U. Nebraska, Lincoln

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 84 82.1 459 110 82.9 631
2023 68 85.5 459 106 84.7 679
2022 75 83.9 457 107 84.5 680 87 90.5 900
2021 74 83.8 447 94 86.7 691 85 90.8 908 41 93.2 583
2020 73 84.1 450 88 87.6 698 81 91.3 916
2019 70 84.7 447 89 87.5 697 79 91.5 914 41 93.3 589
2018 72 83.5 428 90 87.4 700 78 91.6 911
2017 71 83.7 425 86 87.7 684 77 91.6 898 46 92.2 575
2016 69 84.3 430 88 87.6 697 79 91.4 896
2015 68 84.4 426 91 87.1 693 79 91.4 898 72 87.6 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 241 281 282 241 268 275 257 267 276 275
  Science and engineering 182 209 223 181 206 206 190 200 201 181
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 34 33 34 40 32 27 36 36 30 22
      Agricultural sciences 28 26 30 37 27 26 32 31 23 18
      Natural resources and conservation 6 7 4 3 5 1 4 5 7 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30 40 32 30 24 33 27 28 34 22
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 5 6 3 4 8 5 1 4 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 7 12 5 5 1 3 4 4 5 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 3 4 2 4 6 4 3 2 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 2 2 1 2 . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 3 5 4 3 3 5 4 7 6 2
      Molecular biology 2 . 2 1 . . . 1 3 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . 2 . . . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 9 5 11 8 6 8 10 10 8
    Computer and information sciences 4 9 10 2 5 8 6 5 6 3
      Computer science 4 8 6 2 4 6 6 5 5 3
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 4 . 1 2 . . 1 .
    Engineering 42 42 67 47 56 47 34 44 50 46
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 7 12 3 6 5 3 6 4 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 1 6 1 5 1 2 2 2 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 12 11 20 13 11 11 7 7 9 13
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 7 14 17 14 9 5 9 10 13
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 6 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 5
      Mechanical engineering 6 6 7 5 7 5 4 12 7 1
      Engineering, other 1 6 5 4 7 13 8 4 13 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 3 2 5 3 4 6 7 5
      Geological sciences 1 . . 2 5 1 1 4 4 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 3 3 . . 2 3 2 3 3
    Health sciences 2 1 1 . 5 2 1 3 4 2
      Public health . . . . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Health sciences, other 2 1 1 . 4 2 1 2 3 2
    Mathematics and statistics 17 19 15 13 12 15 20 17 15 13
      Applied mathematics 1 3 . 1 1 . 1 . 2 2
      Mathematics 2 1 1 . 2 5 3 6 5 5
      Statistics 4 9 5 3 4 . 4 3 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics, other 10 6 9 9 5 10 12 8 4 2
    Physical sciences 18 23 24 19 22 22 29 24 18 24
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 2 2 4 . . . 1 . .
      Chemistry 7 13 17 8 13 15 16 17 12 16
      Physics 8 8 5 7 9 7 13 6 6 8
    Psychology 23 23 21 18 27 28 19 24 26 20
      Clinical psychology 5 7 4 3 9 8 6 4 5 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 6 6 8 7 5 5 6 7 4
      Research and experimental psychology 5 7 3 2 5 9 6 7 7 8
      Psychology, other 7 3 8 5 6 6 2 7 7 3
    Social sciences 10 16 16 10 18 21 14 13 11 24
      Anthropology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Economics . 4 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 4
      Political science and government . 4 4 2 3 9 3 4 4 5
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 5 4 2 2 4 3 6 3 5
      Social sciences, other 4 3 6 4 9 5 4 2 3 10
  Non-science and engineering 59 72 59 60 62 69 67 67 75 94
    Business 4 4 9 9 5 6 3 4 5 10
      Business 4 4 9 9 5 6 3 4 5 10
    Education 28 35 29 31 31 37 25 39 46 57
      Education leadership and administration 7 15 5 11 13 13 3 9 9 16
      Education research 10 5 8 9 9 14 13 12 22 23
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 9 4 4 2 5 6 10 11 9
      Education, other 9 6 12 7 7 5 3 8 4 9
    Humanities and arts 20 19 15 14 19 20 34 18 19 18
      Letters 15 6 8 8 11 9 19 12 12 8
      Foreign languages and literature 2 5 2 2 . 3 3 2 1 2
      History 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 5 2
      Philosophy and religious studies . 3 . . 5 3 2 1 1 5
      Music and performing arts . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . 2 7 . . 1
    Other non-science and engineering 7 14 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 9
      Communication 3 5 4 1 5 4 3 5 2 8
      Non-science and engineering, other 4 9 2 5 2 2 2 1 3 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   746   808   836   922   948   975   968   951   1,005   974
    Hispanic or Latino   60   75   75   68   76   77   66   57   53   49
    Not Hispanic or Latino   674   718   746   837   847   874   868   852   907   873
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   4   4   2   1   1   2   1
      Asian   34   28   38   44   40   31   25   28   29   22
