U. Massachusetts, Boston

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 167 64.1 459 160 76.8 679 269 55.8 602 199 78.5 914
2022 168 63.7 457 162 76.5 680 191 79.1 900
2021 158 65.2 447 191 72.7 691 270 54.2 583 187 79.7 908
2020 164 64.1 450 180 74.6 698 185 80.1 916
2019 188 58.5 447 186 73.7 697 250 58.1 589 187 79.8 914
2018 178 59 428 201 71.7 700 182 80.3 911
2017 205 52.4 425 197 71.6 684 247 57.6 575 172 81.1 898
2016 211 51.5 430 215 69.6 697 175 80.8 896
2015 248 42.5 426 222 68.4 693 261 54.8 570 172 81.1 898
2014 219 48.7 422 232 66.7 688 177 80.4 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 83 84 87 90 68 74 53 50 31 45
  Science and engineering 67 66 60 68 56 65 45 38 26 42
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 . 1 4 2 6 6 4 2 4
      Natural resources and conservation 3 . 1 4 2 6 6 4 2 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 11 8 5 5 5 5 4 3 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 2 4 . . . . 2 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 . . . . 1 . . 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 . . . 1 1 . . .
      Molecular biology 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 3 1 1 1 . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 1 1 . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 6 4 3 8 8 4 7 7 4 2
      Computer science 4 3 3 8 8 4 7 7 4 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering . . . 2 . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 2 . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 3 2 . 1 1 2 . 2
      Geological sciences 1 2 . . . . . . . 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 3 2 . 1 1 2 . .
    Health sciences 9 7 11 5 9 7 3 6 4 2
      Nursing science 8 3 7 5 6 5 2 3 4 2
      Public health 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . 4 3 . 2 2 1 3 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 4 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics 4 . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 4 4 3 1 5 6 1 2 4 4
      Chemistry 4 3 1 1 5 6 1 2 4 4
      Physics . 1 2 . . . . . . .
    Psychology 15 17 17 12 10 23 7 6 4 12
      Clinical psychology 6 8 5 5 6 12 5 6 4 11
      Counseling and applied psychology 7 8 7 5 . 4 2 . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 1 4 1 1 3 . . . 1
      Psychology, other 1 . 1 1 3 4 . . . .
    Social sciences 18 19 14 29 17 13 15 7 5 11
      Political science and government 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . .
      Public policy analysis 6 2 7 10 3 3 6 2 4 6
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 2 2 5 3 1 2 . . .
      Social sciences, other 10 14 5 13 10 9 7 5 1 5
  Non-science and engineering 16 18 27 22 12 9 8 12 5 3
    Business 6 7 9 4 5 1 1 1 . .
      Business 6 7 9 4 5 1 1 1 . .
    Education 9 11 18 16 6 8 7 11 5 3
      Education leadership and administration 2 4 8 8 2 1 3 4 . .
      Education research 4 5 4 7 4 7 4 5 5 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 5 1 . . . 1 . .
      Education, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts . . . 2 . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 2 . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 471 415 241 234 221 200 217 220 214 207
    Female 494 506 428 426 422 365 383 355 319 245
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 361 390 397 451 428 383 378 334 337 288
    Hispanic or Latino 34 43 41 40 47 48 36 28 30 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 312 327 338 395 367 309 321 294 285 240
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Asian 38 36 44 47 43 33 24 16 28 28
      Black or African American 43 32 36 41 27 22 31 20 26 18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 219 238 234 285 276 237 249 244 216 185
      More than one race 12 18 19 21 20 16 17 14 14 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 20 18 16 14 26 21 12 22 22
  Temporary visa holders 604 531 272 209 215 182 222 241 196 164
  Science and engineering 916 867 596 593 571 509 529 509 500 437
    Science 916 867 596 593 571 509 529 509 499 437
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 40 30 46 40 37 37 32 36 42
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 459 402 154 118 121 115 134 165 122 99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 7 9 12 7 8 13 14 30 27
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 28 37 39 39 32 28 29 29 28 0
      Natural resources and conservation 20 18 21 20 21 25 23 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 41 40 43 49 44 41 41 41 34 32
      Psychology 118 118 125 128 119 107 115 115 72 91
      Social sciences 198 205 175 181 187 148 137 113 159 146
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Health 49 54 73 67 72 56 71 66 33 15
      Clinical medicine 16 18 28 30 29 19 20 0 0 0
      Other health 33 36 45 37 43 37 51 66 33 15

