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 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
2014 206 70.5 688
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

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 319 346 362 321 374 393 367 321 336 349
    Female 434 440 484 368 374 308 270 214 219 238
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 442 513 553 446 474 409 376 300 327 326
    Hispanic or Latino 18 15 19 25 23 17 15 10 10 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 421 491 526 416 451 391 357 289 316 316
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2
      Asian 26 58 57 34 31 25 36 28 25 10
      Black or African American 68 79 87 41 44 47 31 23 25 39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      White 310 344 372 330 362 307 283 235 259 263
      More than one race 12 6 6 7 11 11 6 2 5 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 7 8 5 0 1 4 1 1 0
  Temporary visa holders 311 273 293 243 274 292 261 235 228 261
  Science and engineering 529 553 592 453 530 548 503 419 450 456
    Science 463 493 540 396 456 476 431 353 381 389
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 187 229 243 117 173 181 158 85 108 105
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 27 21 31 22 21 33 28 26 32 36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 25 25 25 22 18 35 29 25 22 22
      Mathematics and statistics 29 26 30 25 32 27 27 23 30 26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 87 95 94 89 100 105 98 90 87 82
      Psychology 64 57 63 63 56 58 59 59 51 63
      Social sciences 42 39 50 54 56 37 32 31 31 37
    Engineering 66 60 52 57 74 72 72 66 69 67
      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 16 10 7 10 11 12 15 11 10 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 19 17 10 11 19 20 16 16 22 22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 18 18 15 17 19 21 19 19 21
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 15 17 17 16 14 15 15 17 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 4 6 7 5 5 1 4
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 224 233 254 236 218 153 134 116 105 131
    Clinical medicine 11 27 20 0 6 0 10 0 0 0
    Other health 213 206 234 236 212 153 124 116 105 131

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 30 34 26 64 28 18 25 19 32 36
    Female 45 51 29 61 21 5 21 21 55 36
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 67 66 51 118 42 20 43 39 85 68
    Hispanic or Latino 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 63 64 50 107 42 20 43 38 82 67
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 4 8 2 9 3 3 2 2 5 5
      Black or African American 23 15 16 17 6 4 4 2 18 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 35 39 31 81 33 12 37 28 58 51
      More than one race 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Temporary visa holders 8 19 4 7 7 3 3 1 2 4
  Science and engineering 55 34 26 103 34 20 27 17 31 30
    Science 53 29 20 97 30 18 26 16 29 25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 31 11 9 75 9 3 2 3 3 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 9 7 14 10 9 11 10 10 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 5
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3
      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 0 0 3 3 4 4 5 0 1 0
      Psychology 3 2 1 2 3 0 2 0 12 0
      Social sciences 5 4 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 5
    Engineering 2 5 6 6 4 2 1 1 2 5
      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 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 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 20 51 29 22 15 3 19 23 56 42
    Clinical medicine 0 13 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 20 38 21 9 15 3 19 23 56 42

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 94 93 83 86 72 66 68 79 59 72
  Science and engineering 86 68 61 50 49 45 49 50 38 55
    Science 61 48 42 35 28 34 35 39 27 41
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 9 8 8 4 6 11 10 7 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 8 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 32 28 28 18 24 24 22 22 13 13
      Psychology 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 25 20 19 15 21 11 14 11 11 14
      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 9 4 4 3 3 6 7 2 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 9 4 0 2 1 3 0 3 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 9 7 6 1 1 4 6 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 8 25 22 36 23 21 19 29 21 17
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 8 25 22 36 23 21 19 29 21 17

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 753 786 846 689 748 701 637 535 555 587
  Fellowships 141 140 133 131 116 121 41 51 17 30
    Federal 22 6 0 4 3 6 3 8 5 6
    Institutional 110 125 128 122 112 84 8 37 6 19
    Nonfederal 9 9 5 5 1 31 30 6 6 5
  Research assistantships 180 167 196 176 203 147 218 191 237 216
    Federal 71 82 75 76 68 60 63 63 54 63
    Institutional 108 79 116 88 115 67 146 109 161 122
    Nonfederal 1 6 5 12 20 20 9 19 22 31
  Teaching assistantships 229 220 220 212 247 265 254 225 229 215
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 229 215 220 212 247 261 253 225 227 214
    Nonfederal 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1
  Other types of support 203 259 297 170 182 168 124 68 72 126
    Federal 1 5 8 6 1 0 2 8 0 3
    Institutional 29 38 21 24 6 16 8 9 18 53
    Nonfederal 4 6 18 8 14 10 14 6 0 27
    Personal resources 169 210 250 132 161 142 100 45 54 43

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 52 46 49 50 37 50 47 41 45 44
    Science 43 40 47 47 31 47 45 39 42 41
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 28 22 31 30 23 30 36 25 31 34
      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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 10 10 12 6 12 7 11 8 6
      Psychology 2 3 3 0 2 5 2 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 6 2 3 6 3 2 2 3 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other engineering 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 1
  Health 32 29 28 33 33 27 32 45 43 43
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 8 10
    Other health 32 29 28 27 33 27 32 41 35 33

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 62 44 54 49 42 47 38 52 59 57
  Science and engineering 40 27 29 30 23 30 18 26 29 27
    Science 31 22 27 27 17 27 16 25 27 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 9 18 18 12 18 11 17 19 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 8 6 8 3 5 4 7 6 6
      Psychology 2 1 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 5 2 3 6 3 2 1 2 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 1 0 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 1 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 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 0
  Health 22 17 25 19 19 17 20 26 30 30
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3
    Other health 22 17 25 16 19 17 20 25 30 27

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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