U. Missouri, Kansas City

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 191 58.9 459
2022 178 61.6 457 129 81.3 680 208 77 890
2021 185 59.2 447 177 74.8 691 234 60.4 583 234 74.5 907
2020 191 58.1 450 274 61.2 697 230 75.2 915
2019 194 57.2 447 256 63.7 696 106 82.3 589 237 74.4 913
2018 211 51.3 428 255 63.9 698 248 73.1 910
2017 186 56.8 425 240 65.4 684 96 83.6 575 246 72.9 897
2016 192 55.9 430 146 79.4 697 242 73.3 895
2015 190 56 426 156 77.8 693 97 83.3 570 237 73.9 897
2014 179 58.1 422 165 76.4 688 231 74.3 887
2013 199 64.6 555 101 83.1 588 236 73.6 884
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 67 77 66 62 61 50 62 64 66 71
  Science and engineering 53 64 59 49 46 39 43 47 52 58
    Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 6 1 4 6 8 3 11 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 4 . . 2 . . . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 2 2 2 1 2 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . 1 . . . . 1
      Molecular biology . . 1 . . 1 2 . 5 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 . . . 1 . 4 1 2 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 5 10 6 2 3 2 1 6 3 .
      Computer science 4 5 5 1 3 1 1 6 3 .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 5 1 1 . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 9 14 13 6 6 8 5 3 2 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 12 11 4 3 4 2 3 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 1 . . . . 2 1 . . 1
      Engineering, other 2 . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 2 1 3 . 1 . 1 2 2
      Geological sciences . 2 1 3 . 1 . . 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . . . 1 . 1
    Health sciences 13 9 6 14 15 6 8 7 16 15
      Nursing science 4 5 5 8 6 2 5 2 9 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences 7 4 1 4 9 4 3 5 5 12
      Public health . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 2 . . 2 . . . . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Statistics 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . 3 3 . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 6 11 4 5 2 4 2 6 6 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 4 . . . . . . . .
      Chemistry 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 5 4 8
      Physics 2 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
    Psychology 7 11 14 9 9 8 8 10 6 13
      Clinical psychology 3 3 4 3 2 4 2 5 1 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 3 6 8 3 5 2 5 2 5 5
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . 2 1 1 . . .
      Psychology, other 1 2 2 3 . 1 . 3 . 4
    Social sciences 7 4 6 6 6 3 9 9 4 9
      Economics 6 4 4 4 6 3 8 7 3 8
      Political science and government . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . 2 . . . 1 1 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 14 13 7 13 15 11 19 17 14 13
    Business . 3 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2
      Business . 3 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2
    Education 10 7 2 9 10 3 4 10 9 6
      Education leadership and administration 3 1 1 4 . . . 1 4 3
      Education research 3 3 . 3 3 3 2 5 4 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 1 2 7 . 2 3 1 .
      Education, other 1 1 . . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 4 2 3 3 . 2 3 4 4 3
      Letters 3 1 . . . 2 2 1 3 1
      History . 1 3 1 . . . 2 . 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Music and performing arts . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . 2 . . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . 1 3 5 11 1 1 2
      Communication . . . 1 . . . 1 1 .
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . . . . . . 1
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . 3 5 11 . . 1

