U. Nevada, Las Vegas

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 133 71.5 459 163 74.5 631 172 81.7 925
2023 127 72.8 459 184 73.3 679 178 80.7 911 198 67.6 602
2022 142 69.4 457 181 73.8 680 173 81.1 900
2021 139 69.4 447 172 75.5 691 167 81.9 908 197 66.7 583
2020 117 74.4 450 158 77.7 698 162 82.6 916
2019 141 68.9 447 169 76.1 697 161 82.6 914 212 64.5 589
2018 136 68.7 428 179 74.8 700 165 82.2 911
2017 148 65.7 425 178 74.3 684 176 80.7 898 225 61.4 575
2016 144 67 430 177 75 697 177 80.5 896
2015 142 67.2 426 179 74.5 693 208 77.2 898 225 61 570
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 124 133 110 106 140 109 116 99 110 106
  Science and engineering 89 96 72 67 97 63 79 50 58 72
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . 1 . . 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 1 . . 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 14 7 10 8 5 6 1 5 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 . . 1 . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 9 4 5 2 2 2 1 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 . . . . . . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 2 1 2 1 . . .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 1 1 1 . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 . 1 2 1 . 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 4 5 1 . 4 2 3 1 . .
      Computer science 4 4 1 . 4 2 3 1 . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 19 16 16 10 21 9 14 13 17 12
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 5 4 4 8 2 7 5 7 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 6 3
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 10 9 8 2 7 4 5 4 2 2
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . . . 2 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 2
      Geological sciences 2 5 2 3 3 . 1 1 3 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Health sciences 8 7 9 10 15 9 8 4 7 13
      Nursing science 1 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 6
      Public health 4 1 1 3 9 4 1 3 5 6
      Health sciences, other 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 5 8 4 3 5 4 3 4 . 7
      Applied mathematics . . 1 2 2 1 1 1 . 1
      Mathematics . 3 . . 1 . . . . 2
      Statistics 2 3 . . . 1 . 1 . 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 . 2
    Physical sciences 6 11 8 5 8 6 15 5 6 10
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 4 3 2 . 1 4 . 1 1
      Chemistry 3 5 4 1 6 3 10 5 4 7
      Physics 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 . 1 2
    Psychology 19 13 10 15 11 15 11 8 10 14
      Clinical psychology 8 7 4 8 6 4 4 3 2 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 3 1 3 3 6 . . 2 1
      Research and experimental psychology 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 5 3 2
      Psychology, other 1 . 3 3 1 3 6 . 3 5
    Social sciences 12 17 15 11 22 11 18 13 9 12
      Anthropology 4 6 . 1 5 2 5 3 . 2
      Political science and government 1 . 1 2 6 1 2 2 1 3
      Public policy analysis 2 1 2 1 2 1 . 2 1 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 3 5 2 4 4 5 4 5 5
      Social sciences, other 2 7 7 5 5 3 6 2 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 35 37 38 39 43 46 37 49 52 34
    Business 2 8 4 9 6 5 3 8 6 3
      Business 2 8 4 9 6 5 3 8 6 3
    Education 27 23 30 24 26 26 26 33 34 22
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Education research 19 15 18 16 20 17 16 21 13 18
      Teacher education and teaching fields 7 8 8 8 4 7 8 10 12 3
      Education, other 1 . 4 . 2 2 1 2 8 1
    Humanities and arts 5 5 3 6 11 8 5 6 8 9
      Letters 4 3 2 5 9 7 4 4 4 5
      History 1 2 . . 2 1 1 1 3 4
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 1 . . . 1 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 1 1 . . 7 3 2 4 .
      Public administration and social services 1 1 . . . 3 3 2 3 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 . . 4 . . 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   651   610   612   629   622   592   511   512   564   585
    Hispanic or Latino   162   140   121   128   116   106   82   68   67   61
    Not Hispanic or Latino   470   454   465   469   469   446   389   404   463   496
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   2   1   3   4   5   4   6
      Asian   83   70   76   60   59   60   48   48   34   41
      Black or African American   52   37   42   38   37   35   22   22   22   22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   3   2   3   4   2   2   4   3
      White   273   282   292   308   316   305   289   298   366   383
      More than one race   59   61   51   59   53   39   24   29   33   41
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   16   26   32   37   40   40   40   34   28
  Temporary visa holders   288   224   180   161   166   166   171   180   180   184
  Science and engineering   789   697   690   688   686   658   586   605   639   648
    Science   657   579   583   594   577   537   466   478   525   531
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   107   88   75   73   75   58   59   61   46   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   25
      Computer and information sciences   65   55   58   57   48   45   42   43   36   39
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   33   29   33   33   37   32   30   33   35   38
      Mathematics and statistics   24   26   34   39   35   38   39   40   46   46
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   53   39   30   22   25   26   24   14   10   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   92   86   83   72   61   57   56   57   56   61
      Psychology   124   123   130   130   110   116   90   106   104   107
      Social sciences   159   133   140   168   186   165   126   124   166   171
    Engineering   132   118   107   94   109   121   120   127   114   117
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   1   0   4   1   1   2   3   2   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   1   1   0   3   2   1   0   3   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   51   47   41   32   37   46   46   49   38   41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   32   36   24   23   26   23   24   28   29   38
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   38   30   40   35   41   48   46   47   41   36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   1   1
    Health   150   137   102   102   102   100   96   87   105   121
      Clinical medicine   102   85   64   63   62   58   54   50   50   58
      Other health   48   52   38   39   40   42   42   37   55   63

