U. Massachusetts, Lowell

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 142 69.5 459
2022 130 72 457 152 78 680 168 81.4 890
2021 145 68 447 159 77.3 691 158 73.3 583 169 81.6 907
2020 123 73.1 450 154 78.2 697 169 81.8 915
2019 136 70 447 166 76.5 696 170 71.6 589 167 82 913
2018 164 62.2 428 164 76.8 698 171 81.5 910
2017 178 58.7 425 159 77.1 684 181 69 575 173 81 897
2016 156 64.2 430 164 76.8 697 172 81.1 895
2015 163 62.3 426 164 76.7 693 188 67.5 570 162 82.2 897
2014 192 55.1 422 155 77.8 688 172 80.9 887
2013 155 72.5 555 202 66.1 588 178 80.2 884
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 109 121 98 135 114 84 73 96 87 60
  Science and engineering 82 82 69 94 86 68 65 82 73 57
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 6 9 7 8 7 7 10 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 . 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 . 2 . 2 2 2 2 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 2 1 3 1 2 . . 1 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Molecular biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . . . 2 . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 2 1 3 . . 5 2
    Computer and information sciences 7 11 9 9 8 6 4 10 10 11
      Computer science 7 7 9 9 8 6 3 9 10 11
      Computer and information sciences, other . 4 . . . . 1 1 . .
    Engineering 42 38 28 44 36 39 31 39 25 21
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 8 8 5 6 9 7 6 5 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 10 6 9 9 8 14 9 5 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 4 2 4 2 . 1 4 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 13 7 4 10 8 11 4 13 7 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 1 . 1 . . 1 2 . .
      Mechanical engineering 8 4 6 13 8 11 4 3 6 2
      Engineering, other 3 4 1 1 3 . . 2 1 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
    Health sciences 10 8 9 7 11 4 12 7 8 9
      Nursing science 5 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 2 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Public health . . 3 1 2 1 2 4 1 5
      Health sciences, other 3 3 3 4 6 2 6 2 5 3
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Statistics . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Physical sciences 7 10 10 13 16 9 11 15 11 6
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . 2 1 1 . . .
      Chemistry 4 6 5 10 6 5 4 6 7 4
      Physics 3 4 5 3 8 3 6 9 4 2
    Psychology 4 4 4 3 1 . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other 3 3 4 3 1 . . . . .
    Social sciences 8 6 3 9 7 1 . 3 9 .
      Economics . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 8 5 3 9 5 1 . 3 9 .
  Non-science and engineering 27 39 29 41 28 16 8 14 14 3
    Business 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . . .
      Business 3 8 2 2 2 7 3 . . .
    Education 24 30 26 39 26 8 5 14 14 3
      Education leadership and administration 16 23 21 27 20 2 2 8 8 2
      Education research 2 2 1 4 4 . . . . 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 5 3 6 1 6 1 5 6 .
      Education, other 4 . 1 2 1 . 2 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Communication . . 1 . . 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 1,020 864 820 787 805 842 881 900 946 886
    Male 622 534 509 479 493 510 544 569 640 574
    Female 398 330 311 308 312 332 337 331 306 312
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 467 474 459 405 392 363 344 390 437 429
    Hispanic or Latino 42 52 47 43 34 20 22 26 26 23
    Not Hispanic or Latino 395 381 380 349 342 326 307 342 388 392
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
      Asian 53 50 47 41 51 37 35 41 42 41
      Black or African American 39 25 35 30 26 28 26 29 26 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 286 284 282 270 259 251 239 268 314 313
      More than one race 16 21 15 8 5 10 7 4 6 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 30 41 32 13 16 17 15 22 23 14
  Temporary visa holders 553 390 361 382 413 479 537 510 509 457
  Science and engineering 892 765 741 697 712 751 778 810 893 853
    Science 488 379 350 350 335 344 358 412 469 449
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 34 28 37 31 24 37 35 42 42
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 200 126 79 78 87 116 122 129 120 100
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 16 11
      Mathematics and statistics 15 5 7 19 16 15 19 25 24 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 22 26 23 25 26 20 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 15 18 15 10 13 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 54 45 58 52 39 37 11 17 27 28
      Physical sciences 115 101 114 100 96 95 100 108 134 131
      Social sciences 19 26 21 24 30 24 65 89 106 112
    Engineering 404 386 391 347 377 407 420 398 424 404
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 44 51 49 44 52 74 72 68 77 75
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 96 87 85 70 66 82 30 26 24 29
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 35 33 33 28 30 33 33 22 35 30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 104 95 101 92 118 118 140 139 127 130
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 85 85 90 82 80 60 60 58 72 49
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 58 65 70
      Other engineering 33 31 31 31 31 40 29 27 24 21
    Health 128 99 79 90 93 91 103 90 53 33
      Clinical medicine 87 73 57 71 76 72 63 46 13 21
      Other health 41 26 22 19 17 19 40 44 40 12

