U. Massachusetts, Boston

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 149 68 459 174 72.8 631 203 78.4 925
2023 167 64.1 459 160 76.8 679 199 78.5 911 269 55.8 602
2022 168 63.7 457 162 76.5 680 191 79.1 900
2021 158 65.2 447 191 72.7 691 187 79.7 908 270 54.2 583
2020 164 64.1 450 180 74.6 698 185 80.1 916
2019 189 58.3 447 186 73.7 697 187 79.8 914 250 58.1 589
2018 178 59 428 201 71.7 700 182 80.3 911
2017 205 52.4 425 197 71.6 684 172 81.1 898 247 57.6 575
2016 211 51.5 430 215 69.6 697 175 80.8 896
2015 248 42.5 426 222 68.4 693 172 81.1 898 261 54.8 570
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 103 83 84 87 90 67 74 53 50 31
  Science and engineering 76 67 66 60 68 56 65 45 38 26
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 3 . 1 4 2 6 6 4 2
      Natural resources and conservation 4 3 . 1 4 2 6 6 4 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12 5 11 8 5 5 5 5 4 3
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 3 2 4 . . . . 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 . . . 1 1 . .
      Molecular biology 7 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 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 5 6 4 3 8 8 4 7 7 4
      Computer science 2 4 3 3 8 8 4 7 7 4
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 2 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 4 3 2 . 1 1 2 .
      Geological sciences 1 1 2 . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 2 2 3 2 . 1 1 2 .
    Health sciences 8 9 7 11 5 9 7 3 6 4
      Nursing science 8 8 3 7 5 6 5 2 3 4
      Public health . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 4 3 . 2 2 1 3 .
    Mathematics and statistics . 4 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics . 4 . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 4 4 4 3 1 5 6 1 2 4
      Chemistry 1 4 3 1 1 5 6 1 2 4
      Physics 3 . 1 2 . . . . . .
    Psychology 19 15 17 17 12 10 23 7 6 4
      Clinical psychology 9 6 8 5 5 6 12 5 6 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 7 8 7 5 . 4 2 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 . . .
      Psychology, other 2 1 . 1 1 3 4 . . .
    Social sciences 22 18 19 14 29 17 13 15 7 5
      Anthropology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Political science and government . 1 1 . 1 1 . . . .
      Public policy analysis 3 6 2 7 10 3 3 6 2 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 1 2 2 5 3 1 2 . .
      Social sciences, other 15 10 14 5 13 10 9 7 5 1
  Non-science and engineering 27 16 18 27 22 11 9 8 12 5
    Business 6 6 7 9 4 4 1 1 1 .
      Business 6 6 7 9 4 4 1 1 1 .
    Education 21 9 11 18 16 6 8 7 11 5
      Education leadership and administration 3 2 4 8 8 2 1 3 4 .
      Education research 13 4 5 4 7 4 7 4 5 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 3 2 5 1 . . . 1 .
      Education, other 1 . . 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   402   361   390   397   451   428   383   378   334   337
    Hispanic or Latino   48   34   43   41   40   47   48   36   28   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   338   312   327   338   395   367   309   321   294   285
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   2   3   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Asian   28   38   36   44   47   43   33   24   16   28
      Black or African American   54   43   32   36   41   27   22   31   20   26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   236   219   238   234   285   276   237   249   244   216
      More than one race   20   12   18   19   21   20   16   17   14   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   15   20   18   16   14   26   21   12   22
  Temporary visa holders   461   604   531   272   209   215   182   222   241   196
  Science and engineering   806   916   867   596   593   571   509   529   509   500
    Science   806   916   867   596   593   571   509   529   509   499
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   46   40   30   46   40   37   37   32   36
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   309   459   402   154   118   121   115   134   165   122
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   6   7   9   12   7   8   13   14   30
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   41   28   37   39   39   32   28   29   29   28
      Natural resources and conservation   25   20   18   21   20   21   25   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   37   41   40   43   49   44   41   41   41   34
      Psychology   129   118   118   125   128   119   107   115   115   72
      Social sciences   215   198   205   175   181   187   148   137   113   159
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   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   0   1
    Health   57   49   54   73   67   72   56   71   66   33
      Clinical medicine   11   16   18   28   30   29   19   20   0   0
      Other health   46   33   36   45   37   43   37   51   66   33