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 194 198 217 200 216 228 224 208 221 202
    Female 398 429 450 417 473 511 523 489 433 396
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 497 541 592 544 614 659 665 581 589 542
    Hispanic or Latino 46 49 49 48 42 45 48 34 39 30
    Not Hispanic or Latino 446 483 536 483 553 580 593 520 514 486
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
      Asian 55 57 52 37 36 33 34 36 38 32
      Black or African American 56 71 56 46 46 54 48 41 41 44
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      White 318 339 414 390 460 474 490 425 423 390
      More than one race 15 14 14 10 11 17 19 16 11 20
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 9 7 13 19 34 24 27 36 26
  Temporary visa holders 95 86 75 73 75 80 82 116 65 56
  Science and engineering 417 450 483 415 477 522 552 553 635 573
    Science 417 450 483 415 477 522 552 553 632 573
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 44 53 47 45 39 39 40 31 31
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 70 62 63 59 63 58 58 39 40 30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 7 5 6 9 8 7 4 14 11
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 70 69 63 49 72 80 98 100 138 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 19 19 20 23 17 16 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 32 37 31 22 30 24 19 24 32 31
      Psychology 7 17 11 8 12 20 20 19 49 35
      Social sciences 170 195 238 204 223 276 295 327 328 435
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    Health 175 177 184 202 212 217 195 144 19 25
      Clinical medicine 46 51 32 36 40 43 29 0 0 0
      Other health 129 126 152 166 172 174 166 144 19 25

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 42 47 55 51 43 48 52 30 47 35 0
  Science and engineering 40 43 46 43 38 44 45 30 46 35 0
    Science 40 43 46 43 38 44 45 30 45 35 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 8 8 9 12 9 9 6 6 5 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 6 3 5 3 8 8 8 5 8 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 5 14 12 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 6 3 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 7 7 2 3 6 8 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 8 7 7 5 3 3 2 3 0
      Psychology 6 7 10 9 5 4 6 3 0 4 0
      Social sciences 8 5 6 5 6 8 6 4 18 3 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Health 2 4 9 8 5 4 7 0 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 2 4 6 6 5 4 7 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 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 were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 965 921 669 660 643 565 600 575 533 452
  Fellowships 17 10 14 32 25 18 32 20 1 3
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Institutional 14 10 14 32 25 18 32 20 1 0
    Nonfederal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 150 150 163 162 143 155 138 131 108 131
    Federal 42 45 54 51 43 48 48 28 45 27
    Institutional 90 90 87 98 90 98 82 99 42 86
    Nonfederal 18 15 22 13 10 9 8 4 21 18
  Teaching assistantships 235 242 231 240 256 237 224 193 187 147
    Federal 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 5
    Institutional 235 240 230 240 256 235 217 190 186 142
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0
  Other types of support 563 519 261 226 219 155 206 231 237 171
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 6 8 6
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 563 519 261 226 217 150 198 225 227 165

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 were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 22 19 11 11 16 17 15 8 9 10
    Science 22 19 11 11 16 17 11 8 9 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 9 3 3 9 11 7 5 1 3
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 4 2 5 4 4 2 3 6 3
      Psychology 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
    Health 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Clinical medicine 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 9 9 6 6 11 10 9 7 8 7
  Science and engineering 9 8 6 6 11 10 9 7 6 7
    Science 9 8 6 6 11 10 7 7 6 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 5 1 2 6 7 5 5 1 1
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 2
      Psychology 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      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 were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 70,978 65,215 63,723 64,219 62,018 61,473 70,019 64,223 62,374 61,186
    Science 42,493 36,535 35,855 35,621 37,743 32,645 36,380 34,422 29,872 29,788
      Computer and information sciences 1,944 1,996 2,709 1,242 1,949 1,926 2,308 2,536 2,733 3,048
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,352 3,666 2,960 3,848 5,249 6,451 6,587 6,696 4,463 4,164
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 13 98 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,184 1,818 1,166 1,370 1,431 2,104 2,064 2,601 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,150 1,833 1,781 2,364 3,808 4,319 4,523 4,095 4,201 3,978
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 18 15 0 16 10 28 0 0 262 186
      Life sciences 12,213 8,974 8,612 8,950 9,692 8,722 11,478 10,872 9,362 9,922
        Agricultural sciences 200 84 6 40 0 0 0 0 124 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,104 5,026 4,438 4,610 5,118 3,996 3,242 3,226 3,305 2,913
        Health sciences 3,457 3,063 3,061 3,320 3,766 4,395 8,060 7,447 1,358 2,294
        Natural resources and conservation 2,452 801 1,107 980 808 262 3 112 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 69 173 87 4,575 4,715
      Mathematics and statistics 820 541 486 449 298 83 188 112 27 101
      Physical sciences 3,981 3,076 4,174 3,584 3,363 2,273 1,763 1,726 2,147 2,169
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,153 1,923 2,695 2,370 1,983 1,252 858 924 1,267 1,073
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,828 1,153 1,479 1,214 1,380 1,021 905 802 880 1,096
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,030 5,519 4,292 4,361 4,622 2,932 3,356 3,929 3,255 3,301
      Social sciences 12,589 12,312 12,178 12,734 12,035 9,475 10,262 8,089 7,323 6,658
        Anthropology 658 702 648 822 713 812 1,316 760 0 0
        Economics 59 110 106 223 291 179 210 130 232 165
        Political science and government 2,546 3,039 3,199 3,128 4,335 3,736 4,222 2,541 3,387 3,727
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,590 5,119 4,846 5,557 4,380 3,265 3,015 3,649 2,784 1,789
        Social sciences nec 3,736 3,342 3,379 3,004 2,316 1,483 1,499 1,009 920 977
      Sciences nec 564 451 444 453 535 783 438 462 562 425
    Engineering 1,298 1,218 1,266 1,206 1,255 1,220 1,549 798 433 233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 74 24 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 22 0 0 0 0 0 53 146 38 37
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 884 865 907 937 1,027 1,220 1,496 652 395 196
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 318 319 296 269 228 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 27,187 27,462 26,602 27,392 23,020 27,608 32,090 29,003 32,069 31,165
      Business management and business administration 662 541 670 990 1,390 2,489 2,706 1,651 1,637 1,079
      Communication and communications technologies 44 42 10 6 8 5 11 6 0 54
      Education 24,972 25,315 24,425 24,700 20,078 24,423 26,550 24,176 27,602 25,500
      Humanities 872 842 1,005 1,179 831 187 342 306 387 556
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 224 233 168 176 461 192 145 369 570 1,016
      Visual and performing arts 412 462 256 227 60 27 36 17 51 85
      Non-S&E nec 1 27 68 114 192 285 2,300 2,478 1,822 2,875