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 928 954 948 883 857 838 900 883 802 851
    Male 594 625 676 643 603 589 625 625 553 588
    Female 334 329 272 240 254 249 275 258 249 263
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 826 845 842 750 734 708 789 770 712 761
    Hispanic or Latino 67 62 63 50 43 43 49 45 53 45
    Not Hispanic or Latino 689 712 730 683 670 639 709 697 641 697
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0
      Asian 106 98 93 90 82 79 86 87 69 63
      Black or African American 76 77 61 59 53 57 62 48 45 42
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 485 516 551 514 519 488 538 548 516 575
      More than one race 22 20 24 18 16 15 16 14 11 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 70 71 49 17 21 26 31 28 18 19
  Temporary visa holders 102 109 106 133 123 130 111 113 90 90
  Science and engineering 820 864 886 822 784 758 793 789 712 780
    Science 427 436 444 407 401 383 437 433 390 414
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 26 28 34 24 25 25 20 23 18 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 168 173 178 171 166 175 179 165 139 120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 17 19 22
      Mathematics and statistics 16 16 21 11 21 17 24 16 26 30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 15 17 24 25 20 24 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 6 9 7 7 5 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 34 33 21 22 29 23 8 10 10 10
      Physical sciences 48 43 29 46 45 53 51 57 53 48
      Social sciences 111 118 127 101 88 61 149 145 125 168
    Engineering 393 428 442 415 383 375 356 356 322 366
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 49 55 46 35 41 47 52 56 43 50
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 58 63 71 70 69 65 21 15 10 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 71 75 73 60 47 49 50 51 50 56
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 134 155 152 160 142 129 118 114 104 106
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 64 60 84 74 66 70 57 63 48 67
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 43 53 59
      Other engineering 17 20 16 16 18 15 14 14 14 21
    Health 108 90 62 61 73 80 107 94 90 71
      Clinical medicine 71 54 31 38 39 51 34 27 17 12
      Other health 37 36 31 23 34 29 73 67 73 59

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 103 86 91 84 84 92 26 28 30 35 0
  Science and engineering 99 84 89 79 78 82 26 28 30 30 0
    Science 46 38 35 31 27 24 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 7 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 12 9 8 7 8 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 14 13 14 13 12 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 4 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 53 46 54 48 51 58 26 28 30 30 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 8 16 13 15 21 5 5 6 6 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18 14 14 13 12 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 15 17 16 17 17 15 17 17 17 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 7 7 0
      Other engineering 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 4 2 2 5 6 10 0 0 0 5 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 4 2 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 5 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 1,020 864 820 787 805 842 881 900 946 886
  Fellowships 43 42 26 23 20 23 7 7 8 13
    Federal 13 12 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 5
    Institutional 18 20 13 13 15 19 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 12 10 7 7 5 4 7 7 8 8
  Research assistantships 173 155 168 158 160 159 125 125 129 119
    Federal 75 62 74 70 72 79 26 28 30 30
    Institutional 84 83 83 77 75 66 65 63 61 51
    Nonfederal 14 10 11 11 13 14 34 34 38 38
  Teaching assistantships 233 190 197 206 199 201 269 277 314 303
    Federal 5 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 202 168 178 181 175 181 244 254 289 278
    Nonfederal 26 19 16 23 22 18 25 23 25 25
  Other types of support 571 477 429 400 426 459 480 491 495 451
    Federal 10 9 8 9 10 11 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 69 62 59 50 54 47 6 11 9 6
    Nonfederal 35 30 35 27 25 34 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 457 376 327 314 337 367 474 480 486 445

