U. Memphis

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 113 75.8 459 175 81.4 925
2023 141 69.7 459 119 82.8 679 177 80.8 911 169 72.3 602
2022 111 76.1 457 112 83.8 680 184 79.8 900
2021 127 72 447 160 77.2 691 181 80.4 908 178 69.9 583
2020 105 77.1 450 168 76.3 698 181 80.5 916
2019 120 73.6 447 177 75 697 192 79.3 914 158 73.6 589
2018 118 72.9 428 175 75.4 700 178 80.7 911
2017 116 73.2 425 186 73.2 684 195 78.6 898 193 66.9 575
2016 113 74.2 430 204 71.1 697 198 78.2 896
2015 128 70.4 426 205 70.8 693 199 78.2 898 143 75.3 570
2014 196 71.9 688
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 160 110 162 120 182 138 151 158 154 127
  Science and engineering 75 51 96 57 85 74 62 81 67 58
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 6 11 5 12 7 12 7 3 6
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 . . . . 1 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 1 4 . 1 1 1 3 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . 2 . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 4 4 3 6 4 5 3 . 2
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 . . . . . . 2
      Molecular biology . . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . 3 1 . . 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 13 5 1 4 2 6 4 6
      Computer science 2 3 10 5 1 3 2 6 4 6
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . 3 . . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 14 12 17 13 21 7 11 10 14 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 1 1 3 5 . 3 1 2 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 5 7 2 4 3 3 1 6 2
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 1
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 1 5 . . 2 1 1
      Engineering, other 2 3 3 2 4 . 1 2 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 6 . 5 5 5 1 5 3
      Geological sciences 2 1 6 . 5 5 5 1 5 3
    Health sciences 5 5 7 4 3 10 4 5 2 3
      Nursing science 2 1 . . . . . . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Public health 1 . 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 2
      Health sciences, other 2 4 4 2 1 6 3 4 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 7 2 6 4 6 5 2 6 5 5
      Applied mathematics . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . .
      Mathematics . . 1 . 1 . . 2 . 1
      Statistics 3 . 4 2 1 . 1 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 4 1 . 1 3 4 1 2 4 3
    Physical sciences 11 6 7 1 7 2 1 3 4 6
      Chemistry 7 5 6 1 7 2 1 3 4 6
      Physics 4 1 1 . . . . . . .
    Psychology 21 13 21 21 20 23 20 26 24 22
      Clinical psychology 6 3 8 7 2 8 6 9 5 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 11 6 9 12 14 10 8 8 9 9
      Research and experimental psychology 1 4 3 1 2 2 3 9 6 5
      Psychology, other 3 . 1 1 2 3 3 . 4 2
    Social sciences 2 2 8 4 10 11 4 17 6 1
      Economics . . 2 . 1 1 2 4 . 1
      Public policy analysis . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 2 2 6 4 8 10 2 13 6 .
  Non-science and engineering 85 59 66 63 97 64 89 77 87 69
    Business 10 5 8 1 12 2 11 10 12 13
      Business 10 5 8 1 12 2 11 10 12 13
    Education 35 35 29 35 47 37 55 46 43 37
      Education leadership and administration 7 7 9 7 11 9 19 17 13 14
      Education research 23 26 19 25 28 20 30 25 16 21
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 1 1 2 8 6 6 4 9 2
      Education, other 1 1 . 1 . 2 . . 5 .
    Humanities and arts 35 14 28 24 29 23 22 16 30 19
      Letters 10 5 9 3 16 5 8 6 6 6
      History 5 2 4 4 1 7 2 1 6 4
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 2 5 3 5 4 5 2 5 .
      Music and performing arts 18 5 9 13 7 7 7 7 12 9
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . 1 1 . . . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 5 5 1 3 9 2 1 5 2 .
      Communication 5 5 1 2 9 2 1 5 2 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . 1 . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 802 868 407 304 313 348 295 295 301 341
    Female 650 620 456 420 401 357 362 316 293 312
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 379 395 464 511 493 468 451 421 382 418
    Hispanic or Latino 31 25 24 28 17 9 19 12 6 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 348 366 434 479 471 453 423 394 373 399
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 0 0
      Asian 23 19 35 48 41 49 19 32 27 34
      Black or African American 75 86 118 110 76 64 63 58 51 54
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
      White 229 243 263 301 337 336 333 297 290 294
      More than one race 21 17 16 18 16 3 3 5 5 17
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 4 6 4 5 6 9 15 3 5
  Temporary visa holders 1,073 1,093 399 213 221 237 206 190 212 235
  Science and engineering 1,324 1,322 667 551 549 574 549 547 529 572
    Science 1,184 1,192 574 464 457 443 428 444 427 446
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 127 50 40 43 41 67 72 75 39 43
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 622 780 262 148 131 89 56 63 66 62
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 30 42 36 37 35 44 41 47 36
      Mathematics and statistics 21 18 22 24 21 35 32 38 53 71
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 244 148 27 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 29 25 23 37 43 59 48 48 44 39
      Psychology 74 96 101 121 131 112 124 120 108 120
      Social sciences 41 45 57 55 53 36 42 59 70 75
    Engineering 140 130 93 87 92 131 121 103 102 126
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 25 20 15 18 25 25 19 25 26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 14 9 13 12 14 35 32 38 35 32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 39 29 5 11 12 52 30 28 28 55
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 14 4 7 4 19 34 11 13 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 55 53 51 42 44 0 0 7 1 0
  Health 128 166 196 173 165 131 108 64 65 81
    Clinical medicine 38 60 79 63 52 56 50 0 0 0
    Other health 90 106 117 110 113 75 58 64 65 81

