U. New Hampshire

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 170 73.4 631 135 85.6 925
2023 162 76.5 679 131 85.9 911 165 73 602
2022 167 75.8 680 129 85.9 900
2021 158 77.5 691 138 85 908 157 73.5 583
2020 152 78.6 698 138 85.2 916
2019 158 77.7 697 141 84.8 914 157 73.7 589
2018 156 78 700 137 85.2 911
2017 161 76.8 684 133 85.4 898 205 64.8 575
2016 179 74.7 697 131 85.6 896
2015 186 73.5 693 125 86.3 898 171 70.4 570
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

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   531   580   610   613   580   560   583   562   530   518
    Hispanic or Latino   22   21   24   21   14   19   23   22   23   21
    Not Hispanic or Latino   486   536   560   568   539   515   537   515   487   469
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1
      Asian   10   21   19   13   11   8   14   16   20   18
      Black or African American   9   8   12   14   12   8   9   6   7   6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   448   491   516   529   506   484   501   483   450   436
      More than one race   19   16   13   12   10   14   12   10   8   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   23   26   24   27   26   23   25   20   28
  Temporary visa holders   363   375   298   252   263   279   264   236   199   189
  Science and engineering   842   882   840   793   773   764   790   743   654   641
    Science   675   724   683   628   621   609   624   573   495   481
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   23   18   18   18   15   10   13   2   43   51
      Biological and biomedical sciences   164   172   140   128   112   107   100   102   91   74
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   101   134   82   64   92   110   91   59   40   52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   26   32   27   36   36   37   33   53   44
      Mathematics and statistics   57   70   72   62   65   44   50   47   60   57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   2   5   6   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   82   82   91   82   72   80   86   90   0   0
      Physical sciences   123   121   135   125   124   121   122   120   106   109
      Psychology   39   39   39   44   39   21   20   24   21   28
      Social sciences   55   60   69   72   66   80   105   96   80   63
    Engineering   167   158   157   165   152   155   166   170   159   160
      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   13   12   17   16   18   18   18   19   20   16
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   60   58   53   48   48   54   49   55   57   58
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   29   27   25   27   30   31   39   31   21   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   3   2   2   1   1   1   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   34   35   46   32   31   43   48   35   33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4
      Other engineering   23   24   25   26   23   20   16   16   22   21
    Health   52   73   68   72   70   75   57   55   75   66
      Clinical medicine   5   7   8   13   10   12   8   9   13   9
      Other health   47   66   60   59   60   63   49   46   62   57

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   131   137   157   147   145   138   142   130   200   190
    Hispanic or Latino   8   10   10   8   10   2   3   4   5   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   121   124   147   134   131   134   134   124   183   177
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   1
      Asian   11   3   4   4   6   6   5   6   3   4
      Black or African American   5   6   6   8   6   5   6   3   5   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   101   110   134   122   113   119   120   110   172   159
      More than one race   4   5   3   0   5   4   3   4   3   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   3   0   5   4   2   5   2   12   9
  Temporary visa holders   33   11   13   29   26   9   14   19   20   13
  Science and engineering   155   137   149   162   158   139   141   137   164   147
    Science   123   105   114   133   126   106   107   100   103   93
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   2   1   2   2   1   21   18
      Biological and biomedical sciences   35   21   28   18   17   13   7   11   16   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   33   21   21   37   32   29   33   32   16   14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   11   13   10   9   5   6   2   5   5
      Mathematics and statistics   4   7   7   10   5   10   12   5   6   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   13   11   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   12   11   11   15   11   15   20   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   3   1   3   3   3   1   1   4   3
      Psychology   4   4   5   4   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   13   15   24   36   39   33   31   28   33   31
    Engineering   32   32   35   29   32   33   34   37   61   54
      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   1   0   1   0   0   1   2   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   5   4   10   8   8   12   19   24   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   7   9   8   9   11   11   6   12   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   16   12   16   7   12   11   9   7   18   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   6   6   4   3   3   3   1   3   5   5
    Health   9   11   21   14   13   8   15   12   56   56
      Clinical medicine   2   6   13   6   8   4   11   6   6   8
      Other health   7   5   8   8   5   4   4   6   50   48