      Black or African American   22   21   18   17   17   21   20   23   23   23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   1   1
      White   576   629   656   742   756   792   795   771   822   800
      More than one race   40   38   32   30   29   26   25   28   30   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   15   15   17   25   24   34   42   45   52
  Temporary visa holders   831   797   689   643   606   662   671   713   739   719
  Science and engineering   1,515   1,548   1,469   1,502   1,502   1,574   1,570   1,581   1,649   1,606
    Science   1,113   1,133   1,086   1,127   1,118   1,174   1,159   1,174   1,227   1,208
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   186   188   187   194   208   238   211   226   219   187
      Biological and biomedical sciences   173   178   153   148   152   155   162   158   234   240
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   17
      Computer and information sciences   85   79   77   85   76   85   82   89   87   101
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   43
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   33   27   34   30   31   32   27   25   37
      Mathematics and statistics   105   105   110   113   121   124   120   116   108   107
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   75   77   82   83   74   65   77   64   0   0
      Physical sciences   167   174   167   182   179   188   188   184   191   184
      Psychology   170   170   164   171   166   142   148   147   146   160
      Social sciences   125   129   119   117   112   146   139   163   136   132
    Engineering   402   415   383   375   384   400   411   407   422   398
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   37   36   32   29   28   27   30   22   13   14
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   28   19   17   19   19   26   22   17   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   131   126   122   119   128   135   134   128   125   119
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   38   48   53   49   52   53   52   67   100   100
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   70   81   64   63   70   72   65   64   83   75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   21
      Other engineering   97   96   93   98   87   94   104   104   56   52
    Health   62   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   62   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   430   428   455   450   469   432   467   489   489   489
    Hispanic or Latino   35   22   26   28   24   20   23   25   30   25
    Not Hispanic or Latino   389   401   426   414   433   389   419   438   439   440
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   2   1   2   0   1   1   2   1   0
      Asian   24   26   21   28   17   5   12   15   9   12
      Black or African American   20   14   14   14   17   14   16   12   17   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0
      White   333   349   377   356   391   359   381   395   402   397
      More than one race   12   10   13   14   8   9   9   13   9   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   5   3   8   12   23   25   26   20   24
  Temporary visa holders   43   44   43   47   41   39   61   78   89   69
  Science and engineering   471   469   490   495   499   467   521   558   560   542
    Science   321   346   341   331   369   349   403   418   468   443
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   120   121   111   109   113   125   139   132   102   107
      Biological and biomedical sciences   53   60   59   64   70   51   58   62   120   106
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   11
      Computer and information sciences   22   27   23   19   18   10   15   16   24   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   74   72
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   5   5   4   5   5   9   13   19   15
      Mathematics and statistics   10   8   8   9   6   2   7   10   8   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   11   21   26   18   17   20   25   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   6   2   5   5   4   4   15   15   16
      Psychology   64   71   75   73   99   25   32   45   39   39
      Social sciences   26   27   32   30   36   107   114   107   60   49
    Engineering   150   123   149   164   130   118   118   140   92   99
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   6   6   1   3   3   4   2   3   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   1   3   2   2   4   3   3   3   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   34   29   36   40   26   31   26   38   33   43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   6   7   11   4   10   11   12   25   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   10   11   6   4   3   6   5   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1
      Other engineering   96   75   87   99   89   66   71   79   18   22
    Health   2   3   8   2   11   4   7   9   18   16
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   2   3   8   2   11   4   7   9   18   16