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 320 235 242 230 214 88 102 130 128 77
    Female 298 265 259 239 193 68 54 62 65 55
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 339 337 358 381 313 117 116 145 147 106
    Hispanic or Latino 23 17 22 17 18 3 9 2 4 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 312 319 334 361 292 107 100 135 134 103
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
      Asian 29 30 32 56 45 6 7 15 11 11
      Black or African American 77 81 76 82 58 17 21 35 40 33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9 6 0
      White 197 196 214 213 182 78 69 76 77 57
      More than one race 9 10 10 8 5 1 2 0 0 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 1 2 3 3 7 7 8 9 3
  Temporary visa holders 279 163 143 88 94 39 40 47 46 26
  Science and engineering 535 392 407 364 337 124 127 190 192 131
    Science 460 321 326 288 255 94 69 123 119 96
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 27 27 27 31 25 6 27 16 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 195 122 122 111 79 5 17 24 29 20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 20 14 20 23 18 18 12 19 12 8
      Mathematics and statistics 28 28 23 25 30 25 23 19 22 16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 33 16 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 27 27 28 18 17 0 7 4 4 3
      Psychology 84 68 82 68 66 4 0 2 4 4
      Social sciences 25 19 17 16 14 12 4 28 32 29
    Engineering 75 71 81 76 82 30 58 67 73 35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8 4 6 10 13 2 0 4 8 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 15 12 11 7 7 6 8 8 9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 3 11 5 7 9 25 40 40 9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 7 4 4 5 21 3 5 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 52 45 45 46 51 7 6 12 12 4
  Health 83 108 94 105 70 32 29 2 1 1
    Clinical medicine 47 59 54 73 41 32 28 0 0 0
    Other health 36 49 40 32 29 0 1 2 1 1

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 38 65 63 41 51 73 46 44 42 66
  Science and engineering 32 50 55 27 39 50 41 30 37 52
    Science 23 34 37 21 32 33 24 29 33 45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 4 6 5 6 6 7 3 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 10 15 15 3 8 11 3 14 9 24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 1 5 0 3 4 7 4 8 10
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 4 2 3 5 12 7 7 7 3
      Psychology 5 5 4 8 7 0 0 1 4 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Engineering 9 16 18 6 7 17 17 1 4 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 6 6 2 4 6 4 1 3 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 2 0 0 11 2 0 1 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 7 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 6 15 8 14 12 23 5 14 5 14
    Clinical medicine 1 1 2 2 3 8 2 0 0 0
    Other health 5 14 6 12 9 15 3 14 5 14

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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,452 1,488 863 724 714 705 657 611 594 653
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 33 14 20 15 37
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 0 2
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 21 7 16 10 25
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 5 10
  Research assistantships 254 285 285 307 351 277 234 235 221 298
    Federal 38 64 63 39 48 66 40 43 40 64
    Institutional 196 211 202 254 290 197 177 155 145 211
    Nonfederal 20 10 20 14 13 14 17 37 36 23
  Teaching assistantships 142 144 133 121 135 189 210 161 140 125
    Federal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 142 144 133 121 133 189 210 161 140 112
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
  Other types of support 1,056 1,059 445 296 228 206 199 195 218 193
    Federal 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
    Institutional 45 42 30 38 44 1 4 40 37 38
    Nonfederal 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 4
    Personal resources 1,011 1,015 414 256 183 204 193 152 175 151