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   480   497   541   592   544   614   659   665   581   589
    Hispanic or Latino   40   46   49   49   48   42   45   48   34   39
    Not Hispanic or Latino   431   446   483   536   483   553   580   593   520   514
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1
      Asian   61   55   57   52   37   36   33   34   36   38
      Black or African American   50   56   71   56   46   46   54   48   41   41
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      White   305   318   339   414   390   460   474   490   425   423
      More than one race   14   15   14   14   10   11   17   19   16   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   5   9   7   13   19   34   24   27   36
  Temporary visa holders   123   95   86   75   73   75   80   82   116   65
  Science and engineering   414   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   635
    Science   414   417   450   483   415   477   522   552   553   632
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   32   44   44   53   47   45   39   39   40   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   90   70   62   63   59   63   58   58   39   40
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   7   7   5   6   9   8   7   4   14
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   53   70   69   63   49   72   80   98   100   138
      Natural resources and conservation   16   17   19   19   20   23   17   16   0   0
      Physical sciences   31   32   37   31   22   30   24   19   24   32
      Psychology   4   7   17   11   8   12   20   20   19   49
      Social sciences   181   170   195   238   204   223   276   295   327   328
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      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   0   3
    Health   189   175   177   184   202   212   217   195   144   19
      Clinical medicine   47   46   51   32   36   40   43   29   0   0
      Other health   142   129   126   152   166   172   174   166   144   19

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   57   42   47   55   51   43   48   52   30   47
  Science and engineering   53   40   43   46   43   38   44   45   30   46
    Science   53   40   43   46   43   38   44   45   30   45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   14   8   8   9   12   9   9   6   6
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   4   6   3   5   3   8   8   8   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   0   1   1   0   1   4   5   14
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   1   6   3   5   2   3   1   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   3   7   7   2   3   6   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   2   4   8   7   7   5   3   3   2
      Psychology   11   6   7   10   9   5   4   6   3   0
      Social sciences   7   8   5   6   5   6   8   6   4   18
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   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   0   1
    Health   4   2   4   9   8   5   4   7   0   1
      Clinical medicine   4   2   4   6   6   5   4   7   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   1

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   863   965   921   669   660   643   565   600   575   533
  Fellowships   19   17   10   14   32   25   18   32   20   1
    Federal   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   9   14   10   14   32   25   18   32   20   1
    Nonfederal   9   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   154   150   150   163   162   143   155   138   131   108
    Federal   56   42   45   54   51   43   48   48   28   45
    Institutional   74   90   90   87   98   90   98   82   99   42
    Nonfederal   24   18   15   22   13   10   9   8   4   21
  Teaching assistantships   258   235   242   231   240   256   237   224   193   187
    Federal   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   4   2   0
    Institutional   258   235   240   230   240   256   235   217   190   186
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   1   1
  Other types of support   432   563   519   261   226   219   155   206   231   237
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   2   5   8   6   8
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   432   563   519   261   226   217   150   198   225   227

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   10   13   12   9   9   17   17   15   8   9
    Science   10   13   12   9   9   17   17   11   8   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   7   5   3   2   9   11   7   5   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   0   1   1   2   1   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   2   3   2   5   4   4   2   3   6
      Psychology   1   0   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   1   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   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   0   4   0   0
    Health   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Clinical medicine   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      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

