U. Massachusetts, Lowell

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 116 75.1 459 173 73 631 171 81.8 925
2023 142 69.5 459 163 76.4 679 171 81.5 911 158 74.1 602
2022 130 72 457 152 78 680 168 81.6 900
2021 145 68 447 159 77.3 691 169 81.7 908 158 73.3 583
2020 123 73.1 450 154 78.3 698 169 81.8 916
2019 136 70 447 166 76.5 697 167 82 914 170 71.6 589
2018 164 62.2 428 164 76.9 700 171 81.5 911
2017 178 58.7 425 159 77.1 684 173 81 898 181 69 575
2016 156 64.2 430 164 76.8 697 172 81.1 896
2015 163 62.3 426 164 76.7 693 162 82.2 898 188 67.5 570
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 149 109 121 98 135 114 84 73 96 87
  Science and engineering 97 82 82 69 94 86 68 65 82 73
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 3 4 6 9 7 8 7 7 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 1 . 2 2 2 1 1 5 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 . 1 . 2 . 2 2 2 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . 1 . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 . . . 1 . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 4 . 2 1 3 1 2 . . 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . . . . 2 . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 2 1 3 . . 5
    Computer and information sciences 7 7 11 9 9 8 6 4 10 10
      Computer science 7 7 7 9 9 8 6 3 9 10
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 4 . . . . 1 1 .
    Engineering 36 42 38 28 44 36 39 31 39 25
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 6 8 8 5 6 9 7 6 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 16 8 10 6 9 9 8 14 9 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 1 4 2 4 2 . 1 4 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 13 7 4 10 8 11 4 13 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 3 1 . 1 . . 1 2 .
      Mechanical engineering 5 8 4 6 13 8 11 4 3 6
      Engineering, other 1 3 4 1 1 3 . . 2 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 7 10 8 9 7 11 4 12 7 8
      Nursing science 2 5 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 2 . 2 . . . . . .
      Public health 1 . . 3 1 2 1 2 4 1
      Health sciences, other 2 3 3 3 4 6 2 6 2 5
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Statistics . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Physical sciences 27 7 10 10 13 16 9 11 15 11
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . . . . 2 1 1 . .
      Chemistry 13 4 6 5 10 6 5 4 6 7
      Physics 12 3 4 5 3 8 3 6 9 4
    Psychology 2 4 4 4 3 1 . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other 2 3 3 4 3 1 . . . .
    Social sciences 8 8 6 3 9 7 1 . 3 9
      Economics . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 8 8 5 3 9 5 1 . 3 9
  Non-science and engineering 52 27 39 29 41 28 16 8 14 14
    Business 6 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . .
      Business 6 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . .
    Education 45 24 30 26 39 26 8 5 14 14
      Education leadership and administration 27 16 23 21 27 20 2 2 8 8
      Education research 6 2 2 1 4 4 . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 8 2 5 3 6 1 6 1 5 6
      Education, other 4 4 . 1 2 1 . 2 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Communication . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . 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   465   423   467   474   459   405   392   363   344   390
    Hispanic or Latino   38   36   42   52   47   43   34   20   22   26
    Not Hispanic or Latino   404   361   395   381   380   349   342   326   307   342
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0   0
      Asian   64   50   53   50   47   41   51   37   35   41
      Black or African American   30   25   39   25   35   30   26   28   26   29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   295   270   286   284   282   270   259   251   239   268
      More than one race   15   16   16   21   15   8   5   10   7   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   26   30   41   32   13   16   17   15   22
  Temporary visa holders   412   528   553   390   361   382   413   479   537   510
  Science and engineering   813   824   892   765   741   697   712   751   778   810
    Science   500   496   488   379   350   350   335   344   358   412
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   38   47   34   28   37   31   24   37   35
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   184   235   200   126   79   78   87   116   122   129
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   6   5   1   2   0   0   0   4   9
      Mathematics and statistics   32   12   15   5   7   19   16   15   19   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   38   23   22   26   23   25   26   20   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   12   11   15   18   15   10   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   104   101   115   101   114   100   96   95   100   108
      Psychology   15   51   54   45   58   52   39   37   11   17
      Social sciences   21   18   19   26   21   24   30   24   65   89
    Engineering   313   328   404   386   391   347   377   407   420   398
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   34   44   51   49   44   52   74   72   68
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   81   76   96   87   85   70   66   82   30   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   27   35   33   33   28   30   33   33   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   76   80   104   95   101   92   118   118   140   139
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   9   7   4   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   74   68   85   85   90   82   80   60   60   58
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   58
      Other engineering   25   34   33   31   31   31   31   40   29   27
    Health   64   127   128   99   79   90   93   91   103   90
      Clinical medicine   9   84   87   73   57   71   76   72   63   46
      Other health   55   43   41   26   22   19   17   19   40   44