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 70,978 27,098 7,176 27,225 2,400 6,733 346
    Science 42,493 17,048 1,795 17,193 1,022 5,310 125
      Computer and information sciences 1,944 745 0 1,160 37 2 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,352 1,208 15 1,773 25 1,331 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 2,184 413 14 450 0 1,307 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,150 795 1 1,305 25 24 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 18 0 0 18 0 0 0
      Life sciences 12,213 7,370 34 3,231 367 1,193 18
        Agricultural sciences 200 174 0 26 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,104 4,004 27 2,048 0 25 0
        Health sciences 3,457 2,084 0 381 355 619 18
        Natural resources and conservation 2,452 1,108 7 776 12 549 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 820 284 0 536 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,981 1,925 0 1,407 105 544 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,153 1,498 0 563 34 58 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,828 427 0 844 71 486 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,030 2,665 409 2,111 57 788 0
      Social sciences 12,589 2,851 1,337 6,411 431 1,452 107
        Anthropology 658 212 0 390 0 56 0
        Economics 59 8 0 43 0 8 0
        Political science and government 2,546 0 209 2,168 0 169 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,590 2,034 921 1,926 341 296 72
        Social sciences nec 3,736 597 207 1,884 90 923 35
      Sciences nec 564 0 0 564 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,298 705 1 497 95 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 74 53 0 21 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 22 0 1 21 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 884 652 0 137 95 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 318 0 0 318 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 27,187 9,345 5,380 9,535 1,283 1,423 221
      Business management and business administration 662 0 0 586 42 33 1
      Communication and communications technologies 44 0 0 44 0 0 0
      Education 24,972 9,086 5,380 7,840 1,241 1,318 107
      Humanities 872 0 0 687 0 72 113
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 224 0 0 224 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 412 259 0 153 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 27,098 23,131 23,673 27,575 25,083 30,412 29,934 30,608 28,653 27,715
  DOD 687 625 869 827 894 872 820 789 623 749
  DOE 0 25 16 50 106 17 0 22 349 303
  HHS 11,250 9,983 10,062 10,419 10,825 9,885 10,353 9,909 9,603 9,680
  NASA 816 600 543 754 1,047 1,434 1,450 1,567 1,103 763
  NSF 6,106 5,160 4,775 4,408 4,296 5,527 5,118 6,115 6,469 5,692
  USDA 97 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 63
  Other 8,142 6,720 7,408 11,117 7,915 12,677 12,193 12,206 10,489 10,465

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,228 157 1,071 .
2018 1,229 157 1,072 .
2017 1,306 150 1,156 .

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 652 602 625 741 720
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 84 104 104 118 113
    Computer and information sciences 7 10 11 13 13
    Engineering 137 134 131 108 103
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 78 70 46 66 70
    Health sciences 76 34 34 25 24
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 2 4 4
    Natural resources and conservation 0 3 3 0 0
    Physical sciences 159 140 165 268 265
    Psychology 63 51 61 64 57
    Social sciences 39 41 55 63 59
    Other 4 13 13 12 12

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 10,000 75,000 . 8,185 24,614
    Engineering 10,000 37,500 . 8,185 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 . 0 22,786
    Physical sciences 0 37,500 . 0 1,828

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 6,845 33,099 8,476 46,356 5,468
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2,605 1,125 4,342 25,188 2,869
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1,224 0
    Engineering 740 12,415 1,744 9,102 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 670 643 0
    Health sciences 3,500 2,407 0 1,556 918
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 16,753 1,720 8,644 1,681
    Psychology 0 398 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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