U. Nebraska, Lincoln

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 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 41 93.2 583 85 90.8 908
2020 73 84.1 450 88 87.6 698 81 91.3 916
2019 70 84.7 447 89 87.5 697 41 93.3 589 79 91.5 914
2018 72 83.5 428 90 87.4 700 78 91.6 911
2017 71 83.7 425 86 87.7 684 46 92.2 575 77 91.6 898
2016 69 84.3 430 88 87.6 697 79 91.4 896
2015 68 84.4 426 91 87.1 693 72 87.6 570 79 91.4 898
2014 64 85.2 422 93 86.7 688 80 91.2 889
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 281 282 241 268 275 257 267 276 275 281
  Science and engineering 209 223 181 206 206 190 200 201 181 179
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 33 34 40 32 27 36 36 30 22 31
      Agricultural sciences 26 30 37 27 26 32 31 23 18 28
      Natural resources and conservation 7 4 3 5 1 4 5 7 4 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 40 32 30 24 33 27 28 34 22 26
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 6 3 4 8 5 1 4 4 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 12 5 5 1 3 4 4 5 2 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 4 2 4 6 4 3 2 2 5
      Genetics and genomics 1 2 2 1 2 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 5 4 3 3 5 4 7 6 2 6
      Molecular biology . 2 1 . . . 1 3 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 2 . . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 9 5 11 8 6 8 10 10 8 9
    Computer and information sciences 9 10 2 5 8 6 5 6 3 5
      Computer science 8 6 2 4 6 6 5 5 3 5
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 4 . 1 2 . . 1 . .
    Engineering 42 67 47 56 47 34 44 50 46 39
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 7 12 3 6 5 3 6 4 4 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 6 1 5 1 2 2 2 5 2
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 11 20 13 11 11 7 7 9 13 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 14 17 14 9 5 9 10 13 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 . . . 1 . 2
      Materials and mining engineering 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 8
      Mechanical engineering 6 7 5 7 5 4 12 7 1 8
      Engineering, other 6 5 4 7 13 8 4 13 5 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 2 5 3 4 6 7 5 2
      Geological sciences . . 2 5 1 1 4 4 2 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 3 . . 2 3 2 3 3 2
    Health sciences 1 1 . 5 2 1 3 4 2 4
      Public health . . . 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 1 1 . 4 2 1 2 3 2 4
    Mathematics and statistics 19 15 13 12 15 20 17 15 13 18
      Applied mathematics 3 . 1 1 . 1 . 2 2 4
      Mathematics 1 1 . 2 5 3 6 5 5 6
      Statistics 9 5 3 4 . 4 3 4 4 5
      Mathematics and statistics, other 6 9 9 5 10 12 8 4 2 3
    Physical sciences 23 24 19 22 22 29 24 18 24 21
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . .
      Chemistry 13 17 8 13 15 16 17 12 16 6
      Physics 8 5 7 9 7 13 6 6 8 15
    Psychology 23 21 18 27 28 19 24 26 20 24
      Clinical psychology 7 4 3 9 8 6 4 5 5 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 6 8 7 5 5 6 7 4 6
      Research and experimental psychology 7 3 2 5 9 6 7 7 8 5
      Psychology, other 3 8 5 6 6 2 7 7 3 4
    Social sciences 16 16 10 18 21 14 13 11 24 9
      Anthropology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Economics 4 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 4 1
      Political science and government 4 4 2 3 9 3 4 4 5 3
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 5 4 2 2 4 3 6 3 5 1
      Social sciences, other 3 6 4 9 5 4 2 3 10 4
  Non-science and engineering 72 59 60 62 69 67 67 75 94 102
    Business 4 9 9 5 6 3 4 5 10 11
      Business 4 9 9 5 6 3 4 5 10 11
    Education 35 29 31 31 37 25 39 46 57 47
      Education leadership and administration 15 5 11 13 13 3 9 9 16 15
      Education research 5 8 9 9 14 13 12 22 23 23
      Teacher education and teaching fields 9 4 4 2 5 6 10 11 9 8
      Education, other 6 12 7 7 5 3 8 4 9 1
    Humanities and arts 19 15 14 19 20 34 18 19 18 34
      Letters 6 8 8 11 9 19 12 12 8 23
      Foreign languages and literature 5 2 2 . 3 3 2 1 2 3
      History 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 5 2 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 . . 5 3 2 1 1 5 1
      Music and performing arts . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . 2 7 . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 14 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 9 10
      Communication 5 4 1 5 4 3 5 2 8 7
      Public administration and social services . . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 9 2 5 2 2 2 1 3 1 3

