U. Mississippi

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 192 70 631 145 84.6 925
2023 197 71.4 679 145 84.3 911 72 88.3 602
2022 183 73.5 680 148 83.8 900
2021 163 76.8 691 158 82.9 908 134 77.4 583
2020 173 75.6 698 151 83.8 916
2019 172 75.7 697 134 85.6 914 132 77.9 589
2018 177 75.1 700 142 84.7 911
2017 189 72.8 684 139 84.8 898 157 73.1 575
2016 224 68.3 697 138 84.8 896
2015 215 69.4 693 147 83.9 898 158 72.7 570
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

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   447   442   513   553   446   474   409   376   300   327
    Hispanic or Latino   18   18   15   19   25   23   17   15   10   10
    Not Hispanic or Latino   423   421   491   526   416   451   391   357   289   316
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   5   3   4   4   1   1   1   1   2
      Asian   39   26   58   57   34   31   25   36   28   25
      Black or African American   73   68   79   87   41   44   47   31   23   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
      White   302   310   344   372   330   362   307   283   235   259
      More than one race   8   12   6   6   7   11   11   6   2   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   3   7   8   5   0   1   4   1   1
  Temporary visa holders   305   311   273   293   243   274   292   261   235   228
  Science and engineering   547   529   553   592   453   530   548   503   419   450
    Science   467   463   493   540   396   456   476   431   353   381
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   178   187   229   243   117   173   181   158   85   108
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   28   27   21   31   22   21   33   28   26   32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   30   25   25   25   22   18   35   29   25   22
      Mathematics and statistics   24   29   26   30   25   32   27   27   23   30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   2   1   4   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   90   87   95   94   89   100   105   98   90   87
      Psychology   63   64   57   63   63   56   58   59   59   51
      Social sciences   51   42   39   50   54   56   37   32   31   31
    Engineering   80   66   60   52   57   74   72   72   66   69
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   16   10   7   10   11   12   15   11   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   19   17   10   11   19   20   16   16   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   16   18   18   15   17   19   21   19   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   15   15   17   17   16   14   15   15   17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   0   0   0   4   6   7   5   5   1
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0
    Health   205   224   233   254   236   218   153   134   116   105
      Clinical medicine   10   11   27   20   0   6   0   10   0   0
      Other health   195   213   206   234   236   212   153   124   116   105

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   60   67   66   51   118   42   20   43   39   85
    Hispanic or Latino   2   4   1   0   3   0   0   0   1   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   57   63   64   50   107   42   20   43   38   82
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   1   4   8   2   9   3   3   2   2   5
      Black or African American   26   23   15   16   17   6   4   4   2   18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   29   35   39   31   81   33   12   37   28   58
      More than one race   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   0   1   1   8   0   0   0   0   1
  Temporary visa holders   9   8   19   4   7   7   3   3   1   2
  Science and engineering   46   55   34   26   103   34   20   27   17   31
    Science   45   53   29   20   97   30   18   26   16   29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   31   11   9   75   9   3   2   3   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   14   9   9   7   14   10   9   11   10   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   2   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   3   3   4   4   5   0   1
      Psychology   0   3   2   1   2   3   0   2   0   12
      Social sciences   2   5   4   0   2   4   2   2   1   0
    Engineering   1   2   5   6   6   4   2   1   1   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   3   3   4   4   1   1   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   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   23   20   51   29   22   15   3   19   23   56
      Clinical medicine   0   0   13   8   13   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   23   20   38   21   9   15   3   19   23   56

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   124   94   93   83   86   72   66   68   79   59
  Science and engineering   89   86   68   61   50   49   45   49   50   38
    Science   61   61   48   42   35   28   34   35   39   27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   12   9   8   8   4   6   11   10   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   8   8   0   5   0   4   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   1   4   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   32   28   28   18   24   24   22   22   13
      Psychology   8   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   28   25   20   19   15   21   11   14   11   11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   9   4   4   3   3   6   7   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   11   9   4   0   2   1   3   0   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   1   2   2   3   3   2   2   3   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   4   5   9   7   6   1   1   4   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   1   2   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0
    Health   35   8   25   22   36   23   21   19   29   21
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   35   8   25   22   36   23   21   19   29   21

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   752   753   786   846   689   748   701   637   535   555
  Fellowships   131   141   140   133   131   116   121   41   51   17
    Federal   13   22   6   0   4   3   6   3   8   5
    Institutional   109   110   125   128   122   112   84   8   37   6
    Nonfederal   9   9   9   5   5   1   31   30   6   6
  Research assistantships   217   180   167   196   176   203   147   218   191   237
    Federal   102   71   82   75   76   68   60   63   63   54
    Institutional   113   108   79   116   88   115   67   146   109   161
    Nonfederal   2   1   6   5   12   20   20   9   19   22
  Teaching assistantships   249   229   220   220   212   247   265   254   225   229
    Federal   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   232   229   215   220   212   247   261   253   225   227
    Nonfederal   9   0   5   0   0   0   4   1   0   2
  Other types of support   155   203   259   297   170   182   168   124   68   72
    Federal   1   1   5   8   6   1   0   2   8   0
    Institutional   6   29   38   21   24   6   16   8   9   18
    Nonfederal   2   4   6   18   8   14   10   14   6   0
    Personal resources   146   169   210   250   132   161   142   100   45   54