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 35 31 23 33 33 11 11 14 13 19
    Science 25 21 14 17 21 9 9 9 11 16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 5 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 2 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 6
      Psychology 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2
      Social sciences 4 5 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 10 9 16 12 2 2 5 2 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 2 2 5 4 2 2 1 1 1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 6 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 6 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 13 6 7 9 6 6 4 5 6 10
  Science and engineering 13 6 7 9 6 6 4 5 6 10
    Science 9 5 6 7 5 5 3 4 5 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
      Psychology 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
      Social sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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 108,862 100,042 71,271 67,092 69,463 58,700 64,297 49,695 48,321 46,675
    Science 64,210 i 52,983 42,413 40,657 43,452 37,761 41,013 33,115 32,501 29,668
      Computer and information sciences 9,152 i 8,935 6,795 7,957 8,486 9,482 13,831 8,164 2,128 2,202
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,528 i 4,386 4,298 4,089 5,493 4,117 4,629 4,132 3,868 4,228
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 26 i 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,500 i 4,322 4,046 4,089 5,493 4,117 4,629 4,132 3,868 4,228
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2 i 56 252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,232 i 10,618 10,731 9,537 10,395 10,521 11,041 9,160 8,812 10,391
        Agricultural sciences 118 i 18 0 179 232 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,288 i 4,174 3,665 3,805 4,754 5,032 5,330 4,104 2,216 2,379
        Health sciences 5,039 i 6,260 5,848 5,201 5,192 5,463 5,681 4,852 3,173 8,012
        Natural resources and conservation 340 i 154 174 4 0 26 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 447 i 12 1,044 348 217 0 30 204 3,423 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,174 i 510 1,138 1,250 1,241 892 845 1,015 1,039 1,072
      Physical sciences 2,022 i 3,870 3,012 3,372 3,014 2,157 1,883 1,414 1,880 1,549
        Astronomy and astrophysics 158 i 98 84 106 80 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,357 i 2,615 2,043 2,347 2,143 1,579 1,409 1,055 1,564 1,041
        Materials science 94 i 78 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 402 i 1,079 404 770 791 578 474 359 316 508
        Physical sciences nec 11 i 0 460 149 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 7,862 i 7,084 6,817 5,431 5,455 6,101 5,044 4,579 8,236 7,168
      Social sciences 10,157 i 10,088 8,068 7,319 7,750 4,052 3,548 2,915 2,437 3,053
        Anthropology 51 i 575 466 253 548 211 217 99 18 0
        Economics 258 i 194 743 784 1,906 1,758 1,748 319 1,152 1,520
        Political science and government 500 i 2,057 335 281 280 266 253 686 891 840
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,396 i 2,798 2,068 1,802 866 395 310 1,121 175 250
        Social sciences nec 4,952 i 4,464 4,456 4,199 4,150 1,422 1,020 690 201 443
      Sciences nec 17,083 i 7,492 1,554 1,702 1,618 439 192 1,736 4,101 5
    Engineering 25,468 i 14,577 11,825 9,464 10,741 9,464 9,806 8,077 7,873 7,871
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 437 i 242 51 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,152 i 3,061 2,020 1,736 2,298 2,249 2,258 1,945 2,009 2,326
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 10,330 i 5,839 5,773 5,490 5,836 4,671 4,267 4,209 4,076 4,151
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,461 i 2,264 1,374 562 803 497 832 1,240 1,305 1,117
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 110 i 41 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,279 i 1,924 1,006 986 1,109 1,203 740 428 352 68
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 0 92 28 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,699 i 1,206 1,583 585 667 844 1,709 255 131 209
    Non-S&E 19,184 i 32,482 17,033 16,971 15,270 11,475 13,478 8,503 7,947 9,136
      Business management and business administration 2,002 i 3,297 4,961 4,923 4,474 3,437 4,384 2,431 2,011 2,664
      Communication and communications technologies 115 i 379 379 380 440 347 300 139 100 104
      Education 5,641 i 2,783 3,625 3,656 3,263 2,703 3,027 2,962 3,375 3,595
      Humanities 437 i 3,119 1,652 1,929 1,995 863 1,002 524 776 733
      Law 1,022 i 886 869 1,066 1,099 703 762 147 57 47
      Social work 1,347 i 1,029 310 1,224 857 1,028 1,285 894 478 465
      Visual and performing arts 788 i 1,882 1,655 1,694 1,989 1,141 1,237 1,059 511 649
      Non-S&E nec 7,832 i 19,107 3,582 2,099 1,153 1,253 1,481 347 639 879