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   156   126   119   91   93   109   117   116   97   93
  Science and engineering   154   123   115   88   90   106   117   116   97   92
    Science   111   87   84   64   66   77   87   84   67   65
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   3   1   1   0   0   1   3   0   6   5
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   14   10   8   8   12   14   13   8   4
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   11   6   9   9   9   3   4   4   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   8   10   6   7   10   15   15   21   20
      Mathematics and statistics   7   3   1   0   3   1   1   3   3   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   14   21   15   13   16   17   20   0   0
      Physical sciences   43   35   32   25   26   27   31   27   23   25
      Psychology   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
      Social sciences   0   1   2   1   0   1   2   1   1   4
    Engineering   43   36   31   24   24   29   30   32   30   27
      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   2   1   2   1   4   4   5   4   3   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   13   11   3   3   6   7   5   4   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   5   5   6   4   2   3   2   1   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10   7   3   3   4   7   8   13   9   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   11   10   10   11   9   10   7   8   13   10
    Health   2   3   4   3   3   3   0   0   0   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other health   2   3   4   2   3   3   0   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   894   955   908   865   843   839   847   798   729   707
  Fellowships   14   17   21   20   21   22   21   24   34   28
    Federal   4   5   3   5   7   6   2   8   12   9
    Institutional   10   12   18   15   14   16   16   13   17   17
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   5   2
  Research assistantships   264   217   210   175   160   162   205   193   161   157
    Federal   150   118   112   83   83   94   110   104   83   82
    Institutional   66   58   53   64   44   39   50   53   56   46
    Nonfederal   48   41   45   28   33   29   45   36   22   29
  Teaching assistantships   320   353   381   388   369   363   349   353   346   325
    Federal   0   0   0   0   3   6   3   1   0   0
    Institutional   319   351   374   384   364   356   346   349   346   324
    Nonfederal   1   2   7   4   2   1   0   3   0   1
  Other types of support   296   368   296   282   293   292   272   228   188   197
    Federal   2   3   4   3   0   3   2   3   2   2
    Institutional   36   53   45   52   66   61   71   62   40   31
    Nonfederal   0   6   3   2   1   0   0   1   0   1
    Personal resources   258   306   244   225   226   228   199   162   146   163