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 86 79 78 63 36 25 27 23 22 30
    Science 45 42 42 35 20 13 12 11 15 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 4 6 3 2 2 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 6 4 0 3 2 1 3 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 26 24 26 20 8 5 5 5 13 18
      Social sciences 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 41 37 36 28 16 12 15 12 7 9
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16 14 13 12 2 4 4 3 1 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 8 10 12 7 5 7 5 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 8 9 4 5 2 2 1 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 6 5 2 4 3 5 6 4 5 6
      Clinical medicine 6 5 2 0 1 4 6 2 2 1
      Other health 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 3 5

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 18 25 27 23 25 12 13 18 18 13
  Science and engineering 17 24 27 21 23 10 11 14 15 11
    Science 10 16 17 13 14 7 6 8 12 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 10 10 7 6 2 2 2 10 7
      Social sciences 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 7 8 10 8 9 3 5 6 3 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 3 5 4 0 3 2 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 2
      Clinical medicine 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0
      Other health 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 111,144 94,708 92,216 83,996 72,266 69,677 68,494 70,384 64,591 63,136
    Science 57,954 50,972 49,499 43,642 37,384 40,313 41,009 41,234 39,055 36,229
      Computer and information sciences 9,858 7,420 7,153 7,481 5,746 6,458 5,581 4,178 4,313 4,118
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,493 2,614 2,177 1,977 1,938 787 469 472 417 492
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 770 1,140 1,038 938 714 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,723 1,474 1,139 1,039 1,224 787 469 472 413 492
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 17,817 12,821 12,056 8,730 9,600 13,892 14,861 14,770 13,201 12,408
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,776 5,652 5,523 5,331 4,533 3,420 1,633 1,896 1,837 1,470
        Health sciences 8,896 6,255 5,198 2,942 3,551 19 240 125 113 47
        Natural resources and conservation 145 264 725 457 233 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 650 610 0 1,283 10,453 12,988 12,749 11,251 10,891
      Mathematics and statistics 767 754 663 636 972 629 410 311 449 556
      Physical sciences 18,186 18,308 19,144 17,976 14,184 13,425 13,841 15,085 15,373 14,194
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,369 5,555 4,475 4,105 3,948 2,671 3,341 4,550 4,265 3,497
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,817 12,753 14,669 13,871 10,236 10,754 10,500 10,535 11,108 10,697
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,726 1,743 1,746 1,719 1,575 1,060 1,307 1,337 1,220 1,006
      Social sciences 6,681 6,915 5,924 4,635 2,809 4,062 4,540 5,069 4,082 3,353
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 278 246 237 220 212 367 846 606 621 827
        Political science and government 619 404 371 371 320 402 415 285 297 363
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,008 3,133 2,510 1,953 949 511 391 312 319 275
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,776 3,132 2,806 2,091 1,328 2,782 2,888 3,866 2,845 1,888
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 426 397 636 488 560 0 0 12 0 102
    Engineering 44,358 36,339 35,847 33,128 27,676 20,422 17,428 16,201 13,540 15,236
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6,080 4,868 3,078 4,701 4,240 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 14,402 11,404 12,982 10,292 8,147 6,742 6,515 6,131 5,155 7,346
      Civil engineering 2,601 2,285 2,457 2,318 1,049 1,392 785 1,179 1,328 1,971
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,989 7,110 7,443 6,714 7,493 6,864 5,621 4,688 2,940 3,397
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,076 10,323 7,714 6,649 6,291 5,226 3,965 3,378 2,232 2,388
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 484 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 210 349 2,173 2,454 456 198 542 825 1,401 134
    Non-S&E 8,832 7,397 6,870 7,226 7,206 8,942 10,057 12,949 11,996 11,671
      Business management and business administration 3,282 3,276 2,273 2,397 2,493 642 643 1,019 1,846 1,837
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 23 26
      Education 2,129 1,921 2,106 2,084 1,634 1,178 1,555 3,034 3,264 1,853
      Humanities 2,000 1,673 1,772 1,739 1,637 1,021 988 1,237 684 731
      Law 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 598 471 542 599 536 720 792 540 494 236
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 823 56 177 407 902 5,381 6,079 7,011 5,685 6,988