i=imputed

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 108,862 34,728 10,883 59,120 960 3,081 90
    Science 64,210 i 18,348 5,488 38,201 i 524 1,609 40
      Computer and information sciences 9,152 i 4,566 239 4,115 i 116 112 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,528 i 1,608 1,362 2,526 i 0 0 32
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 26 i 15 0 11 i 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,500 i 1,592 1,362 2,514 i 0 0 32
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2 i 1 0 1 i 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,232 i 4,412 965 5,409 i 347 99 0
        Agricultural sciences 118 i 41 17 60 i 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 5,288 i 2,365 234 2,644 i 0 45 0
        Health sciences 5,039 i 1,628 706 2,316 i 347 42 0
        Natural resources and conservation 340 i 156 5 167 i 0 12 0
        Life sciences nec 447 i 222 3 222 i 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,174 i 439 103 571 i 0 61 0
      Physical sciences 2,022 i 922 0 1,092 i 3 4 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 158 i 91 0 67 i 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,357 i 728 0 626 i 3 0 0
        Materials science 94 i 52 0 41 i 0 0 1
        Physics 402 i 51 0 351 i 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 11 i 0 0 7 i 0 4 0
      Psychology 7,862 i 1,492 2,534 3,770 i 0 63 3
      Social sciences 10,157 i 3,034 285 5,596 i 58 1,184 0
        Anthropology 51 i 0 2 26 i 0 23 0
        Economics 258 i 0 95 163 i 0 0 0
        Political science and government 500 i 161 42 256 i 0 41 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 4,396 i 1,158 11 2,481 i 46 700 0
        Social sciences nec 4,952 i 1,715 135 2,670 i 12 420 0
      Sciences nec 17,083 i 1,875 0 15,122 i 0 86 0
    Engineering 25,468 i 8,645 3,131 12,750 i 436 474 32
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 437 i 229 0 208 i 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,152 i 1,463 475 1,956 i 22 236 0
      Chemical engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 10,330 i 2,204 2,124 5,717 i 119 134 32
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,461 i 1,877 0 1,581 i 3 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 110 i 63 0 47 i 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,279 i 2,727 0 2,320 i 232 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 i 0 0 0 i 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,699 i 82 532 921 i 60 104 0
    Non-S&E 19,184 i 7,735 2,264 8,169 i 0 998 18
      Business management and business administration 2,002 i 272 875 855 i 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 115 i 0 13 102 i 0 0 0
      Education 5,641 i 2,229 433 2,508 i 0 471 0
      Humanities 437 i 0 154 175 i 0 108 0
      Law 1,022 i 0 102 566 i 0 354 0
      Social work 1,347 i 559 23 710 i 0 37 18
      Visual and performing arts 788 i 2 248 538 i 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 7,832 i 4,673 416 2,715 i 0 28 0

i=imputed

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 34,728 26,913 24,686 21,578 18,063 18,370 25,166 18,185 18,098 18,825
  DOD 5,558 4,087 2,975 897 1,028 2,986 6,912 3,489 2,550 2,557
  DOE 758 536 397 188 126 246 320 314 200 160
  HHS 13,791 10,336 10,562 10,023 7,826 7,499 8,941 7,787 7,148 5,664
  NASA 202 180 212 205 134 90 122 77 10 28
  NSF 6,961 5,771 5,025 4,496 3,627 3,195 3,861 2,692 3,895 3,928
  USDA 228 151 189 74 36 88 167 182 201 226
  Other 7,230 5,852 5,326 5,695 5,286 4,266 4,843 3,644 4,094 6,262

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 1,805 141 1,664 .
2018 1,764 205 1,559 .

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 331 298 371 260 408
    Agricultural sciences 8 8 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 36 57 39 42 52
    Computer and information sciences 29 23 35 21 40
    Engineering 54 42 46 34 41
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 20 29 16 29
    Health sciences 59 19 62 45 100
    Mathematics and statistics 13 7 12 6 11
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 33 46 53 41 57
    Psychology 18 29 48 33 35
    Social sciences 49 31 39 20 43
    Other 18 17 8 2 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 21,836 0 0 2,500
    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 21,836 0 0 2,500
    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 50,125 15,700 1,148 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,700 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 6,000 667 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2,000 3,700 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 425 6,000 481 0 0
    Other 25,000 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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