,668   25,274   21,842   21,100   21,952   14,492   18,147   17,437   17,241   10,357
      Civil engineering   22,068   22,301   15,006   13,904   14,209   13,705   15,058   15,413   10,679   12,075
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,874   17,521   13,103   9,787   10,658   11,198   11,881   11,807   11,787   11,505
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,655   9,260   9,172   8,152   8,915   8,456   7,521   7,664   7,193   6,996
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,769   1,824   4,740   2,274   1,959   896   1,547   1,397   357   430
    Non-S&E   20,027   21,006   21,731   12,637   14,391   19,292   17,645   16,386   20,713   16,719
      Business management and business administration   2,145   1,649   1,686   1,463   1,550   1,384   2,029   1,112   1,847   1,565
      Communication and communications technologies   1,036   505   221   223   124   657   582   458   682   369
      Education   5,728   5,455   5,421   4,014   4,079   9,103   11,399   12,168   9,318   9,266
      Humanities   1,876   2,625   2,959   1,624   2,507   2,019   2,062   1,611   2,395   3,428
      Law   29   15   18   39   95   91   105   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   542   0   1   0   0   206
      Visual and performing arts   750   507   327   348   117   1,483   481   953   779   138
      Non-S&E nec   8,463   10,250   11,099   4,926   5,377   4,555   986   84   5,692   1,747

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   281,730   146,876   14,334   95,753   9,135   10,249   5,383
    Science   177,562   99,831   3,738   59,883   3,805   7,556   2,749
      Computer and information sciences   35,949   18,104   81   13,312   2,093   2,146   213
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,295   3,240   270   1,342   407   17   19
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,295   3,240   270   1,342   407   17   19
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   83,385   45,778   3,387   29,519   900   2,710   1,091
        Agricultural sciences   19,882   11,969   848   6,179   257   520   109
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,417   19,451   1,468   7,230   0   1,116   152
        Health sciences   14,700   8,545   133   4,879   620   329   194
        Natural resources and conservation   10,693   5,537   938   3,429   0   745   44
        Life sciences nec   8,693   276   0   7,802   23   0   592
      Mathematics and statistics   3,032   1,960   0   927   0   135   10
      Physical sciences   30,894   20,781   0   8,923   312   747   131
        Astronomy and astrophysics   6,083   4,818   0   1,262   0   3   0
        Chemistry   12,333   7,739   0   3,577   312   574   131
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   12,478   8,224   0   4,084   0   170   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   8,659   5,331   0   2,407   43   783   95
      Social sciences   9,720   4,637   0   2,859   50   984   1,190
        Anthropology   2,996   2,332   0   640   3   21   0
        Economics   1,765   768   0   842   47   108   0
        Political science and government   584   253   0   300   0   24   7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,066   570   0   279   0   146   71
        Social sciences nec   3,309   714   0   798   0   685   1,112
      Sciences nec   628   0   0   594   0   34   0
    Engineering   84,141   42,825   7,472   25,520   4,791   1,527   2,006
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   7,107   3,551   0   2,409   1,000   137   10
      Chemical engineering   27,668   15,200   1,722   8,009   1,787   763   187
      Civil engineering   22,068   10,107   4,642   5,487   205   309   1,318
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,874   7,836   650   4,726   633   29   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,655   5,628   288   3,174   1,001   155   409
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,769   503   170   1,715   165   134   82
    Non-S&E   20,027   4,220   3,124   10,350   539   1,166   628
      Business management and business administration   2,145   26   0   1,955   0   25   139
      Communication and communications technologies   1,036   244   0   299   224   242   27
      Education   5,728   2,242   884   2,270   64   205   63
      Humanities   1,876   133   0   1,612   23   39   69
      Law   29   29   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   750   83   0   641   0   26   0
      Non-S&E nec   8,463   1,463   2,240   3,573   228   629   330

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   146,876   138,849   129,044   116,349   116,170   117,359   110,654   108,871   106,269   103,417
  DOD   13,862   14,781   18,086   16,646   16,361   17,180   15,381   14,533   11,783   11,323
  DOE   8,977   7,985   7,195   6,227   5,775   6,097   5,228   4,336   5,232   7,950
  HHS   51,213   46,582   42,807   38,102   34,939   33,895   29,026   26,986   24,453   21,187
  NASA   4,944   5,263   3,520   3,206   3,347   2,694   2,864   3,123   3,239   3,200
  NSF   42,720   38,784   36,895   34,549   38,314   38,320   36,016   36,819   38,020   36,529
  USDA   10,278   9,883   7,395   7,605   8,480   7,999   7,642   7,887   8,948   9,003
  Other   14,882   15,571   13,146   10,014   8,954   11,174   14,497   15,187   14,594   14,225

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   3,389   606   2,783   .
2018   3,341   578   2,763   .

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   645   701   707   698   682
    Agricultural sciences   93   112   91   90   87
    Biological and biomedical sciences   122   130   123   121   128
    Computer and information sciences   34   28   40   37   39
    Engineering   175   182   190   166   153
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   21   21   19   18   18
    Health sciences   29   30   49   64   50
    Mathematics and statistics   3   3   2   3   3
    Natural resources and conservation   22   24   25   24   24
    Physical sciences   95   106   104   111   120
    Psychology   48   56   54   54   53
    Social sciences   5   8   9   8   9
    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: 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   111,373   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   51,656   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   41,700   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   18,017   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   1,450   39,919   17,800   41,338   9,112
    Agricultural sciences   0   4,230   849   4,460   1,050
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2,300   2,871   13,502   1,279
    Computer and information sciences   0   4,804   879   2,429   0
    Engineering   0   2,060   9,205   4,756   4,641
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   431   427
    Health sciences   1,450   17,493   1,061   1,148   1,456
    Mathematics and statistics   0   8,374   394   323   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   863   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   659   903   2,831   259
    Psychology   0   0   775   11,141   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   316   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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