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: 2022
(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 111,144 62,195 2,599 39,067 4,463 2,112 708
    Science 57,954 33,808 985 20,077 1,343 1,331 410
      Computer and information sciences 9,858 6,127 0 3,389 149 187 6
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,493 1,672 0 653 74 0 94
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 770 642 0 54 74 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,723 1,030 0 599 0 0 94
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 17,817 10,577 106 5,638 312 976 208
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,776 4,877 0 3,532 75 191 101
        Health sciences 8,896 5,700 106 1,961 237 785 107
        Natural resources and conservation 145 0 0 145 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 767 78 0 681 0 8 0
      Physical sciences 18,186 11,112 545 5,797 576 54 102
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,369 1,527 82 3,404 331 25 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,817 9,585 463 2,393 245 29 102
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,726 758 28 934 0 6 0
      Social sciences 6,681 3,389 306 2,654 232 100 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 278 0 0 278 0 0 0
        Political science and government 619 144 50 416 0 9 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,008 1,868 126 782 232 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,776 1,377 130 1,178 0 91 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 426 95 0 331 0 0 0
    Engineering 44,358 26,414 1,548 12,421 3,100 577 298
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6,080 4,648 0 1,106 196 130 0
      Chemical engineering 14,402 7,324 422 4,748 1,486 251 171
      Civil engineering 2,601 1,385 131 1,020 1 64 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 7,989 4,366 330 2,412 746 8 127
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13,076 8,592 638 3,051 671 124 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 210 99 27 84 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 8,832 1,973 66 6,569 20 204 0
      Business management and business administration 3,282 34 0 3,248 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 2,129 983 66 912 20 148 0
      Humanities 2,000 330 0 1,623 0 47 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 598 0 0 589 0 9 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 823 626 0 197 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 62,195 48,179 41,304 35,309 30,086 29,471 27,694 31,059 28,654 27,360
  DOD 23,720 19,101 17,086 13,147 9,738 8,754 7,822 8,940 7,539 7,696
  DOE 4,470 3,302 3,035 2,271 1,491 1,149 985 738 1,852 1,519
  HHS 18,400 13,709 10,650 9,669 8,904 7,985 8,120 9,611 7,346 7,090
  NASA 2,414 1,957 1,856 1,812 2,071 1,810 1,230 997 1,427 939
  NSF 7,699 6,447 5,669 5,214 5,650 6,212 5,941 5,681 6,130 5,890
  USDA 354 235 147 59 57 27 40 0 52 0
  Other 5,138 3,428 2,861 3,137 2,175 3,534 3,556 5,092 4,308 4,226

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,564 382 1,182 .
2018 1,473 313 1,160 .
2017 1,417 274 1,143 .
2016 1,445 260 1,185 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 365 314 283 268 243
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 45 9 8 8 7
    Computer and information sciences 8 12 6 6 6
    Engineering 180 152 135 119 102
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 9 7 7 7
    Health sciences 18 32 28 30 25
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 101 94 91 91 90
    Psychology 6 3 3 3 1
    Social sciences 1 4 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . 6,000 . 0
    Engineering . . . 6,000 . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 68,615 19,520 26,065 62,632 9,978
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13,590 13,430 1,700 1,620 250
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 3,100 0 0
    Engineering 33,625 2,710 12,975 47,144 9,300
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 1,200 0 0
    Health sciences 17,000 900 1,300 5,612 428
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 4,400 2,480 5,790 8,256 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

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