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   62   53   54   60   50   52   62   54   51   45
    Science   46   43   42   48   43   45   52   47   45   40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   0   13   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   8   4   9   10   13   11   14   14   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   5   6   4   2   0   0   2   3   4
      Mathematics and statistics   4   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   7   6   5   5   2   3   3   3   2
      Natural resources and conservation   9   4   8   8   8   10   13   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   9   10   11   7   12   13   11   10   8
      Psychology   1   2   1   3   4   3   4   2   1   4
      Social sciences   3   3   3   6   5   2   4   2   1   0
    Engineering   16   10   12   12   7   7   10   7   6   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   10   4   7   6   1   1   2   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   1   0   1   5   3   6   4   3   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   2   2   1   0   2   1   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   3   4   1   1   1   2   3   1
      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   2
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   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   50   43   37   43   33   31   34   39   13   29
  Science and engineering   50   43   37   43   33   31   34   39   13   29
    Science   37   33   27   35   28   25   27   35   10   24
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   2   2   2   2   2   3   2   0   2   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   8   3   7   7   6   7   11   4   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   3   4   2   2   0   0   2   0   3
      Mathematics and statistics   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   7   2   3   1   1   2   2   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   7   4   6   8   7   8   11   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   8   9   9   7   5   2   7   3   4
      Psychology   1   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   0   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   13   10   10   8   5   6   7   4   3   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   8   4   7   5   1   1   2   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   1   0   0   3   2   3   2   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   2   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   1   2   1   1   1   2   2   1
      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   2
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   230,224   223,683   206,392   167,373   156,901   148,980   146,430   145,375   145,015   144,735
    Science   181,428   180,777   166,660   130,291   122,387   113,765   114,139   111,489   116,547   105,617
      Computer and information sciences   1,738   1,505   1,465   1,057   854   883   359   1,879   2,124   1,476
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   95,042   99,189   86,032   55,523   51,661   48,149   52,678   51,592   54,491   53,596
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   37,269   32,874   29,758   28,224   23,179   20,369   22,150   20,685   21,176   21,556
        Geological and earth sciences   9,790   8,503   7,874   6,307   6,146   6,267   7,571   9,624   12,853   14,333
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   47,983   57,812   48,400   20,992   22,336   21,513   22,957   21,283   20,462   17,707
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   57,624   54,290   55,600   52,907   52,822   50,431   49,115   46,616   44,280   37,901
        Agricultural sciences   15,013   17,902   21,849   16,303   18,571   15,181   13,855   18,005   18,707   20,010
        Biological and biomedical sciences   14,130   9,896   9,521   10,279   11,697   12,981   12,196   6,263   5,267   8,202
        Health sciences   18,652   17,761   16,527   18,883   15,276   14,712   14,602   12,606   12,331   0
        Natural resources and conservation   9,112   8,393   7,703   6,712   7,278   7,241   8,462   9,742   7,953   0
        Life sciences nec   717   338   0   730   0   316   0   0   22   9,689
      Mathematics and statistics   1,732   1,738   1,481   1,239   404   291   229   209   173   252
      Physical sciences   5,694   5,689   5,090   4,957   4,425   3,521   4,554   2,234   3,734   2,312
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,106   1,760   1,966   1,808   1,428   1,625   1,677   1,212   1,425   737
        Materials science   664   858   0   363   325   179   1,454   89   576   0
        Physics   2,924   3,071   3,124   2,786   2,672   1,717   1,423   933   1,733   1,150
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   425
      Psychology   1,024   1,110   1,086   1,279   877   1,869   1,621   1,235   1,976   332
      Social sciences   18,574   17,256   15,906   13,329   11,344   8,621   5,583   7,524   8,989   6,643
        Anthropology   602   373   264   424   56   235   170   30   312   0
        Economics   5,031   4,365   1,569   2,257   1,450   1,395   756   2,919   3,855   334
        Political science and government   790   733   1,644   1,262   2,874   1,694   23   0   0   15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,172   5,756   3,173   3,345   2,365   3,829   3,739   3,731   2,937   5,234
        Social sciences nec   5,979   6,029   9,256   6,041   4,599   1,468   895   844   1,885   1,060
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   200   780   3,105
    Engineering   34,616   29,519   25,040   22,509   23,457   23,861   19,239   22,103   19,459   25,083
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   519   0   0   0   5,601   3,594   1,807
      Chemical engineering   3,422   2,741   1,964   1,664   1,638   1,788   1,490   801   935   1,021
      Civil engineering   9,168   7,964   6,101   6,235   8,007   7,745   6,533   5,360   5,002   5,487
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   11,080   9,641   11,718   10,411   9,776   9,157   8,369   7,804   8,021   10,964
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,097   4,688   4,849   3,443   4,036   4,809   2,847   1,760   1,583   2,462
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   408   0   0   362   0   87   0   838
      Engineering nec   5,849   4,485   0   237   0   0   0   674   324   2,504
    Non-S&E   14,180   13,387   14,692   14,573   11,057   11,354   13,052   11,783   9,009   14,035
      Business management and business administration   5,017   4,783   4,272   2,191   3,485   2,443   2,041   2,187   844   1,369
      Communication and communications technologies   517   638   718   634   43   8   172   193   238   183
      Education   3,839   2,707   3,399   5,061   4,869   6,929   8,292   6,448   5,705   10,045
      Humanities   3,291   3,627   3,690   3,875   1,414   775   778   435   552   450
      Law   0   0   827   688   228   105   35   214   176   539
      Social work   804   588   776   1,347   911   974   1,289   1,937   1,418   1,338
      Visual and performing arts   586   556   522   459   0   0   0   0   0   21
      Non-S&E nec   126   488   488   318   107   120   445   369   76   90

