U. Miami

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 92 80.3 459 94 85.4 631 61 93.6 925
2023 104 77.7 459 95 86.3 679 62 93.4 911 156 74.5 602
2022 104 77.6 457 83 88 680 69 92.5 900
2021 85 81.4 447 78 89 691 75 91.9 908 155 73.8 583
2020 92 79.9 450 81 88.6 698 69 92.6 916
2019 99 78.2 447 80 88.8 697 70 92.5 914 154 74.2 589
2018 89 79.6 428 91 87.2 700 71 92.4 911
2017 94 78.3 425 92 86.8 684 64 93 898 155 73.4 575
2016 89 79.7 430 87 87.8 697 62 93.2 896
2015 93 78.6 426 93 86.8 693 68 92.6 898 157 72.9 570
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 228 182 189 212 204 198 216 201 215 205
  Science and engineering 160 125 135 162 146 149 157 137 159 148
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 3 2 5 2 3 7 3 5 3
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 2 5 2 3 6 3 5 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 56 50 36 43 44 43 56 44 39 44
      Biochemistry and biophysics 9 7 3 7 3 7 6 4 3 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 6 2 1 3 2 3 5 4 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 3 4 2 3
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 9 6 4 5 9 5 10 7 4 5
      Genetics and genomics 3 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 8
      Microbiology and immunology 5 8 4 6 2 5 3 2 2 9
      Molecular biology 2 6 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 2 8 7 11 6 6 7 6 7
      Pharmacology and toxicology 4 4 3 2 3 2 5 4 1 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 11 8 7 7 6 8 10 3 11 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 . 1 2 . 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 5 . 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 3
      Computer science 5 . 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 2
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 2 . 1 . . 1 . 1
    Engineering 29 19 19 32 25 19 23 22 24 16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 . . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 3 6 5 7 6 6 4 9 6
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 6 3 7 4 1 4 3 3 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 2 3 5 3 5 2 3 5 1
      Industrial engineering and operations research 6 3 3 6 5 3 5 5 3 1
      Materials and mining engineering . . . 1 . . 2 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 4 6 6 4 3 3 3 3
      Engineering, other 2 2 . 1 . . . 2 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 16 12 20 20 14 17 16 11 27 23
      Geological sciences 2 2 3 2 2 6 5 1 8 7
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 14 10 17 18 12 11 11 10 19 16
    Health sciences 14 7 15 10 16 12 10 13 10 11
      Nursing science 3 1 2 2 6 3 5 5 2 4
      Public health 5 1 5 3 3 1 . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 6 5 8 5 7 8 5 7 8 7
    Mathematics and statistics 2 1 2 4 2 6 2 3 4 4
      Applied mathematics . . . 1 . 3 . 1 3 .
      Mathematics . 1 . 1 . 1 2 . . 3
      Statistics . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 . 1 2 2 1 . 2 1 1
    Physical sciences 11 11 13 14 5 20 9 13 14 18
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1
      Chemistry 5 5 8 10 4 13 5 6 7 15
      Physics 4 6 4 4 . 7 4 6 7 2
    Psychology 14 19 17 19 26 24 23 16 20 20
      Clinical psychology 10 7 5 9 10 11 13 10 11 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 6 7 5 9 3 5 3 4 7
      Research and experimental psychology 2 6 5 4 5 3 3 2 2 5
      Psychology, other . . . 1 2 7 2 1 3 1
    Social sciences 10 3 8 14 9 4 10 10 12 6
      Economics 2 . 1 6 3 . 1 . . 1
      Political science and government . . . . 1 3 1 2 1 .
      Public policy analysis 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 2 6 4 2 1 1 2 3 3
      Social sciences, other 3 1 1 4 3 . 7 6 8 2
  Non-science and engineering 68 57 54 50 58 49 59 64 56 57
    Business 5 1 6 3 3 9 3 7 4 4
      Business 5 1 6 3 3 9 3 7 4 4
    Education 5 6 3 4 9 7 18 13 4 11
      Education leadership and administration . . . . 1 . 5 4 . .
      Education research 1 2 . . 2 1 8 3 1 6
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 4 2 4 4 5 3 6 3 4
      Education, other . . 1 . 2 1 2 . . 1
    Humanities and arts 51 42 43 40 41 28 31 41 44 36
      Letters 7 1 6 5 5 1 3 10 5 7
      Foreign languages and literature 1 2 1 3 5 6 4 3 . 3
      History . . 2 2 1 3 . . 3 1
      Philosophy and religious studies . 4 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 4
      Music and performing arts 42 35 32 26 25 16 21 25 34 19
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 1 . . 2 . 2
    Other non-science and engineering 7 8 2 3 5 5 7 3 4 6
      Communication 7 7 2 2 4 4 7 2 3 5
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 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   1,228   1,269   1,418   1,467   1,282   1,194   1,227   1,211   1,237   1,162
    Hispanic or Latino   309   322   348   371   318   284   247   225   212   219
    Not Hispanic or Latino   836   862   966   1,031   885   832   756   866   867   852
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   3   2   3   1   0   1   2   2   1
      Asian   98   95   105   106   79   81   90   116   125   113
      Black or African American   109   101   128   133   108   83   78   94   96   76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   3   2
      White   576   611   681   718   636   592   513   595   596   619
      More than one race   48   52   50   70   60   76   74   58   45   41
    Unknown ethnicity and race   83   85   104   65   79   78   224   120   158   91
  Temporary visa holders   556   545   520   575   494   660   403   403   511   519
  Science and engineering   1,696   1,740   1,837   1,933   1,670   1,771   1,521   1,503   1,451   1,365
    Science   1,414   1,515   1,616   1,713   1,459   1,557   1,319   1,318   1,248   1,140
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   119   95
      Biological and biomedical sciences   634   690   684   701   672   658   654   649   432   378
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   62   40
      Computer and information sciences   21   23   25   22   24   23   19   15   10   13
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   215   216   232   202   166   180   176   171   173   176
      Mathematics and statistics   121   100   111   199   109   265   43   54   39   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   41   38   17   15   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   136   197   288   293   212   140   132   122   0   0
      Physical sciences   77   78   76   73   78   91   86   90   103   110
      Psychology   127   126   127   140   133   139   149   145   140   151
      Social sciences   42   47   56   68   58   61   60   72   149   124
    Engineering   282   225   221   220   211   214   202   185   203   225
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   84   74   71   69   73   63   57   54   56   59
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   33   14   12   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   61   42   41   39   34   33   30   27   28   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   38   40   41   38   43   52   40   37   39   49
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   28   19   28   33   26   33   40   33   46   53
      Mechanical engineering   35   34   27   34   34   31   33   33   34   34
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   3   0   1   2   1   2   2   1   0   0
    Health   88   74   101   109   106   83   109   111   297   316
      Clinical medicine   58   48   74   84   73   31   43   36   264   286
      Other health   30   26   27   25   33   52   66   75   33   30