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 875 836 865 853 887 916 931 957 935 891
    Female 730 689 700 701 750 723 733 787 758 746
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 808 836 922 948 975 968 951 1,005 974 963
    Hispanic or Latino 75 75 68 76 77 66 57 53 49 40
    Not Hispanic or Latino 718 746 837 847 874 868 852 907 873 875
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 1
      Asian 28 38 44 40 31 25 28 29 22 21
      Black or African American 21 18 17 17 21 20 23 23 23 32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
      White 629 656 742 756 792 795 771 822 800 796
      More than one race 38 32 30 29 26 25 28 30 26 25
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 15 17 25 24 34 42 45 52 48
  Temporary visa holders 797 689 643 606 662 671 713 739 719 674
  Science and engineering 1,548 1,469 1,502 1,502 1,574 1,570 1,581 1,649 1,606 1,550
    Science 1,133 1,086 1,127 1,118 1,174 1,159 1,174 1,227 1,208 1,223
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 188 187 194 208 238 211 226 219 187 175
      Biological and biomedical sciences 178 153 148 152 155 162 158 234 240 234
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 19
      Computer and information sciences 79 77 85 76 85 82 89 87 101 120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 43 51
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 27 34 30 31 32 27 25 37 46
      Mathematics and statistics 105 110 113 121 124 120 116 108 107 114
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 77 82 83 74 65 77 64 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 174 167 182 179 188 188 184 191 184 182
      Psychology 170 164 171 166 142 148 147 146 160 167
      Social sciences 129 119 117 112 146 139 163 136 132 115
    Engineering 415 383 375 384 400 411 407 422 398 327
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 36 32 29 28 27 30 22 13 14 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 28 19 17 19 19 26 22 17 17 18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 126 122 119 128 135 134 128 125 119 114
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 48 53 49 52 53 52 67 100 100 74
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 81 64 63 70 72 65 64 83 75 79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 21 0
      Other engineering 96 93 98 87 94 104 104 56 52 42
    Health 57 56 63 52 63 69 83 95 87 87
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 57 56 63 52 63 69 83 95 87 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 260 270 274 249 245 281 313 293 266 264
    Female 212 228 223 261 226 247 254 285 292 274
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 428 455 450 469 432 467 489 489 489 468
    Hispanic or Latino 22 26 28 24 20 23 25 30 25 23
    Not Hispanic or Latino 401 426 414 433 389 419 438 439 440 415
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 3
      Asian 26 21 28 17 5 12 15 9 12 14
      Black or African American 14 14 14 17 14 16 12 17 20 18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
      White 349 377 356 391 359 381 395 402 397 370
      More than one race 10 13 14 8 9 9 13 9 11 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 3 8 12 23 25 26 20 24 30
  Temporary visa holders 44 43 47 41 39 61 78 89 69 70
  Science and engineering 469 490 495 499 467 521 558 560 542 523
    Science 346 341 331 369 349 403 418 468 443 425
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 121 111 109 113 125 139 132 102 107 105
      Biological and biomedical sciences 60 59 64 70 51 58 62 120 106 97
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 11
      Computer and information sciences 27 23 19 18 10 15 16 24 12 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 72 58
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 5 4 5 5 9 13 19 15 14
      Mathematics and statistics 8 8 9 6 2 7 10 8 16 16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 21 26 18 17 20 25 18 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 2 5 5 4 4 15 15 16 17
      Psychology 71 75 73 99 25 32 45 39 39 38
      Social sciences 27 32 30 36 107 114 107 60 49 47
    Engineering 123 149 164 130 118 118 140 92 99 98
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 6 1 3 3 4 2 3 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 29 36 40 26 31 26 38 33 43 59
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 7 11 4 10 11 12 25 19 10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6 10 11 6 4 3 6 5 9 9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      Other engineering 75 87 99 89 66 71 79 18 22 17
    Health 3 8 2 11 4 7 9 18 16 15
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 8 2 11 4 7 9 18 16 15