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   331   334   299   303   284   288   299   317   301   283
  Science and engineering   328   333   299   302   282   287   298   314   289   272
    Science   215   221   210   204   205   223   223   226   207   198
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   37   33   32   33   33   30   34   34   34   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   38   48   41   43   47   41   47   48   40   43
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   30   19   24   24   27   31   19   28   26   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   12   5   4   4   5   5   4   4   5
      Mathematics and statistics   6   5   4   2   4   14   12   8   11   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   17   17   14   14   15   16   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   42   52   51   58   49   60   56   54   60   63
      Psychology   23   20   26   18   20   18   24   19   22   16
      Social sciences   15   15   10   8   7   9   10   18   9   8
    Engineering   113   112   89   98   77   64   75   88   82   74
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   17   14   12   12   10   9   7   3   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   17   13   9   6   3   3   3   4   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   14   9   16   7   6   9   14   11   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   8   11   12   11   10   13   24   37   34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20   25   16   12   12   9   6   6   11   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   8
      Other engineering   28   35   30   40   32   26   35   33   8   8
    Health   3   1   0   1   2   1   1   3   12   11
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   1   0   1   2   1   1   3   12   11

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,577   1,605   1,525   1,565   1,554   1,637   1,639   1,664   1,744   1,693
  Fellowships   1   7   12   9   13   13   3   7   42   35
    Federal   0   0   9   8   13   12   0   3   10   9
    Institutional   0   6   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   1
    Nonfederal   1   1   2   0   0   0   3   4   32   25
  Research assistantships   891   902   844   830   832   878   853   866   901   814
    Federal   322   327   281   282   261   267   274   293   279   259
    Institutional   376   397   389   400   373   416   380   409   446   395
    Nonfederal   193   178   174   148   198   195   199   164   176   160
  Teaching assistantships   430   443   436   469   438   451   486   482   491   492
    Federal   5   2   8   7   7   6   21   9   8   12
    Institutional   419   437   422   458   427   442   461   468   474   474
    Nonfederal   6   4   6   4   4   3   4   5   9   6
  Other types of support   255   253   233   257   271   295   297   309   310   352
    Federal   4   5   1   6   3   3   4   12   4   3
    Institutional   40   33   29   33   23   29   25   34   34   37
    Nonfederal   4   4   4   5   5   7   14   8   11   14
    Personal resources   207   211   199   213   240   256   254   255   261   298

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   148   149   162   159   173   165   166   176   213   198
    Science   123   124   127   124   134   137   132   138   174   166
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   44   46   43   52   50   52   39   37   34   33
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   33   36   30   42   43   36   46   76   63
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   1   1   2   2   0   3   4   8
      Mathematics and statistics   7   8   8   5   4   3   4   3   5   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   2   1
      Natural resources and conservation   8   11   14   10   9   12   15   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   19   18   20   19   22   30   26   40   39
      Psychology   1   1   3   3   4   2   4   2   6   7
      Social sciences   3   3   2   2   3   1   4   3   6   7
    Engineering   25   25   35   35   39   28   34   38   39   32
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   8   11   8   9   6   5   5   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   2   5   3   3   6   7   7   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   6   12   10   10   6   5   3   5   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   3   4   5   8   6   9   12   9   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   4   2   3   5   5   9   11   16   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   3   4   4   4   2   0   0   2   5
    Health   1   1   2   1   1   4   4   5   6   7
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   1   2   1   1   4   4   5   6   7

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   72   67   73   70   78   69   79   72   90   98
  Science and engineering   72   67   72   69   77   66   77   70   88   94
    Science   64   56   59   56   62   57   64   52   72   78
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   22   21   20   19   18   14   14   6   15   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   14   19   16   22   24   20   21   27   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   3   4
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   5   6   7   6   4   5   7   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   12   9   11   11   13   21   14   21   24
      Psychology   0   1   2   2   4   1   1   0   2   4
      Social sciences   2   1   1   1   2   0   1   3   3   4
    Engineering   8   11   13   13   15   9   13   18   16   16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   2   2   2   4   1   2   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   1   2   2   1   1   1   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   3   4   2   4   1   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   2   3   3   3   4   6   9   8   7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   1   0   0   1   1   4   6   7   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   2   3   4   1   1   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   1   1   1   3   2   2   2   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   1   1   1   3   2   2   2   4