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   371   345   340   328   326   303   315   333   409   363
    Hispanic or Latino   88   83   86   61   59   47   45   39   56   43
    Not Hispanic or Latino   276   251   232   246   246   237   254   273   331   299
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   1   1   3   2   1   1
      Asian   49   40   28   34   30   24   27   20   26   17
      Black or African American   37   35   18   15   21   20   20   14   20   16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   2   1   2   3   2   2   3
      White   162   141   158   172   178   171   178   212   249   237
      More than one race   27   35   26   22   15   19   23   23   33   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   11   22   21   21   19   16   21   22   21
  Temporary visa holders   30   31   29   29   26   26   32   26   53   33
  Science and engineering   294   289   297   295   281   252   269   275   371   304
    Science   220   232   241   227   211   178   198   203   300   245
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   22   23   18   13   10   12   11   10   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6
      Computer and information sciences   43   41   32   19   19   16   13   17   22   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   13   15   19   16   21   13   10   16   16
      Mathematics and statistics   10   9   11   8   11   14   16   19   21   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   32   20   14   13   5   6   5   7   3   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   6   6   9   7   6   6   12   15   8
      Psychology   50   62   71   66   67   43   48   52   61   51
      Social sciences   47   59   69   75   73   62   85   74   147   127
    Engineering   74   57   56   68   70   74   71   72   71   59
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   1   2   4   2   2   1   1   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   1   1   2   0   2   2   1   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   32   23   21   31   32   39   35   31   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   14   17   17   15   17   13   14   19   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   7   13   25   18   20   14   20   18   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   7   3   1   1   2   1   1   1   1   1
    Health   107   87   72   62   71   77   78   84   91   92
      Clinical medicine   85   69   46   33   38   44   50   54   53   53
      Other health   22   18   26   29   33   33   28   30   38   39

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   85   97   110   86   56   61   56   82   77   87
  Science and engineering   72   94   102   79   51   56   53   81   74   87
    Science   42   66   72   59   33   36   29   49   47   60
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   12   19   17   7   11   8   2   14   13   13
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   6   8   13   14   3   2   2   4   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   6   4   5   4   6   3   3   6   5
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   21   18   18   9   11   18   18   17   27
      Psychology   5   9   11   6   2   5   3   4   5   8
      Social sciences   2   3   8   6   4   4   1   6   5   3
    Engineering   30   28   30   20   18   20   24   32   27   27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   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   13   10   11   10   6   6   9   12   11   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   6   4   1   6   3   6   9   5   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   9   15   9   6   11   9   11   11   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Health   13   3   8   7   5   5   3   1   3   0
      Clinical medicine   13   3   8   7   5   5   3   1   2   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   939   834   792   790   788   758   682   692   744   769
  Fellowships   7   3   14   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   7   3   14   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   327   319   296   253   239   242   232   233   208   199
    Federal   85   97   107   75   51   61   54   78   75   73
    Institutional   228   204   179   167   181   165   148   140   121   84
    Nonfederal   14   18   10   11   7   16   30   15   12   42
  Teaching assistantships   325   295   286   312   303   301   304   313   328   344
    Federal   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   14
    Institutional   325   295   286   305   303   301   304   313   325   283
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   3   47
  Other types of support   280   217   196   218   246   215   146   146   208   226
    Federal   0   0   3   5   5   0   2   4   2   0
    Institutional   26   20   13   15   14   18   16   19   24   2
    Nonfederal   1   4   3   7   5   7   9   9   6   21
    Personal resources   253   193   177   191   222   190   119   114   176   203

