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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