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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