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   49   58   33   33   23   40   39   25   29   27
    Science   45   55   31   32   21   37   32   21   25   22
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   17   12   10   9   9   5   2   1   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   2   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   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   1   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   7   5   3   2   0   1   1   2   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   16   7   7   3   11   14   13   11   9
      Psychology   6   6   3   7   3   9   7   4   8   3
      Social sciences   3   6   2   3   2   6   4   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   3   2   1   2   3   7   4   4   5
      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   1   1   0   0   1   1   2   2   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   2   1   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   3   1   0   0   1   2   5   2   4   5
      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   4   4   4   5   3   6   6   6   7   6
      Clinical medicine   4   4   4   3   1   3   3   3   5   5
      Other health   0   0   0   2   2   3   3   3   2   1

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   32   30   21   24   17   28   23   20   22   18
  Science and engineering   31   29   18   19   14   24   19   17   18   16
    Science   28   27   17   19   13   21   15   15   16   14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   13   11   7   7   4   5   2   2   1   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   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   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   1   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   12   6   6   3   8   9   10   10   7
      Psychology   1   0   0   2   1   5   2   2   3   1
      Social sciences   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   3   2   1   0   1   3   4   2   2   2
      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   1   1   1   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   1   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   3   1   0   0   1   2   3   1   2   2
      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   1   3   5   3   4   4   3   4   2
      Clinical medicine   1   1   3   3   1   3   1   1   2   1
      Other health   0   0   0   2   2   1   3   2   2   1

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   118,049   98,751   94,967   101,009   105,872   99,445   83,800   66,285   62,825   42,000
    Science   76,529   68,396   59,813   63,448   64,877   58,041   46,519   41,055   36,359   25,599
      Computer and information sciences   3,282   2,120   1,556   1,015   1,077   1,662   1,782   1,772   1,705   1,156
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,010   5,803   5,393   6,082   6,342   4,526   4,253   4,280   2,541   4,254
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   77   97   209   394   188   35   18   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,370   5,204   4,854   5,400   5,458   4,418   4,235   4,280   2,536   2,021
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   563   502   330   288   696   73   0   0   5   2,233
      Life sciences   41,305   36,005   31,571   32,306   34,733   31,434   22,193   17,404   15,916   9,951
        Agricultural sciences   60   51   84   212   65   32   21   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   17,163   16,544   14,714   12,969   12,763   10,027   7,898   2,597   2,508   3,352
        Health sciences   21,600   17,845   15,740   18,321   21,019   20,056   12,751   14,550   12,125   201
        Natural resources and conservation   1,234   966   272   234   208   162   28   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   1,248   599   761   570   678   1,157   1,495   257   1,283   6,398
      Mathematics and statistics   3,156   2,558   2,224   2,624   2,347   1,471   1,550   154   607   26
      Physical sciences   13,002   11,407   9,030   10,589   9,692   9,099   9,520   8,772   9,343   6,745
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,850   617   354   160   263   209   27   0   5   0
        Chemistry   5,968   4,792   3,601   5,482   5,140   4,910   4,491   4,048   5,153   3,706
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   4   79   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,184   5,998   5,075   4,851   3,807   3,765   4,989   4,724   4,185   3,037
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   96   478   136   13   0   0   2
      Psychology   2,580   2,027   1,959   3,738   3,767   2,982   1,528   2,707   1,710   957
      Social sciences   6,099   7,566   7,012   6,536   6,306   6,344   4,149   5,966   4,537   2,510
        Anthropology   826   872   883   910   951   857   1,260   771   617   0
        Economics   2,964   4,307   3,624   2,663   2,127   2,144   536   2,579   1,157   100
        Political science and government   761   798   814   838   798   686   613   607   678   48
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   671   588   766   790   791   770   839   833   1,161   247
        Social sciences nec   877   1,001   925   1,335   1,639   1,887   901   1,176   924   2,115
      Sciences nec   1,095   910   1,068   558   613   523   1,544   0   0   0
    Engineering   21,008   13,866   12,665   10,667   12,729   15,736   16,192   12,018   13,046   13,965
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   361   433   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   64   10   104   82   83   159   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   146   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   7,180   4,674   4,872   4,307   4,499   5,323   4,669   2,824   3,747   4,244
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,959   2,605   1,929   1,914   1,442   2,392   2,171   2,118   2,025   1,317
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,558   4,754   4,554   3,192   4,406   4,819   6,889   6,278   6,407   6,868
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   3   115   8   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   3,311   1,769   1,300   1,150   2,297   2,643   1,717   798   867   1,536
    Non-S&E   20,512   16,489   22,489   26,894   28,266   25,668   21,089   13,212   13,420   2,436
      Business management and business administration   2,338   5,130   5,608   6,388   6,387   5,133   3,467   3,161   3,756   1,205
      Communication and communications technologies   600   492   748   907   1,067   897   592   328   327   168
      Education   8,234   3,359   6,226   4,818   4,710   4,137   6,397   3,737   3,115   731
      Humanities   3,602   3,037   3,584   3,722   3,673   3,385   2,809   2,630   2,183   63
      Law   2   0   2,648   3,143   3,411   4,247   679   0   49   106
      Social work   170   177   244   377   578   527   344   2,624   3,161   27
      Visual and performing arts   479   393   0   3,111   3,149   2,980   2,343   4   212   0
      Non-S&E nec   5,087   3,901   3,431   4,428   5,291   4,362   4,458   728   617   136