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   77   52   46   49   50   37   50   47   41   45
    Science   73   43   40   47   47   31   47   45   39   42
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   28   22   31   30   23   30   36   25   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   3   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   8   10   10   12   6   12   7   11   8
      Psychology   8   2   3   3   0   2   5   2   0   0
      Social sciences   1   0   1   2   4   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   9   6   2   3   6   3   2   2   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   3   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   1   2   1   1   2   5   2   1   1   1
    Health   29   32   29   28   33   33   27   32   45   43
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   4   8
      Other health   29   32   29   28   27   33   27   32   41   35

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   68   62   44   54   49   42   47   38   52   59
  Science and engineering   48   40   27   29   30   23   30   18   26   29
    Science   46   31   22   27   27   17   27   16   25   27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   26   18   9   18   18   12   18   11   17   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   7   8   6   8   3   5   4   7   6
      Psychology   5   2   1   2   0   2   4   1   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2   9   5   2   3   6   3   2   1   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   3   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   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   1   2   1   1   2   5   2   1   1   1
    Health   20   22   17   25   19   19   17   20   26   30
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0
      Other health   20   22   17   25   16   19   17   20   25   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

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   189,910   172,176   152,903   116,175   122,960   158,809   137,521   134,542   121,665   94,040
    Science   144,822   131,658   115,382   98,496   102,311   128,654   111,928   107,427   96,014   84,031
      Computer and information sciences   1,281   1,418   251   273   207   584   604   199   604   248
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,142   2,219   1,614   1,306   1,151   1,726   1,797   1,678   3,176   8,186
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   9   226   342   88   0   230   126   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,986   1,847   950   324   453   802   748   700   416   154
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   156   335   409   640   610   924   819   839   2,760   8,032
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   28   29   0   0   0   0   13   0   0
      Life sciences   117,035   106,290   93,555   82,916   86,130   103,882   91,251   83,983   72,498   64,625
        Agricultural sciences   341   426   239   191   96   0   12   20   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   24,162   26,272   26,692   22,359   15,866   33,394   29,293   22,258   19,809   19,191
        Health sciences   90,005   78,100   65,860   56,848   67,047   60,209   55,582   56,449   49,738   42,662
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,527   1,492   764   3,518   3,121   10,279   6,364   5,256   2,951   2,772
      Mathematics and statistics   1,141   1,042   500   358   216   1,236   1,023   910   1,063   254
      Physical sciences   16,107   13,565   11,784   10,803   11,652   14,617   10,951   13,606   12,648   9,033
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,973   4,420   3,218   3,235   3,994   6,256   3,599   4,810   3,577   1,991
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   11,134   9,145   8,566   7,568   7,658   8,361   7,349   8,796   9,071   7,042
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,956   1,918   2,037   889   620   1,140   1,292   1,212   1,026   388
      Social sciences   4,655   4,488   5,018   1,777   2,317   5,469   5,010   5,839   4,999   1,297
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   847   0   0
        Economics   1,003   809   126   192   372   2,083   1,818   1,974   1,968   32
        Political science and government   1,283   1,046   1,134   507   372   1,152   987   1,218   1,191   367
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,003   2,399   1,814   622   1,353   1,829   1,826   1,728   1,576   800
        Social sciences nec   366   234   1,944   456   220   405   379   72   264   98
      Sciences nec   505   718   623   174   18   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   13,909   11,818   8,095   6,033   13,661   8,821   5,462   7,247   6,646   5,676
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   34   46   346   598   850   691   194   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,550   2,475   1,077   261   281   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,415   2,340   256   610   657   2,256   1,445   2,934   1,929   1,511
      Civil engineering   5,508   3,286   1,893   864   692   1,289   185   505   756   432
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   974   994   1,609   1,693   1,628   1,194   958   947   813   80
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   154   764   395   23   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,024   1,586   1,334   478   912   1,276   750   1,067   1,055   1,115
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   816   751   524   364   52   0   4   83   0   0
      Engineering nec   588   340   1,056   1,011   7,825   1,719   1,903   1,711   2,093   2,538
    Non-S&E   31,179   28,700   29,426   11,646   6,988   21,334   20,131   19,868   19,005   4,333
      Business management and business administration   12,316   12,179   12,892   1,392   1,019   4,853   4,722   4,471   4,461   788
      Communication and communications technologies   571   755   753   52   143   795   742   646   527   90
      Education   4,227   3,272   3,125   1,080   1,191   1,886   2,078   1,746   1,562   491
      Humanities   5,001   4,564   5,150   1,826   1,827   5,753   4,871   5,349   5,257   1,020
      Law   3,760   3,641   3,905   2,238   2,016   3,427   3,594   3,755   3,802   1,585
      Social work   375   291   27   58   75   425   632   512   296   11
      Visual and performing arts   1,803   1,499   1,322   228   335   1,980   1,576   1,415   1,250   25
      Non-S&E nec   3,126   2,499   2,252   4,772   382   2,215   1,916   1,974   1,850   323