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   779   841   826   845   842   750   734   708   789   770
    Hispanic or Latino   75   68   67   62   63   50   43   43   49   45
    Not Hispanic or Latino   657   713   689   712   730   683   670   639   709   697
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   0
      Asian   109   111   106   98   93   90   82   79   86   87
      Black or African American   60   85   76   77   61   59   53   57   62   48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      White   463   502   485   516   551   514   519   488   538   548
      More than one race   25   15   22   20   24   18   16   15   16   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   47   60   70   71   49   17   21   26   31   28
  Temporary visa holders   119   127   102   109   106   133   123   130   111   113
  Science and engineering   829   863   820   864   886   822   784   758   793   789
    Science   464   451   427   436   444   407   401   383   437   433
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   59   38   26   28   34   24   25   25   20   23
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   160   181   168   173   178   171   166   175   179   165
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   3   2   1   0   0   0   6   17
      Mathematics and statistics   43   13   16   16   21   11   21   17   24   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   40   20   15   17   24   25   20   24   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   4   6   6   9   7   7   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   42   41   48   43   29   46   45   53   51   57
      Psychology   9   42   34   33   21   22   29   23   8   10
      Social sciences   103   110   111   118   127   101   88   61   149   145
    Engineering   365   412   393   428   442   415   383   375   356   356
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   43   49   55   46   35   41   47   52   56
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   64   74   58   63   71   70   69   65   21   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   70   70   71   75   73   60   47   49   50   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   116   135   134   155   152   160   142   129   118   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   59   67   64   60   84   74   66   70   57   63
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   43
      Other engineering   13   20   17   20   16   16   18   15   14   14
    Health   69   105   108   90   62   61   73   80   107   94
      Clinical medicine   7   69   71   54   31   38   39   51   34   27
      Other health   62   36   37   36   31   23   34   29   73   67

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   113   101   103   86   91   84   84   92   26   28
  Science and engineering   106   97   99   84   89   79   78   82   26   28
    Science   58   49   46   38   35   31   27   24   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   14   12   7   6   4   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   14   14   12   9   8   7   8   9   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   3   3   4   3   3   2   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   12   14   13   14   13   12   10   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   3   3   4   3   4   5   4   0   0
    Engineering   48   48   53   46   54   48   51   58   26   28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   5   8   16   13   15   21   5   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   14   18   14   14   13   12   14   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   17   16   18   15   17   16   17   17   15   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   8   6   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   2   3   4   3   3   4   2   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6
      Other engineering   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   4   0   0
    Health   7   4   4   2   2   5   6   10   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   5   0   0
      Other health   7   4   4   2   2   3   3   5   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   877   951   1,020   864   820   787   805   842   881   900
  Fellowships   38   42   43   42   26   23   20   23   7   7
    Federal   18   14   13   12   6   3   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   8   15   18   20   13   13   15   19   0   0
    Nonfederal   12   13   12   10   7   7   5   4   7   7
  Research assistantships   164   164   173   155   168   158   160   159   125   125
    Federal   74   73   75   62   74   70   72   79   26   28
    Institutional   77   79   84   83   83   77   75   66   65   63
    Nonfederal   13   12   14   10   11   11   13   14   34   34
  Teaching assistantships   191   210   233   190   197   206   199   201   269   277
    Federal   5   5   5   3   3   2   2   2   0   0
    Institutional   170   186   202   168   178   181   175   181   244   254
    Nonfederal   16   19   26   19   16   23   22   18   25   23
  Other types of support   484   535   571   477   429   400   426   459   480   491
    Federal   16   9   10   9   8   9   10   11   0   0
    Institutional   62   59   69   62   59   50   54   47   6   11
    Nonfederal   33   31   35   30   35   27   25   34   0   0
    Personal resources   373   436   457   376   327   314   337   367   474   480