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   118,049   46,258   2,904   62,549   1,087   1,268   3,983
    Science   76,529   33,387   1,522   38,747   970   865   1,038
      Computer and information sciences   3,282   1,221   0   1,897   0   0   164
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,010   3,597   0   1,800   613   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   77   77   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,370   3,520   0   1,237   613   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   563   0   0   563   0   0   0
      Life sciences   41,305   19,053   523   20,609   160   526   434
        Agricultural sciences   60   60   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   17,163   10,602   140   6,123   69   93   136
        Health sciences   21,600   7,007   362   13,417   91   425   298
        Natural resources and conservation   1,234   1,205   21   0   0   8   0
        Life sciences nec   1,248   179   0   1,069   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,156   416   0   2,728   0   7   5
      Physical sciences   13,002   7,246   39   5,094   193   112   318
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,850   1,832   18   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   5,968   3,717   21   1,694   172   107   257
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,184   1,697   0   3,400   21   5   61
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,580   1,018   57   1,178   0   220   107
      Social sciences   6,099   836   903   4,346   4   0   10
        Anthropology   826   283   0   543   0   0   0
        Economics   2,964   0   903   2,057   4   0   0
        Political science and government   761   92   0   669   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   671   0   0   671   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   877   461   0   406   0   0   10
      Sciences nec   1,095   0   0   1,095   0   0   0
    Engineering   21,008   9,722   823   9,953   85   156   269
      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   7,180   4,149   197   2,662   7   105   60
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,959   1,835   39   2,072   0   0   13
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,558   3,667   89   2,642   78   51   31
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   3,311   71   498   2,577   0   0   165
    Non-S&E   20,512   3,149   559   13,849   32   247   2,676
      Business management and business administration   2,338   37   0   704   0   0   1,597
      Communication and communications technologies   600   0   0   599   0   0   1
      Education   8,234   2,060   178   5,373   0   85   538
      Humanities   3,602   10   0   3,592   0   0   0
      Law   2   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Social work   170   27   0   143   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   479   0   0   471   0   0   8
      Non-S&E nec   5,087   1,015   381   2,967   32   160   532

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   46,258   38,815   28,867   27,178   29,252   28,381   33,727   29,172   25,613   27,493
  DOD   1,410   1,127   546   377   1,403   1,496   2,323   1,560   1,554   2,828
  DOE   7,184   5,695   3,965   3,057   2,776   3,687   6,676   7,338   6,902   8,441
  HHS   14,247   13,063   10,550   9,163   10,929   9,385   10,242   9,492   7,881   7,128
  NASA   2,965   2,278   2,066   2,095   1,600   1,658   1,325   1,260   1,028   731
  NSF   8,907   8,972   5,207   4,880   4,897   4,191   6,734   4,542   4,393   4,080
  USDA   2,538   1,947   1,809   1,997   2,033   2,328   1,664   1,544   200   153
  Other   9,007   5,733   4,724   5,609   5,614   5,636   4,763   3,436   3,655   4,132

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   1,927   142   1,785   .
2018   1,197   156   1,041   .

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   265   263   234   217   211
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   44   43   43   36   35
    Computer and information sciences   11   20   19   15   6
    Engineering   54   46   61   62   60
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   14   15   16   16   16
    Health sciences   40   39   28   24   25
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   1   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   42   43   38   38   40
    Psychology   20   16   16   16   13
    Social sciences   11   11   10   10   9
    Other   28   28   3   0   7

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   33,396   0   0   2,250
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   2,250
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   33,396   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

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   5,716   2,263   4,820   9,259   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   265   1,325   1,571   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   1,881   597   0
    Engineering   0   0   689   2,119   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   366   0   509   0
    Health sciences   5,716   631   926   852   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   2,015   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   522   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   1,072   0
    Other   0   1,000   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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