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   182   164   191   188   163   118   95   95   114   109
    Hispanic or Latino   66   60   63   77   55   42   26   30   46   49
    Not Hispanic or Latino   67   55   70   75   75   61   43   56   57   53
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Asian   9   6   11   9   5   6   6   5   4   5
      Black or African American   19   14   18   17   16   20   12   7   12   14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   30   31   38   46   48   32   24   40   39   31
      More than one race   9   4   3   3   6   3   0   3   2   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   49   49   58   36   33   15   26   9   11   7
  Temporary visa holders   16   15   18   18   37   21   17   8   12   17
  Science and engineering   172   138   161   162   161   116   89   87   117   104
    Science   138   115   138   143   143   101   73   73   104   85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   61   53   61   66   55   46   30   37   33   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   0   1   2   2   1   0   3   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   3   6   5   5   1   2   3   4   5
      Mathematics and statistics   11   6   15   12   10   10   6   0   1   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   35   25   16   10   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   9   8   11   21   7   10   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   1   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   1
      Psychology   1   3   11   18   20   15   8   8   8   11
      Social sciences   16   14   21   19   23   19   15   14   42   32
    Engineering   34   23   23   19   18   15   16   14   13   19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   9   9   7   4   0   5   5   5   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   5   4   4   5   2   3   3   5   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   4   6   3   6   9   2   0   2   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   3   1   2   2   2   3   3   1   6
      Mechanical engineering   3   1   2   3   1   2   2   2   0   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
    Health   26   41   48   44   39   23   23   16   9   22
      Clinical medicine   26   40   47   42   30   11   6   7   9   22
      Other health   0   1   1   2   9   12   17   9   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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   188   179   167   180   256   238   175   136   119   189
  Science and engineering   182   178   161   173   244   225   166   130   118   181
    Science   157   158   142   147   205   195   159   113   109   175
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   76   81   73   97   105   92   62   43   24   50
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   2   1   0   2   3   0   0   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   47   46   39   27   44   50   53   21   41   58
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   6   12   10   14   9   10   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   6   8   5   16   12   9   13   6   14
      Psychology   9   12   8   6   21   24   25   25   28   22
      Social sciences   0   1   1   2   2   4   0   2   0   1
    Engineering   25   20   19   26   39   30   7   17   9   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   9   4   9   15   12   4   10   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   4   4   7   6   4   1   2   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   5   5   4   8   1   2   3   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   5   4   6   4   1   0   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   0   1   1   8   2   0   3   3   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   6   1   6   7   12   13   9   6   1   8
      Clinical medicine   3   1   6   6   9   8   9   5   1   2
      Other health   3   0   0   1   3   5   0   1   0   6