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 2013
All surveyed fields 334 299 303 284 288 299 317 301 283 261 0
  Science and engineering 333 299 302 282 287 298 314 289 272 254 0
    Science 221 210 204 205 223 223 226 207 198 197 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 33 32 33 33 30 34 34 34 29 29 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 41 43 47 41 47 48 40 43 40 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 24 24 27 31 19 28 26 29 33 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 12 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5 4 2 4 14 12 8 11 3 8 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 17 14 14 15 16 13 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 52 51 58 49 60 56 54 60 63 48 0
      Psychology 20 26 18 20 18 24 19 22 16 19 0
      Social sciences 15 10 8 7 9 10 18 9 8 7 0
    Engineering 112 89 98 77 64 75 88 82 74 57 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 17 14 12 12 10 9 7 3 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 13 9 6 3 3 3 4 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 14 9 16 7 6 9 14 11 11 7 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 11 12 11 10 13 24 37 34 25 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 25 16 12 12 9 6 6 11 11 19 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 0 0
      Other engineering 35 30 40 32 26 35 33 8 8 6 0
    Health 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 12 11 7 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 12 11 7 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,605 1,525 1,565 1,554 1,637 1,639 1,664 1,744 1,693 1,637
  Fellowships 7 12 9 13 13 3 7 42 35 47
    Federal 0 9 8 13 12 0 3 10 9 15
    Institutional 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
    Nonfederal 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 32 25 30
  Research assistantships 902 844 830 832 878 853 866 901 814 781
    Federal 327 281 282 261 267 274 293 279 259 233
    Institutional 397 389 400 373 416 380 409 446 395 391
    Nonfederal 178 174 148 198 195 199 164 176 160 157
  Teaching assistantships 443 436 469 438 451 486 482 491 492 471
    Federal 2 8 7 7 6 21 9 8 12 10
    Institutional 437 422 458 427 442 461 468 474 474 454
    Nonfederal 4 6 4 4 3 4 5 9 6 7
  Other types of support 253 233 257 271 295 297 309 310 352 338
    Federal 5 1 6 3 3 4 12 4 3 3
    Institutional 33 29 33 23 29 25 34 34 37 37
    Nonfederal 4 4 5 5 7 14 8 11 14 19
    Personal resources 211 199 213 240 256 254 255 261 298 279

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 298 324 318 346 210 166 176 213 198 190
    Science 248 254 248 268 171 132 138 174 166 154
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 92 86 104 100 70 39 37 34 33 28
      Biological and biomedical sciences 66 72 60 84 48 36 46 76 63 65
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 4 2 0 3 4 8 8
      Mathematics and statistics 16 16 10 8 3 4 3 5 6 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 22 28 20 18 16 15 18 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 38 36 40 38 27 30 26 40 39 37
      Psychology 2 6 6 8 4 4 2 6 7 5
      Social sciences 6 4 4 6 1 4 3 6 7 4
    Engineering 50 70 70 78 39 34 38 39 32 36
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16 22 16 18 8 5 5 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 4 10 6 4 6 7 7 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 24 20 20 8 5 3 5 3 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 8 10 16 8 9 12 9 9 11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 4 6 10 7 9 11 16 11 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 6 8 8 8 4 0 0 2 5 5
    Health 2 4 2 2 5 4 5 6 7 11
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 2 4 2 2 5 4 5 6 7 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

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 67 73 70 78 69 79 72 90 98 89
  Science and engineering 67 72 69 77 66 77 70 88 94 84
    Science 56 59 56 62 57 64 52 72 78 71
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 21 20 19 18 14 14 6 15 12 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 19 16 22 24 20 21 27 28 29
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 6 7 6 4 5 7 7 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12 9 11 11 13 21 14 21 24 17
      Psychology 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 4 4
      Social sciences 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 3 4 4
    Engineering 11 13 13 15 9 13 18 16 16 13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 3 3 4 6 9 8 7 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 1 1 4 6 7 9 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 5
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 5