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   .   .   340,260   320,758   320,463   316,820   308,053   302,204   294,856   284,438
    Science   .   .   244,893   230,830   233,250   230,612   225,727   221,859   223,058   217,827
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   11,208   9,905   8,541   8,919   9,227   9,237   8,679   7,265
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   2,220   2,186   2,943   3,639   4,014   4,374   3,613   3,703
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   .   .   2,220   2,186   2,943   3,639   4,014   4,374   3,613   3,703
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   .   .   170,212   158,894   161,499   161,097   156,100   152,195   156,112   140,321
        Agricultural sciences   .   .   103,125   96,947   100,056   97,932   92,126   87,785   88,696   81,383
        Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   30,056   31,798   30,234   29,626   28,530   29,240   31,744   54,770
        Health sciences   .   .   17,663   16,429   16,883   18,492   19,422   20,948   21,260   604
        Natural resources and conservation   .   .   18,273   13,720   14,326   15,047   16,022   14,222   14,412   0
        Life sciences nec   .   .   1,095   0   0   0   0   0   0   3,564
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   5,411   4,791   5,526   5,390   5,536   5,770   6,143   5,858
      Physical sciences   .   .   29,612   26,365   25,853   26,100   28,112   24,191   26,829   24,804
        Astronomy and astrophysics   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   .   .   10,884   10,659   11,631   9,916   12,332   7,942   7,750   7,426
        Materials science   .   .   489   406   427   276   661   286   862   0
        Physics   .   .   18,237   15,300   13,795   15,908   15,119   15,963   18,217   17,378
        Physical sciences nec   .   .   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   15,053   13,881   12,761   10,968   9,871   9,387   9,028   12,288
      Social sciences   .   .   10,339   11,920   14,322   13,140   11,610   9,696   9,589   13,065
        Anthropology   .   .   15   2   526   426   349   349   352   0
        Economics   .   .   1,691   1,290   1,744   1,960   2,055   1,526   1,684   3,730
        Political science and government   .   .   1,346   1,406   1,248   1,025   923   1,031   988   2,243
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   .   .   5,949   8,079   9,948   9,018   7,588   6,087   5,909   4,040
        Social sciences nec   .   .   1,338   1,143   856   711   695   703   656   3,052
      Sciences nec   .   .   838   2,888   1,805   1,359   1,257   7,009   3,065   10,523
    Engineering   .   .   56,068   53,927   51,685   53,932   49,434   48,890   41,427   42,325
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   .   .   13,382   11,174   9,481   9,912   9,550   7,504   5,633   6,435
      Chemical engineering   .   .   3,331   3,461   3,662   3,459   3,367   3,123   2,625   2,869
      Civil engineering   .   .   18,859   19,218   15,613   18,353   16,009   14,689   12,785   13,422
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   .   .   7,618   7,940   9,457   8,608   7,765   9,459   8,462   8,481
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   .   .   423   275   38   185   124   175   207   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   4,869   5,202   5,476   5,600   4,838   6,047   4,776   4,517
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   .   .   5,434   5,748   6,267   6,334   5,432   6,627   5,379   5,478
      Engineering nec   .   .   2,152   909   1,691   1,481   2,349   1,266   1,560   1,123
    Non-S&E   .   .   39,299   36,001   35,528   32,276   32,892   31,455   30,371   24,286
      Business management and business administration   .   .   12,105   11,282   11,151   10,560   9,747   8,367   6,902   5,861
      Communication and communications technologies   .   .   1,416   1,964   1,247   1,123   1,170   1,215   1,274   2,790
      Education   .   .   4,946   4,325   3,209   2,925   2,966   4,617   6,582   4,378
      Humanities   .   .   7,578   6,792   6,924   6,848   6,985   6,524   6,125   5,729
      Law   .   .   3,270   2,718   3,339   2,875   2,820   2,683   2,621   2,420
      Social work   .   .   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   .   .   2,819   2,477   2,608   2,491   3,104   2,796   2,648   2,706
      Non-S&E nec   .   .   7,165   6,443   7,050   5,454   6,100   5,253   4,219   402

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   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Science   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Life sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Health sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Life sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Chemistry   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Materials science   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Physics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Psychology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Social sciences   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Anthropology   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Economics   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Political science and government   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
        Social sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Sciences nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Chemical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Civil engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Engineering nec   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
    Non-S&E   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Business management and business administration   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Education   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Humanities   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Law   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Social work   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   .   .   .   .   .   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   .   .   .   .   .   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   .   .   113,248   107,006   107,299   109,954   103,565   101,532   95,426   95,831
  DOD   .   .   6,153   6,907   8,390   7,654   7,641   8,039   7,976   9,977
  DOE   .   .   10,515   9,512   10,041   8,023   6,699   6,142   4,769   3,436
  HHS   .   .   26,614   27,595   25,370   24,842   20,457   17,679   16,283   15,997
  NASA   .   .   553   698   585   1,013   1,144   1,917   2,205   2,498
  NSF   .   .   30,032   27,409   28,026   31,035   28,357   29,130   28,127   27,084
  USDA   .   .   24,104   20,979   20,474   21,174   21,907   23,205   21,914   19,631
  Other   .   .   15,277   13,906   14,413   16,213   17,360   15,420   14,152   17,208

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   6,755   852   5,903   .
2018   6,683   748   5,935   .

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   .   1,610   1,459   1,236   856
    Agricultural sciences   .   915   721   697   448
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   232   232   121   120
    Computer and information sciences   .   10   10   1   6
    Engineering   .   125   170   155   122
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   9   9   29   8
    Health sciences   .   99   97   40   16
    Mathematics and statistics   .   0   0   1   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   47   48   41   25
    Physical sciences   .   97   97   117   72
    Psychology   .   12   12   20   8
    Social sciences   .   62   60   2   31
    Other   .   3   3   11   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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Other   .   .   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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space   .   .   24,231   10,051   40,678   0
    Agricultural sciences   .   .   1,732   5,298   37,241   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   .   .   5,420   894   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   .   2,340   2,532   1,084   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   .   .   10,282   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   .   .   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   .   .   1,733   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   .   .   1,170   971   2,354   0
    Psychology   .   .   314   0   0   0
    Social sciences   .   .   1,241   356   0   0
    Other   .   .   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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