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   1,784   1,814   1,938   2,042   1,776   1,854   1,630   1,614   1,748   1,681
  Fellowships   183   60   73   61   176   69   115   89   207   237
    Federal   45   25   25   21   32   17   18   25   29   44
    Institutional   136   32   45   39   140   47   95   58   173   181
    Nonfederal   2   3   3   1   4   5   2   6   5   12
  Research assistantships   413   301   188   190   446   294   515   580   416   381
    Federal   139   139   140   153   205   213   141   103   87   132
    Institutional   256   142   39   27   220   42   342   438   306   226
    Nonfederal   18   20   9   10   21   39   32   39   23   23
  Teaching assistantships   330   0   65   52   200   175   145   153   198   210
    Federal   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   1
    Institutional   329   0   65   52   188   168   145   153   196   208
    Nonfederal   1   0   0   0   5   5   0   0   2   1
  Other types of support   858   1,453   1,612   1,739   954   1,316   855   792   927   853
    Federal   4   15   2   6   12   6   16   8   3   12
    Institutional   142   640   695   673   149   392   36   17   83   122
    Nonfederal   29   31   3   2   12   21   16   20   15   16
    Personal resources   683   767   912   1,058   781   897   787   747   826   703

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   144   128   127   109   127   131   131   134   162   180
    Science   130   119   122   108   123   126   122   129   157   179
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   56   56   64   68   76   80   87   85   86   103
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   0   0   1   1   1   1   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   46   33   30   24   28   25   21   30   37   34
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   2   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   11   6   5   6   9   6   4   4   8
      Psychology   15   16   20   7   9   7   5   6   6   8
      Social sciences   1   1   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   14   9   5   1   4   5   9   5   5   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   0   1   2   4   2   2   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   3   2   0   0   0   1   1   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   0   0   1   3   3   4   2   2   1
      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   120   119   116   117   117   128   128   85   106   78
      Clinical medicine   120   118   113   116   110   126   126   85   104   76
      Other health   0   1   3   1   7   2   2   0   2   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   131   115   126   119   120   123   129   111   119   113
  Science and engineering   90   79   81   70   79   71   78   71   84   88
    Science   86   76   80   69   78   70   75   69   83   87
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   31   36   40   37   45   38   50   38   41   47
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   39   23   20   22   26   23   16   23   27   22
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   7   4   3   2   2   2   1   2   1
      Psychology   10   10   15   4   4   6   5   5   4   4
      Social sciences   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   3   1   1   1   1   3   2   1   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   0   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   1
      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   41   36   45   49   41   52   51   40   35   25
      Clinical medicine   41   36   45   49   39   51   51   40   33   24
      Other health   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   2   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