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields . 340,260 320,758 320,463 316,820 308,053 302,204 294,856 284,438 278,299
    Science . 244,893 230,830 233,250 230,612 225,727 221,859 223,058 217,827 214,824
      Computer and information sciences . 11,208 9,905 8,541 8,919 9,227 9,237 8,679 7,265 10,559
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 2,220 2,186 2,943 3,639 4,014 4,374 3,613 3,703 3,820
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . 0 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 3,820
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . 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
      Life sciences . 170,212 158,894 161,499 161,097 156,100 152,195 156,112 140,321 130,236
        Agricultural sciences . 103,125 96,947 100,056 97,932 92,126 87,785 88,696 81,383 73,705
        Biological and biomedical sciences . 30,056 31,798 30,234 29,626 28,530 29,240 31,744 54,770 52,484
        Health sciences . 17,663 16,429 16,883 18,492 19,422 20,948 21,260 604 593
        Natural resources and conservation . 18,273 13,720 14,326 15,047 16,022 14,222 14,412 0 0
        Life sciences nec . 1,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,564 3,454
      Mathematics and statistics . 5,411 4,791 5,526 5,390 5,536 5,770 6,143 5,858 5,633
      Physical sciences . 29,612 26,365 25,853 26,100 28,112 24,191 26,829 24,804 25,694
        Astronomy and astrophysics . 0 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 7,844
        Materials science . 489 406 427 276 661 286 862 0 0
        Physics . 18,237 15,300 13,795 15,908 15,119 15,963 18,217 17,378 17,850
        Physical sciences nec . 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology . 15,053 13,881 12,761 10,968 9,871 9,387 9,028 12,288 14,955
      Social sciences . 10,339 11,920 14,322 13,140 11,610 9,696 9,589 13,065 13,472
        Anthropology . 15 2 526 426 349 349 352 0 0
        Economics . 1,691 1,290 1,744 1,960 2,055 1,526 1,684 3,730 3,615
        Political science and government . 1,346 1,406 1,248 1,025 923 1,031 988 2,243 2,785
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . 5,949 8,079 9,948 9,018 7,588 6,087 5,909 4,040 3,511
        Social sciences nec . 1,338 1,143 856 711 695 703 656 3,052 3,561
      Sciences nec . 838 2,888 1,805 1,359 1,257 7,009 3,065 10,523 10,455
    Engineering . 56,068 53,927 51,685 53,932 49,434 48,890 41,427 42,325 40,053
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 0 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 5,603
      Chemical engineering . 3,331 3,461 3,662 3,459 3,367 3,123 2,625 2,869 3,226
      Civil engineering . 18,859 19,218 15,613 18,353 16,009 14,689 12,785 13,422 13,651
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . 7,618 7,940 9,457 8,608 7,765 9,459 8,462 8,481 7,106
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . 423 275 38 185 124 175 207 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . 4,869 5,202 5,476 5,600 4,838 6,047 4,776 4,517 3,915
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . 5,434 5,748 6,267 6,334 5,432 6,627 5,379 5,478 5,140
      Engineering nec . 2,152 909 1,691 1,481 2,349 1,266 1,560 1,123 1,412
    Non-S&E . 39,299 36,001 35,528 32,276 32,892 31,455 30,371 24,286 23,422
      Business management and business administration . 12,105 11,282 11,151 10,560 9,747 8,367 6,902 5,861 5,399
      Communication and communications technologies . 1,416 1,964 1,247 1,123 1,170 1,215 1,274 2,790 2,141
      Education . 4,946 4,325 3,209 2,925 2,966 4,617 6,582 4,378 4,911
      Humanities . 7,578 6,792 6,924 6,848 6,985 6,524 6,125 5,729 5,209
      Law . 3,270 2,718 3,339 2,875 2,820 2,683 2,621 2,420 2,372
      Social work . 0 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 2,711
      Non-S&E nec . 7,165 6,443 7,050 5,454 6,100 5,253 4,219 402 679

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: 2023
(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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . 113,248 107,006 107,299 109,954 103,565 101,532 95,426 95,831 94,265
  DOD . 6,153 6,907 8,390 7,654 7,641 8,039 7,976 9,977 11,462
  DOE . 10,515 9,512 10,041 8,023 6,699 6,142 4,769 3,436 3,889
  HHS . 26,614 27,595 25,370 24,842 20,457 17,679 16,283 15,997 14,486
  NASA . 553 698 585 1,013 1,144 1,917 2,205 2,498 2,143
  NSF . 30,032 27,409 28,026 31,035 28,357 29,130 28,127 27,084 26,443
  USDA . 24,104 20,979 20,474 21,174 21,907 23,205 21,914 19,631 16,594
  Other . 15,277 13,906 14,413 16,213 17,360 15,420 14,152 17,208 19,248

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 6,755 852 5,903 .
2018 6,683 748 5,935 .
2017 6,464 657 5,807 .

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)

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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