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   28   41   44   40   40   32   36   25   27   23
    Science   16   24   23   21   21   18   20   13   12   11
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   4   4   4   3   3   4   3   2   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   0   1   2   3   3   2   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   2   3   2   0   3   2   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   18   13   12   13   10   8   5   5   5
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   2   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2
    Engineering   12   17   21   19   19   14   16   12   15   12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   1   3   2   0   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   10   8   7   7   6   2   4   4   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   1   3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   2   4   5   6   7   5   7   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   7   4   5   2   5   2   2   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   3   3   3   1   2   3   5   6   4
      Clinical medicine   0   3   3   3   1   0   1   4   6   2
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   2

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   17   23   18   25   27   23   25   12   13   18
  Science and engineering   17   22   17   24   27   21   23   10   11   14
    Science   9   13   10   16   17   13   14   7   6   8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   2   1   3   3   2   2   2   1   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   0   0   1   3   3   1   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   1   2   2   0   1   1   1   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   10   7   10   10   7   6   2   2   2
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   2
    Engineering   8   9   7   8   10   8   9   3   5   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   4   4   2   2   2   1   3   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   0   1   3   5   4   0   3   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   2   2   3   1   3   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   1   1   1   0   2   2   2   2   4
      Clinical medicine   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2   2
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   2

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   120,672   117,336   111,144   94,708   92,216   83,996   72,266   69,677   68,494   70,384
    Science   59,476   57,048   57,954   50,972   49,499   43,642   37,384   40,313   41,009   41,234
      Computer and information sciences   8,014   8,478   9,858   7,420   7,153   7,481   5,746   6,458   5,581   4,178
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   996   1,436   2,493   2,614   2,177   1,977   1,938   787   469   472
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   4   0   770   1,140   1,038   938   714   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   992   1,436   1,723   1,474   1,139   1,039   1,224   787   469   472
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   22,364   17,363   17,817   12,821   12,056   8,730   9,600   13,892   14,861   14,770
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   8,471   7,299   8,776   5,652   5,523   5,331   4,533   3,420   1,633   1,896
        Health sciences   10,359   10,015   8,896   6,255   5,198   2,942   3,551   19   240   125
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   145   264   725   457   233   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   3,534   49   0   650   610   0   1,283   10,453   12,988   12,749
      Mathematics and statistics   211   1,434   767   754   663   636   972   629   410   311
      Physical sciences   19,341   19,076   18,186   18,308   19,144   17,976   14,184   13,425   13,841   15,085
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,632   3,538   5,369   5,555   4,475   4,105   3,948   2,671   3,341   4,550
        Materials science   243   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   14,466   15,538   12,817   12,753   14,669   13,871   10,236   10,754   10,500   10,535
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,740   1,435   1,726   1,743   1,746   1,719   1,575   1,060   1,307   1,337
      Social sciences   6,071   7,826   6,681   6,915   5,924   4,635   2,809   4,062   4,540   5,069
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   914   285   278   246   237   220   212   367   846   606
        Political science and government   123   646   619   404   371   371   320   402   415   285
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   265   305   3,008   3,133   2,510   1,953   949   511   391   312
        Social sciences nec   4,769   6,590   2,776   3,132   2,806   2,091   1,328   2,782   2,888   3,866
      Sciences nec   739   0   426   397   636   488   560   0   0   12
    Engineering   57,744   51,877   44,358   36,339   35,847   33,128   27,676   20,422   17,428   16,201
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   532   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,943   4,712   6,080   4,868   3,078   4,701   4,240   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   16,801   15,907   14,402   11,404   12,982   10,292   8,147   6,742   6,515   6,131
      Civil engineering   3,944   3,016   2,601   2,285   2,457   2,318   1,049   1,392   785   1,179
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   8,798   7,516   7,989   7,110   7,443   6,714   7,493   6,864   5,621   4,688
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12,138   11,665   13,076   10,323   7,714   6,649   6,291   5,226   3,965   3,378
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   11,588   9,061   210   349   2,173   2,454   456   198   542   825
    Non-S&E   3,452   8,411   8,832   7,397   6,870   7,226   7,206   8,942   10,057   12,949
      Business management and business administration   250   2,049   3,282   3,276   2,273   2,397   2,493   642   643   1,019
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108
      Education   1,479   523   2,129   1,921   2,106   2,084   1,634   1,178   1,555   3,034
      Humanities   912   2,748   2,000   1,673   1,772   1,739   1,637   1,021   988   1,237
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   320   598   471   542   599   536   720   792   540
      Non-S&E nec   811   2,771   823   56   177   407   902   5,381   6,079   7,011