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   559,013   509,951   439,300   375,841   381,410   360,716   357,104   367,877   358,441   331,036
    Science   540,744   493,218   428,802   370,603   375,410   353,221   349,931   359,341   350,557   323,096
      Computer and information sciences   3,181   3,156   1,620   835   283   1,140   938   1,298   1,140   1,507
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   66,165   61,748   59,693   50,826   50,684   48,427   50,321   63,018   64,671   56,878
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   39,381   37,213   43,791   35,988   31,048   26,839   25,592   34,506   36,675   42,040
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   39   83
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   24,443   23,451   15,294   13,932   18,881   19,729   24,530   27,204   26,469   12,970
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,341   1,084   608   906   755   1,859   197   1,305   1,488   1,785
      Life sciences   438,731   398,810   342,103   297,764   302,160   284,045   274,934   271,203   262,779   243,928
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   100,744   93,560   89,556   75,792   78,338   67,787   53,646   49,565   50,655   38,271
        Health sciences   331,258   298,538   247,302   215,596   218,739   210,762   214,208   214,355   204,153   195,928
        Natural resources and conservation   2,237   1,824   1,166   911   791   1,403   2,353   1,530   130   0
        Life sciences nec   4,492   4,888   4,079   5,465   4,292   4,093   4,727   5,753   7,841   9,729
      Mathematics and statistics   1,514   1,693   1,257   843   1,420   581   992   913   344   689
      Physical sciences   8,930   7,163   5,939   5,000   5,150   5,567   5,861   7,502   8,009   7,826
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,301   2,481   1,605   1,318   1,437   1,102   1,782   1,923   2,418   1,927
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,483   4,586   4,334   3,682   3,713   4,465   4,079   5,579   5,591   5,899
        Physical sciences nec   146   96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   19,491   18,271   16,155   14,808   13,896   11,163   14,715   14,567   13,105   11,751
      Social sciences   2,384   2,075   1,907   463   1,812   2,294   2,160   803   381   517
        Anthropology   76   54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   228   326   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   697   128   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   157   459   170   308   97   49   64   102   226
        Social sciences nec   1,383   1,410   1,443   293   1,504   2,195   2,111   739   279   291
      Sciences nec   348   302   128   64   5   4   10   37   128   0
    Engineering   9,216   8,034   5,961   4,527   5,060   5,400   5,201   5,969   5,133   4,986
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   550   426   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   475   642   820   782   940   946   770   571
      Chemical engineering   1,961   769   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   3,511   4,092   3,718   1,993   2,619   2,641   1,912   2,071   1,402   1,128
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   943   759   521   258   167   531   823   1,280   1,576   1,663
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,069   486   580   993   626   759   1,270   1,237   653   1,059
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,182   1,502   667   641   828   687   256   435   732   565
    Non-S&E   9,053   8,699   4,537   711   940   2,095   1,972   2,567   2,751   2,954
      Business management and business administration   4,291   4,557   1   0   24   50   32   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   250   307   26   5   57   21   1   0   40   1
      Education   1,976   1,519   1,524   593   661   1,070   1,861   1,199   1,267   1,247
      Humanities   542   614   326   86   172   295   1   188   205   310
      Law   1,576   1,520   2,605   0   2   596   37   1,060   1,207   1,336
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   175   163   55   27   24   63   40   120   32   60
      Non-S&E nec   243   19   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.
  • 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   559,013   322,331   15,717   154,377   40,602   25,759   227
    Science   540,744   315,823   15,639   143,837   40,504   24,769   172
      Computer and information sciences   3,181   1,848   0   1,262   5   66   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   66,165   56,858   2,149   5,113   812   1,230   3
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   39,381   37,057   892   1,360   0   72   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   24,443   18,245   1,257   2,968   812   1,158   3
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   2,341   1,556   0   785   0   0   0
      Life sciences   438,731   233,332   13,436   131,414   39,443   20,978   128
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   100,744   85,508   1,063   10,326   1,604   2,243   0
        Health sciences   331,258   142,782   12,373   119,923   37,839   18,213   128
        Natural resources and conservation   2,237   1,276   0   570   0   391   0
        Life sciences nec   4,492   3,766   0   595   0   131   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,514   456   0   275   0   783   0
      Physical sciences   8,930   7,432   54   1,410   0   34   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,301   2,552   54   695   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,483   4,880   0   569   0   34   0
        Physical sciences nec   146   0   0   146   0   0   0
      Psychology   19,491   15,582   0   2,529   25   1,349   6
      Social sciences   2,384   315   0   1,506   219   309   35
        Anthropology   76   0   0   76   0   0   0
        Economics   228   28   0   161   0   39   0
        Political science and government   697   246   0   406   0   45   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,383   41   0   863   219   225   35
      Sciences nec   348   0   0   328   0   20   0
    Engineering   9,216   5,010   78   3,546   88   494   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   550   162   0   375   0   13   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,961   778   78   1,040   52   13   0
      Civil engineering   3,511   1,988   0   1,055   0   468   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   943   900   0   43   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,069   663   0   370   36   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,182   519   0   663   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   9,053   1,498   0   6,994   10   496   55
      Business management and business administration   4,291   0   0   4,291   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   250   76   0   174   0   0   0
      Education   1,976   1,313   0   406   10   247   0
      Humanities   542   109   0   355   0   78   0
      Law   1,576   0   0   1,405   0   171   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   175   0   0   120   0   0   55
      Non-S&E nec   243   0   0   243   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   322,331   291,783   265,212   231,001   224,184   212,023   192,598   194,385   195,328   193,606
  DOD   28,872   28,129   26,703   21,486   14,610   14,765   15,186   20,501   18,718   20,854
  DOE   1,879   1,772   1,284   918   1,020   556   312   600   756   1,440
  HHS   233,671   210,961   189,650   166,311   167,054   156,134   136,016   129,751   131,281   125,407
  NASA   5,241   4,350   3,246   2,812   3,537   3,765   3,653   4,750   6,080   4,800
  NSF   18,718   13,748   9,985   9,921   10,214   11,269   11,724   12,425   14,083   12,548
  USDA   357   322   241   86   26   314   440   383   461   21
  Other   33,593   32,501   34,103   29,467   27,723   25,220   25,267   25,975   23,949   28,536

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   3,948   821   3,127   .
2018   3,842   804   3,038   .

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   382   390   378   376   369
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   18
    Biological and biomedical sciences   126   118   118   116   87
    Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   1   1
    Engineering   12   14   14   14   11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   17   22   19   18   43
    Health sciences   172   180   171   172   170
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   14   14   13   13   0
    Physical sciences   29   27   29   29   20
    Psychology   11   13   13   13   18
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1
    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   245,531   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   205,240   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   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   40,291   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   0   26,648   21,786   9,011   10,844
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   14,007   9,663   0   3,807
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   310   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   1,080   784
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   3,029   6,254
    Health sciences   0   12,641   12,124   4,591   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

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