U. Nebraska, Kearney

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 503 46.2 925
2023 498 27.4 679 494 46.4 911 421 30.8 602
2022 517 24.8 680 460 49.4 900
2021 479 31.4 691 476 48.2 908 408 30.8 583
2020 461 34.7 698 495 46.6 916
2019 503 28.6 697 481 48 914 409 31.3 589
2018 604 14.6 700 494 46.4 911
2017 595 13.9 684 442 51.3 898 397 31.7 575
2016 608 13.7 697 530 41.5 896
2015 593 15.3 693 571 37.1 898 380 34.1 570
2014 603 13.2 688
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 14 17 14 10 13 6 8 6 8 9
    Female 66 51 69 78 56 21 19 20 23 12
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 78 66 82 86 68 26 26 25 31 21
    Hispanic or Latino 7 10 5 7 1 2 5 4 6 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 70 54 75 78 66 24 21 21 25 19
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Asian 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
      Black or African American 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 64 48 72 72 63 20 17 17 21 14
      More than one race 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
  Science and engineering 21 22 29 49 31 27 27 26 31 21
    Science 21 22 29 49 31 27 27 26 31 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 22 29 49 31 27 27 26 31 21
      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 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 sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 59 46 54 39 38 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 59 46 54 39 38 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 38 45 59 56 57 60 49 56 57 53
    Female 145 144 148 154 153 142 163 141 109 132
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 182 188 205 208 208 201 210 195 164 185
    Hispanic or Latino 11 14 12 17 17 15 15 12 9 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 166 171 191 186 188 185 192 178 149 167
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
      Asian 5 9 14 6 7 4 5 5 3 6
      Black or African American 7 8 7 9 9 7 10 9 6 11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 150 148 165 165 164 171 169 157 137 145
      More than one race 4 4 2 4 7 3 8 5 3 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 3 2 5 3 1 3 5 6 9
  Temporary visa holders 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0
  Science and engineering 133 153 194 209 209 202 212 197 166 185
    Science 133 153 194 209 209 202 212 197 166 185
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 133 153 194 209 209 202 212 197 166 185
      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 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 sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 50 36 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 50 36 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 0
  Science and engineering 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 0
    Science 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 3 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, 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 sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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 80 68 83 88 69 27 27 26 31 21
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 8 4 13 12 10 3 10 3 1 2
    Federal 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 0
    Institutional 7 4 11 10 7 1 9 0 0 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 5 1 9 10 11 2 0 8 8 7
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Institutional 5 1 9 10 11 2 0 8 6 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 67 63 61 66 48 22 17 15 22 12
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 60 62 61 66 48 22 17 15 22 12

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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, 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 sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 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, 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 sciences 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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 3,796 3,681 4,009 3,201 2,640 2,919 2,639 3,510 1,864 1,496
    Science 3,056 2,933 3,196 2,867 2,523 2,636 2,091 3,011 1,588 1,216
      Computer and information sciences 147 111 105 43 6 0 0 0 3 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,492 1,862 2,409 2,021 1,953 1,810 1,439 1,985 1,088 546
        Agricultural sciences 21 37 462 211 178 243 232 82 49 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 523 698 910 995 775 842 858 1,080 688 490
        Health sciences 412 683 552 394 632 276 130 150 66 6
        Natural resources and conservation 536 444 485 421 368 449 219 641 206 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 79 50
      Mathematics and statistics 20 3 0 0 8 4 1 2 109 64
      Physical sciences 1,262 832 625 657 320 652 230 848 327 498
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 15 94 61 120 0 0
        Chemistry 938 538 468 630 281 493 162 562 278 482
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0
        Physics 324 294 157 16 17 65 7 132 49 16
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 45 61 34 127 30 53 11 15 26 17
      Social sciences 90 64 23 19 104 76 410 161 29 52
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1 0 5 1 9 43 256 28 1 2
        Political science and government 17 23 5 3 41 11 19 0 21 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 23 22 64 121 0 0
        Social sciences nec 72 41 13 15 7 0 71 12 7 44
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 97 41 0 0 6 39
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 740 748 813 334 116 283 548 499 276 280
      Business management and business administration 0 0 26 14 30 50 1 0 2 21
      Communication and communications technologies 430 405 382 251 0 4 99 119 21 0
      Education 111 214 132 15 44 26 99 298 21 0
      Humanities 109 8 1 0 4 30 12 73 10 97
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 8 2 7
      Visual and performing arts 9 8 1 18 4 13 15 1 10 33
      Non-S&E nec 80 113 270 35 32 156 321 0 210 122

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 3,796 1,645 773 1,306 56 0 16
    Science 3,056 1,547 634 803 56 0 16
      Computer and information sciences 147 0 28 119 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 1,492 1,000 111 323 56 0 2
        Agricultural sciences 21 20 0 1 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 523 349 78 96 0 0 0
        Health sciences 412 249 33 92 36 0 2
        Natural resources and conservation 536 382 0 134 20 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 20 0 5 15 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,262 533 461 268 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 938 264 456 218 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 324 269 5 50 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 45 14 2 29 0 0 0
      Social sciences 90 0 27 49 0 0 14
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Political science and government 17 0 0 17 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 72 0 27 31 0 0 14
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 740 98 139 503 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 430 40 46 344 0 0 0
      Education 111 20 53 38 0 0 0
      Humanities 109 0 29 80 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 80 38 11 31 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 1,645 1,739 1,900 1,327 1,259 1,240 1,075 1,047 891 515
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DOE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 854 1,132 1,168 842 785 557 580 522 427 98
  NASA 32 22 22 1 26 120 70 141 71 19
  NSF 240 356 533 245 236 320 202 102 100 119
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 13
  Other 506 229 177 239 212 243 223 267 282 266

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 193 30 163 .
2018 145 24 121 .

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 58 57 55 55 54
    Agricultural sciences 3 3 3 3 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 8 8 7 7 7
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 4 4 4
    Engineering 10 10 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 23 22 20 20 21
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 2 2 11 11 11
    Psychology 4 4 4 4 4
    Social sciences 3 3 3 3 3
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 0 88,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 29,000 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 29,000 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 15,000 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 15,000 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 0 997 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 997 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 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

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