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   120,672   59,711   3,043   47,037   5,732   3,971   1,178
    Science   59,476   32,960   1,294   19,458   1,883   2,982   899
      Computer and information sciences   8,014   6,464   0   1,178   332   40   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   996   461   0   428   0   0   107
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   992   461   0   424   0   0   107
        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   22,364   11,744   326   8,387   731   904   272
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   8,471   4,814   113   2,498   269   524   253
        Health sciences   10,359   6,930   213   2,725   92   380   19
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   3,534   0   0   3,164   370   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   211   92   0   118   0   1   0
      Physical sciences   19,341   11,547   783   4,401   791   1,492   327
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,632   2,436   599   1,034   492   24   47
        Materials science   243   0   0   243   0   0   0
        Physics   14,466   9,111   184   3,124   299   1,468   280
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,740   402   44   1,214   29   31   20
      Social sciences   6,071   2,250   141   2,993   0   514   173
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   914   0   0   526   0   388   0
        Political science and government   123   0   0   52   0   38   33
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   265   0   0   243   0   22   0
        Social sciences nec   4,769   2,250   141   2,172   0   66   140
      Sciences nec   739   0   0   739   0   0   0
    Engineering   57,744   24,305   1,487   27,237   3,638   830   247
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   532   284   0   47   201   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,943   2,285   37   1,242   351   28   0
      Chemical engineering   16,801   8,552   718   5,313   1,584   439   195
      Civil engineering   3,944   1,723   199   1,737   107   128   50
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   8,798   4,050   0   3,895   770   83   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12,138   6,937   533   3,889   625   152   2
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   11,588   474   0   11,114   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   3,452   2,446   262   342   211   159   32
      Business management and business administration   250   206   0   44   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   1,479   961   108   150   98   130   32
      Humanities   912   540   133   126   113   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   811   739   21   22   0   29   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   59,711   61,413   62,195   48,179   41,304   35,309   30,086   29,471   27,694   31,059
  DOD   19,506   20,980   23,720   19,101   17,086   13,147   9,738   8,754   7,822   8,940
  DOE   4,575   5,058   4,470   3,302   3,035   2,271   1,491   1,149   985   738
  HHS   16,890   16,578   18,400   13,709   10,650   9,669   8,904   7,985   8,120   9,611
  NASA   3,200   2,770   2,414   1,957   1,856   1,812   2,071   1,810   1,230   997
  NSF   8,641   8,163   7,699   6,447   5,669   5,214   5,650   6,212   5,941   5,681
  USDA   212   240   354   235   147   59   57   27   40   0
  Other   6,687   7,624   5,138   3,428   2,861   3,137   2,175   3,534   3,556   5,092

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   1,564   382   1,182   .
2018   1,473   313   1,160   .

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   366   365   314   283   268
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   47   45   9   8   8
    Computer and information sciences   33   8   12   6   6
    Engineering   156   180   152   135   119
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6   5   9   7   7
    Health sciences   20   18   32   28   30
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   100   101   94   91   91
    Psychology   3   6   3   3   3
    Social sciences   1   1   4   4   4
    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   0   0   0   0   6,000
    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   0   0   0   0   6,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    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   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   30,800   10,174   19,520   26,065   62,632
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   13,430   1,700   1,620
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   3,100   0
    Engineering   800   1,240   2,710   12,975   47,144
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   334   0   1,200   0
    Health sciences   4,600   0   900   1,300   5,612
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   25,400   8,600   2,480   5,790   8,256
    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

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