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 1,265 770 329 356 372 418 992 951 886 590
    Male 805 505 195 204 221 262 601 560 570 377
    Female 460 265 134 152 151 156 391 391 316 213
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 211 151 156 152 153 174 390 307 271 245
    Hispanic or Latino 10 8 5 10 7 11 23 25 19 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 192 137 133 126 130 147 334 266 235 215
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 3 1 1
      Asian 18 20 16 16 12 13 24 24 21 23
      Black or African American 27 18 16 14 14 12 32 25 22 22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
      White 141 92 97 89 99 114 263 210 182 165
      More than one race 5 6 2 5 2 6 10 4 6 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 6 18 16 16 16 33 16 17 16
  Temporary visa holders 1,054 619 173 204 219 244 602 644 615 345
  Science and engineering 1,233 764 325 351 364 402 933 891 827 534
    Science 1,132 679 256 283 298 303 708 555 498 363
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32 32 25 25 24 12 29 31 29 33
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 907 559 124 158 141 146 256 213 177 74
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 13 12 6 4 8 9 17
      Mathematics and statistics 53 15 14 4 19 13 14 18 14 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 33 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 29 16 33 34 43 58 138 149 64 69
      Physical sciences 30 21 15 18 27 24 40 41 84 46
      Social sciences 48 31 40 31 32 44 227 95 121 114
    Engineering 101 85 69 68 66 99 225 336 329 171
      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 28 19 12 16 8 14 11 14 18 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43 36 35 36 35 66 205 313 304 162
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 17 28 21 15 20 19 8 7 7 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 13 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 1
    Health 32 6 4 5 8 16 59 60 59 56
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 32 6 4 5 8 16 59 60 59 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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 456 422 494 505 571 566 770 635 544 556
    Male 284 253 314 317 365 390 450 363 325 323
    Female 172 169 180 188 206 176 320 272 219 233
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 238 277 289 260 314 278 493 404 385 397
    Hispanic or Latino 14 12 14 8 19 16 30 17 17 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 212 248 251 228 273 243 414 358 329 350
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 2
      Asian 24 35 33 29 37 25 21 17 13 15
      Black or African American 30 26 24 17 19 17 42 30 31 28
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
      White 145 174 184 174 210 196 342 302 276 300
      More than one race 10 9 8 6 6 2 5 8 7 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 17 24 24 22 19 49 29 39 37
  Temporary visa holders 218 145 205 245 257 288 277 231 159 159
  Science and engineering 417 347 423 420 481 540 720 586 487 497
    Science 343 263 303 300 328 374 547 437 361 373
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 68 61 48 28 29 37 37 38 46 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 168 67 92 119 129 165 100 83 52 52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 17 19 23 26 29 26 19
      Mathematics and statistics 34 29 29 26 24 28 32 18 35 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 10 8 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 11 20 28 28 14 52 59 0 1
      Physical sciences 14 31 38 35 42 42 38 39 37 30
      Social sciences 47 56 54 47 57 65 262 171 165 174
    Engineering 74 84 120 120 153 166 173 149 126 124
      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 23 19 16 18 32 33 24 15 18 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 33 34 72 69 91 120 121 108 83 68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 12 13 14 13 13 14 15 16 20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 4 19 19 19 17 0 14 11 9 13
    Health 39 75 71 85 90 26 50 49 57 59
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 39 75 71 85 90 26 50 49 57 59

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 16 5 2 18 17 4 23 14 36 27 0
  Science and engineering 16 5 2 13 17 3 14 9 24 11 0
    Science 14 4 2 13 17 3 14 9 24 11 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 3 6 0 8 5 4 5 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 0 0 6 4 0 3 0 12 5 0
      Psychology 3 0 2 2 6 3 3 4 4 1 0
      Social sciences 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 5 0 1 9 5 12 16 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 5 0 1 9 5 12 16 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 1,265 770 329 356 372 418 992 951 886 590
  Fellowships 1 1 12 10 18 17 10 10 4 12
    Federal 1 0 0 5 6 1 4 5 3 5
    Institutional 0 1 6 4 6 5 6 3 1 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 6 1 6 11 0 2 0 2
  Research assistantships 58 21 40 35 36 37 44 35 81 65
    Federal 0 0 2 10 9 3 18 8 31 22
    Institutional 58 21 32 23 24 30 19 24 41 35
    Nonfederal 0 0 6 2 3 4 7 3 9 8
  Teaching assistantships 3 33 61 71 67 60 90 65 128 95
    Federal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 3 33 61 71 61 59 86 62 127 95
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 2 1 0
  Other types of support 1,203 715 216 240 251 304 848 841 673 418
    Federal 15 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0
    Institutional 1,043 615 59 48 51 12 28 0 5 23
    Nonfederal 15 0 2 8 3 17 7 6 16 8
    Personal resources 130 95 155 181 197 275 812 835 650 387

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 9 1 5 6 5 6 3 3 5 4
    Science 2 0 5 2 4 6 3 3 5 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 4 1 1 2 2 2 5 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 9 14 12 12 8 10 5 7 10 10
      Clinical medicine 2 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 9 9 10 7 10 5 7 10 10

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 9 7 9 9 6 10 7 7 11 11
  Science and engineering 6 0 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1
    Science 2 0 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 0 0 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 7 6 5 3 7 5 6 10 10
      Clinical medicine 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 2 3 3 2 7 5 6 10 10