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   6   9   9   6   6   11   10   9   7   8
  Science and engineering   6   9   8   6   6   11   10   9   7   6
    Science   6   9   8   6   6   11   10   7   7   6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   4   6   5   1   2   6   7   5   5   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   2   1   1   3   3   2   1   2   3
      Psychology   1   0   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   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   0   2   0   0
    Health   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Clinical medicine   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   74,625   70,978   65,215   63,723   64,219   62,018   61,473   70,019   64,223   62,374
    Science   43,925   42,493   36,535   35,855   35,621   37,743   32,645   36,380   34,422   29,872
      Computer and information sciences   1,688   1,944   1,996   2,709   1,242   1,949   1,926   2,308   2,536   2,733
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,341   4,352   3,666   2,960   3,848   5,249   6,451   6,587   6,696   4,463
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   13   98   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,117   2,184   1,818   1,166   1,370   1,431   2,104   2,064   2,601   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   1,224   2,150   1,833   1,781   2,364   3,808   4,319   4,523   4,095   4,201
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   18   15   0   16   10   28   0   0   262
      Life sciences   12,856   12,213   8,974   8,612   8,950   9,692   8,722   11,478   10,872   9,362
        Agricultural sciences   178   200   84   6   40   0   0   0   0   124
        Biological and biomedical sciences   5,425   6,104   5,026   4,438   4,610   5,118   3,996   3,242   3,226   3,305
        Health sciences   3,987   3,457   3,063   3,061   3,320   3,766   4,395   8,060   7,447   1,358
        Natural resources and conservation   3,266   2,452   801   1,107   980   808   262   3   112   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   173   87   4,575
      Mathematics and statistics   719   820   541   486   449   298   83   188   112   27
      Physical sciences   3,595   3,981   3,076   4,174   3,584   3,363   2,273   1,763   1,726   2,147
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,588   2,153   1,923   2,695   2,370   1,983   1,252   858   924   1,267
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,007   1,828   1,153   1,479   1,214   1,380   1,021   905   802   880
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,228   6,030   5,519   4,292   4,361   4,622   2,932   3,356   3,929   3,255
      Social sciences   14,947   12,589   12,312   12,178   12,734   12,035   9,475   10,262   8,089   7,323
        Anthropology   929   658   702   648   822   713   812   1,316   760   0
        Economics   150   59   110   106   223   291   179   210   130   232
        Political science and government   2,895   2,546   3,039   3,199   3,128   4,335   3,736   4,222   2,541   3,387
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,311   5,590   5,119   4,846   5,557   4,380   3,265   3,015   3,649   2,784
        Social sciences nec   4,662   3,736   3,342   3,379   3,004   2,316   1,483   1,499   1,009   920
      Sciences nec   551   564   451   444   453   535   783   438   462   562
    Engineering   1,773   1,298   1,218   1,266   1,206   1,255   1,220   1,549   798   433
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   220   74   24   63   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   25   22   0   0   0   0   0   53   146   38
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,194   884   865   907   937   1,027   1,220   1,496   652   395
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   10   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   325   318   319   296   269   228   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   28,927   27,187   27,462   26,602   27,392   23,020   27,608   32,090   29,003   32,069
      Business management and business administration   804   662   541   670   990   1,390   2,489   2,706   1,651   1,637
      Communication and communications technologies   142   44   42   10   6   8   5   11   6   0
      Education   25,769   24,972   25,315   24,425   24,700   20,078   24,423   26,550   24,176   27,602
      Humanities   1,496   872   842   1,005   1,179   831   187   342   306   387
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   152   224   233   168   176   461   192   145   369   570
      Visual and performing arts   525   412   462   256   227   60   27   36   17   51
      Non-S&E nec   39   1   27   68   114   192   285   2,300   2,478   1,822

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   74,625   28,676   9,415   26,216   2,146   7,721   451
    Science   43,925   17,723   4,009   14,892   619   6,320   362
      Computer and information sciences   1,688   712   0   716   115   114   31
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,341   720   92   1,135   24   1,370   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,117   467   92   393   0   1,165   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   1,224   253   0   742   24   205   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   12,856   8,212   869   2,252   229   1,185   109
        Agricultural sciences   178   143   0   15   20   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   5,425   3,862   30   1,378   0   46   109
        Health sciences   3,987   2,610   66   536   209   566   0
        Natural resources and conservation   3,266   1,597   773   323   0   573   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   719   428   0   291   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3,595   1,794   0   1,016   64   721   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,588   1,132   0   392   64   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,007   662   0   624   0   721   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,228   1,979   1,061   2,075   11   1,102   0
      Social sciences   14,947   3,878   1,987   6,888   176   1,828   190
        Anthropology   929   247   0   501   0   57   124
        Economics   150   15   0   101   0   34   0
        Political science and government   2,895   0   307   2,495   15   73   5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,311   3,247   349   2,260   127   311   17
        Social sciences nec   4,662   369   1,331   1,531   34   1,353   44
      Sciences nec   551   0   0   519   0   0   32
    Engineering   1,773   912   0   744   114   0   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   9   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   220   201   0   19   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   25   0   0   25   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,194   702   0   375   114   0   3
      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   325   0   0   325   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   28,927   10,041   5,406   10,580   1,413   1,401   86
      Business management and business administration   804   0   0   772   10   22   0
      Communication and communications technologies   142   0   0   141   0   0   1
      Education   25,769   9,709   5,406   8,034   1,403   1,215   2
      Humanities   1,496   0   0   1,275   0   138   83
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   152   0   0   126   0   26   0
      Visual and performing arts   525   332   0   193   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   39   0   0   39   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   28,676   27,098   23,131   23,673   27,575   25,083   30,412   29,934   30,608   28,653
  DOD   970   687   625   869   827   894   872   820   789   623
  DOE   88   0   25   16   50   106   17   0   22   349
  HHS   11,603   11,250   9,983   10,062   10,419   10,825   9,885   10,353   9,909   9,603
  NASA   947   816   600   543   754   1,047   1,434   1,450   1,567   1,103
  NSF   5,768   6,106   5,160   4,775   4,408   4,296   5,527   5,118   6,115   6,469
  USDA   81   97   18   0   0   0   0   0   0   17
  Other   9,219   8,142   6,720   7,408   11,117   7,915   12,677   12,193   12,206   10,489

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   1,228   157   1,071   .
2018   1,229   157   1,072   .

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   0   8,185   24,614
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   10,000   37,500   0   8,185   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   22,786
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   37,500   0   0   1,828
    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   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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