U. Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center

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 55 94.2 925
2023 55 94.1 911 22 96.5 602
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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

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   657,468   617,372   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Science   532,921   500,277   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   11,730   10,348   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,041   3,364   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Geological and earth sciences   3,041   3,364   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Life sciences   443,757   413,555   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Agricultural sciences   114,809   106,723   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Biological and biomedical sciences   161,309   145,976   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Health sciences   144,503   137,215   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Natural resources and conservation   22,436   20,777   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Life sciences nec   700   2,864   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   6,412   5,687   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   37,111   37,541   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Chemistry   13,689   12,286   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Materials science   886   267   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Physics   22,536   24,988   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   20,822   17,233   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   9,201   11,621   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Anthropology   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Economics   2,161   1,899   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Political science and government   1,063   1,431   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4,290   5,875   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
        Social sciences nec   1,687   2,416   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Sciences nec   847   928   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   80,020   76,802   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,611   14,931   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Chemical engineering   4,893   3,547   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Civil engineering   23,081   21,043   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   17,667   21,855   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   427   302   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   5,317   4,775   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   6,157   5,320   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Engineering nec   6,867   5,029   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
    Non-S&E   44,527   40,293   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Business management and business administration   11,095   10,061   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Communication and communications technologies   1,189   1,236   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Education   5,738   5,254   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Humanities   8,206   7,620   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Law   4,387   3,353   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Social work   0   0   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Visual and performing arts   5,589   5,593   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
      Non-S&E nec   8,323   7,176   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

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   657,468   301,070   72,315   194,687   32,109   28,830   28,457
    Science   532,921   255,564   65,297   135,627   26,423   22,620   27,390
      Computer and information sciences   11,730   5,098   1,097   4,841   669   9   16
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,041   1,483   0   1,482   37   0   39
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,041   1,483   0   1,482   37   0   39
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   443,757   205,990   59,561   105,946   23,553   21,859   26,848
        Agricultural sciences   114,809   29,720   27,184   42,640   11,291   2,566   1,408
        Biological and biomedical sciences   161,309   108,166   11,438   25,824   3,003   2,733   10,145
        Health sciences   144,503   57,803   13,900   32,341   9,179   16,374   14,906
        Natural resources and conservation   22,436   10,298   6,343   5,140   80   186   389
        Life sciences nec   700   3   696   1   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6,412   1,678   1,302   2,811   530   62   29
      Physical sciences   37,111   26,429   665   8,670   1,226   61   60
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   13,689   9,633   286   3,710   41   0   19
        Materials science   886   179   379   328   0   0   0
        Physics   22,536   16,617   0   4,632   1,185   61   41
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   20,822   12,137   2,179   6,033   45   244   184
      Social sciences   9,201   2,580   465   5,451   138   353   214
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   2,161   839   171   972   25   10   144
        Political science and government   1,063   22   3   985   0   19   34
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4,290   1,399   291   2,426   113   38   23
        Social sciences nec   1,687   320   0   1,068   0   286   13
      Sciences nec   847   169   28   393   225   32   0
    Engineering   80,020   39,652   5,423   24,803   4,402   5,288   452
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   15,611   5,645   2,682   3,129   2,713   1,306   136
      Chemical engineering   4,893   2,692   337   1,766   34   30   34
      Civil engineering   23,081   11,787   1,184   8,597   492   989   32
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   17,667   12,861   47   4,112   531   100   16
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   427   0   0   213   0   0   214
      Mechanical engineering   5,317   2,191   485   2,396   170   56   19
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   6,157   2,594   688   2,568   250   56   1
      Engineering nec   6,867   1,882   0   2,022   212   2,751   0
    Non-S&E   44,527   5,854   1,595   34,257   1,284   922   615
      Business management and business administration   11,095   288   409   9,905   312   66   115
      Communication and communications technologies   1,189   12   12   1,106   0   8   51
      Education   5,738   3,198   109   2,365   0   51   15
      Humanities   8,206   1,052   15   6,125   274   540   200
      Law   4,387   25   0   4,043   0   141   178
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   5,589   44   257   5,255   1   23   9
      Non-S&E nec   8,323   1,235   793   5,458   697   93   47

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   301,070   280,120   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOD   47,719   42,877   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  DOE   12,644   12,226   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  HHS   144,903   138,888   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NASA   1,359   805   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  NSF   40,321   38,292   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  USDA   33,116   29,004   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
  Other   21,008   18,028   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .

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   .   .   .   .
2018   .   .   .   .

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   2,283   .   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   893   .   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   526   .   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   14   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   143   .   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9   .   .   .   .
    Health sciences   461   .   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   .   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   47   .   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   95   .   .   .   .
    Psychology   13   .   .   .   .
    Social sciences   61   .   .   .   .
    Other   21   .   .   .   .

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   46,916   62,655   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   0   62,259   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   46,916   0   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Engineering   0   396   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Health sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   .
    Social sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Other   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   3,061   23,872   .   .   .
    Agricultural sciences   670   0   .   .   .
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   13,666   .   .   .
    Computer and information sciences   0   330   .   .   .
    Engineering   1,152   866   .   .   .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   .   .   .
    Health sciences   987   835   .   .   .
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   .   .   .
    Natural resources and conservation   0   468   .   .   .
    Physical sciences   252   731   .   .   .
    Psychology   0   0   .   .   .
    Social sciences   0   468   .   .   .
    Other   0   6,507   .   .   .

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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