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 52,657 33,855 36,356 31,956 25,136 25,123 26,292 26,595 29,164 28,829
    Science 38,466 22,582 26,344 23,007 18,472 19,492 21,231 23,261 25,863 22,927
      Computer and information sciences 1,075 1,698 1,625 1,456 905 978 760 1,533 1,250 1,194
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 285 190 308 402 495 582 612 356 179 353
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 43 66 35 123 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 247 117 188 359 429 547 489 356 179 353
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 31 68 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 33,588 17,966 20,183 16,974 13,616 14,461 16,378 17,390 19,437 17,570
        Agricultural sciences 739 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,669 5,265 5,780 5,054 5,819 5,678 7,610 2,008 3,361 2,489
        Health sciences 25,516 12,701 14,403 11,919 7,796 8,783 8,767 14,004 14,244 13,556
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 664 0 0 1 1 0 1 1,378 1,832 1,525
      Mathematics and statistics 0 3 14 14 230 69 79 125 143 81
      Physical sciences 1,277 1,451 1,680 2,026 2,168 2,193 1,925 1,923 2,918 2,266
        Astronomy and astrophysics 193 128 195 311 219 235 266 0 0 0
        Chemistry 333 353 591 347 312 394 404 386 937 581
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 624 897 894 1,368 1,637 1,564 1,255 1,537 1,981 1,685
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 127 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,359 646 1,064 1,257 458 577 808 1,287 1,599 979
      Social sciences 148 180 907 878 600 632 669 647 337 484
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 60 94 727 602 223 232 212 407 199 179
        Political science and government 17 14 14 18 36 17 22 13 14 12
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 26 11 8 0 16 31 38 61 30 201
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 45 61 158 258 325 352 397 166 94 92
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 734 448 563 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12,219 9,174 8,351 7,089 4,385 3,314 2,724 836 589 594
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 42 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,307 1,021 660 797 1,183 800 874 836 589 594
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,500 7,604 7,400 5,946 2,940 2,127 1,611 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 357 346 291 346 262 387 239 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 13 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,972 2,099 1,661 1,860 2,279 2,317 2,337 2,498 2,712 5,308
      Business management and business administration 342 0 6 150 283 34 7 30 0 54
      Communication and communications technologies 0 15 10 9 18 4 44 11 4 16
      Education 679 813 976 498 375 313 254 458 221 431
      Humanities 298 220 190 273 233 268 196 429 396 209
      Law 6 3 5 31 53 51 0 0 0 3
      Social work 0 5 0 115 23 39 34 984 1,038 582
      Visual and performing arts 187 77 57 42 65 21 33 18 7 6
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 460 966 417 742 1,229 1,587 1,769 568 1,046 4,007

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 52,657 31,134 225 17,201 338 969 2,790
    Science 38,466 21,418 65 14,533 287 586 1,577
      Computer and information sciences 1,075 31 0 1,044 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 285 208 0 48 7 22 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 247 208 0 39 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 7 0 0 0 7 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 31 0 0 9 0 22 0
      Life sciences 33,588 19,654 0 11,615 280 502 1,537
        Agricultural sciences 739 0 0 739 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,669 4,511 0 1,331 206 87 534
        Health sciences 25,516 14,595 0 9,429 74 415 1,003
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 664 548 0 116 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,277 969 0 308 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 193 191 0 2 0 0 0
        Chemistry 333 223 0 110 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 624 428 0 196 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 127 127 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,359 556 65 687 0 31 20
      Social sciences 148 0 0 97 0 31 20
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 60 0 0 32 0 28 0
        Political science and government 17 0 0 12 0 0 5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 26 0 0 11 0 0 15
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 45 0 0 42 0 3 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 734 0 0 734 0 0 0
    Engineering 12,219 9,153 41 1,692 51 383 899
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 42 32 0 10 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,307 544 41 523 40 123 36
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,500 8,230 0 1,136 11 260 863
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 357 334 0 23 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 13 13 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,972 563 119 976 0 0 314
      Business management and business administration 342 26 106 210 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 679 246 0 190 0 0 243
      Humanities 298 143 0 150 0 0 5
      Law 6 0 0 6 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 187 0 0 121 0 0 66
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 460 148 13 299 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 31,134 21,203 22,320 18,624 10,596 11,296 13,081 13,327 15,178 15,774
  DOD 7,934 7,061 6,854 5,040 2,044 960 792 1,083 1,449 1,659
  DOE 222 19 130 90 60 260 157 263 571 532
  HHS 14,937 11,302 12,774 11,046 6,362 8,171 9,886 10,223 11,395 11,260
  NASA 160 237 267 266 204 248 530 319 265 217
  NSF 1,562 1,696 1,468 1,640 1,644 1,187 1,267 955 1,078 1,553
  USDA 102 0 0 3 10 249 54 17 31 190
  Other 6,217 888 827 539 272 221 395 467 389 363

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 627 128 499 .
2018 584 114 470 .
2017 566 105 461 .
2016 588 118 470 .

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

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 206 660 667 656 639
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 32 62 68 68 65
    Computer and information sciences 6 25 24 22 22
    Engineering 10 46 45 39 33
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 12 13 13 13
    Health sciences 111 400 398 393 388
    Mathematics and statistics 0 3 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 28 59 54 56 56
    Psychology 11 16 16 18 17
    Social sciences 2 13 21 15 18
    Other 2 23 24 30 23

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . 31,600 . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 10,428 . . 0
    Engineering . . 21,172 . . 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 0 22,620 3,210 2,137
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 14,930 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 0 0 0 3,210 2,137
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 7,690 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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