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   189,910   102,574   9,911   68,678   2,501   5,634   612
    Science   144,822   91,516   5,964   40,199   2,416   4,321   406
      Computer and information sciences   1,281   156   516   599   10   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,142   1,753   10   379   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,986   1,685   10   291   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   156   68   0   88   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   117,035   78,442   5,354   26,440   2,406   4,022   371
        Agricultural sciences   341   265   0   76   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   24,162   18,036   63   5,977   37   49   0
        Health sciences   90,005   58,450   5,286   20,022   2,167   3,709   371
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,527   1,691   5   365   202   264   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,141   256   0   867   0   18   0
      Physical sciences   16,107   10,233   16   5,791   0   67   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,973   2,266   13   2,694   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   11,134   7,967   3   3,097   0   67   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,956   59   0   1,784   0   113   0
      Social sciences   4,655   617   15   3,887   0   101   35
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,003   0   0   997   0   6   0
        Political science and government   1,283   28   12   1,237   0   6   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,003   549   3   1,327   0   89   35
        Social sciences nec   366   40   0   326   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   505   0   53   452   0   0   0
    Engineering   13,909   7,005   2,118   4,375   10   336   65
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   34   34   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,550   853   1,546   820   0   331   0
      Chemical engineering   1,415   739   187   489   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   5,508   4,468   16   959   0   0   65
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   974   177   10   782   0   5   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,024   332   1   691   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   816   0   358   458   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   588   402   0   176   10   0   0
    Non-S&E   31,179   4,053   1,829   24,104   75   977   141
      Business management and business administration   12,316   21   0   12,295   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   571   51   0   517   0   3   0
      Education   4,227   1,326   208   1,799   75   766   53
      Humanities   5,001   0   37   4,964   0   0   0
      Law   3,760   917   911   1,714   0   190   28
      Social work   375   25   4   346   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,803   0   0   1,743   0   0   60
      Non-S&E nec   3,126   1,713   669   726   0   18   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   102,574   85,186   84,270   76,886   82,361   73,865   63,736   62,483   64,510   59,978
  DOD   7,271   7,862   7,174   6,843   9,899   7,263   5,061   5,588   5,175   6,259
  DOE   1,262   901   856   674   654   1,266   1,383   2,329   1,363   936
  HHS   74,455   59,848   61,984   55,055   51,423   49,643   44,632   41,904   42,124   39,589
  NASA   1,717   867   718   751   535   581   697   997   1,465   1,485
  NSF   5,579   4,799   3,856   3,939   4,426   6,248   4,394   4,291   3,396   2,998
  USDA   6,324   5,998   5,717   5,986   6,060   6,183   5,157   5,699   8,854   5,676
  Other   5,966   4,911   3,965   3,638   9,364   2,681   2,412   1,675   2,133   3,035

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   2,080   467   1,613   .
2018   1,933   391   1,542   .

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   4,825   5,406   4,743   4,546   4,518
    Agricultural sciences   1,586   2,598   2,140   2,129   2,108
    Biological and biomedical sciences   1,382   437   891   755   751
    Computer and information sciences   21   4   25   25   26
    Engineering   452   457   546   536   546
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   25   30   30   29   29
    Health sciences   616   936   582   551   540
    Mathematics and statistics   5   9   10   9   9
    Natural resources and conservation   97   159   160   154   152
    Physical sciences   259   285   270   269   266
    Psychology   40   30   47   48   46
    Social sciences   47   72   42   40   44
    Other   294   389   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   18,764   2,222   33,459   30,300   23,720
    Agricultural sciences   0   2,222   3,343   30,300   2,153
    Biological and biomedical sciences   18,764   0   1,730   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   28,386   0   21,567
    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   66,196   20,023   14,222   5,248   14,240 i
    Agricultural sciences   2,680   3,788   6,664   1,795   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   2,902   5,728   0   452   4,839 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   30,919   327   288   1,717   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   2,943   0   0   0
    Health sciences   24,977   5,819   5,780   502   6,450 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,378   550   1,039   782   2,951 i
    Psychology   1,200   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   867   0   0   0
    Other   1,141   0   452   0   0

i=imputed

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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