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   230,224   151,886   1,270   55,530   10,012   10,581   945
    Science   181,428   131,197   1,037   35,328   3,709   9,522   635
      Computer and information sciences   1,738   1,103   0   635   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   95,042   85,251   581   6,534   637   1,744   295
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   37,269   33,804   0   3,421   0   15   29
        Geological and earth sciences   9,790   7,915   133   1,392   38   194   118
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   47,983   43,532   448   1,721   599   1,535   148
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   57,624   30,659   258   18,959   3,041   4,594   113
        Agricultural sciences   15,013   5,986   12   8,567   388   50   10
        Biological and biomedical sciences   14,130   10,689   24   3,262   3   135   17
        Health sciences   18,652   7,456   158   4,219   2,431   4,331   57
        Natural resources and conservation   9,112   6,386   64   2,340   215   78   29
        Life sciences nec   717   142   0   571   4   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,732   609   0   1,123   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   5,694   3,237   0   2,426   31   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,106   962   0   1,144   0   0   0
        Materials science   664   515   0   118   31   0   0
        Physics   2,924   1,760   0   1,164   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,024   246   0   752   0   0   26
      Social sciences   18,574   10,092   198   4,899   0   3,184   201
        Anthropology   602   167   0   398   0   37   0
        Economics   5,031   1,258   192   1,742   0   1,839   0
        Political science and government   790   8   0   782   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,172   3,493   6   1,772   0   741   160
        Social sciences nec   5,979   5,166   0   205   0   567   41
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   34,616   17,173   233   10,223   6,303   498   186
      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   3,422   2,916   0   506   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   9,168   6,444   226   1,678   209   431   180
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   11,080   1,260   0   3,975   5,845   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,097   2,843   0   2,041   213   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,849   3,710   7   2,023   36   67   6
    Non-S&E   14,180   3,516   0   9,979   0   561   124
      Business management and business administration   5,017   176   0   4,708   0   133   0
      Communication and communications technologies   517   38   0   479   0   0   0
      Education   3,839   2,911   0   863   0   65   0
      Humanities   3,291   9   0   2,921   0   361   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   804   382   0   422   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   586   0   0   586   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   126   0   0   0   0   2   124

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   151,886   152,377   129,721   99,323   100,373   90,241   95,807   92,338   93,599   92,040
  DOD   9,958   6,308   5,544   4,042   4,758   3,195   3,780   3,338   2,688   2,641
  DOE   5,378   5,360   3,998   3,234   2,999   3,255   3,030   2,370   1,789   1,664
  HHS   22,527   21,742   23,788   23,219   19,871   18,096   16,749   13,834   13,469   10,327
  NASA   57,284   64,820   49,867   24,077   20,865   19,213   20,658   18,154   18,790   18,883
  NSF   20,003   20,540   16,783   14,761   18,563   18,567   16,267   18,195   20,923   20,505
  USDA   10,750   9,100   8,113   7,980   8,822   6,461   11,219   11,923   11,005   9,453
  Other   25,986   24,507   21,628   22,010   24,495   21,454   24,104   24,524   24,935   28,567

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   2,746   312   2,434   .
2018   2,460   295   2,165   .

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   357   384   374   245   314
    Agricultural sciences   101   93   84   86   91
    Biological and biomedical sciences   44   59   63   18   45
    Computer and information sciences   14   17   17   24   27
    Engineering   61   57   61   37   46
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   64   82   78   59   67
    Health sciences   5   5   6   2   2
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   16   17   16   7   11
    Physical sciences   32   33   32   5   16
    Psychology   10   9   8   1   0
    Social sciences   3   5   5   4   6
    Other   6   7   4   0   3

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   13,000   0   0   15,810   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   6,660   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   9,150   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   13,000   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   22,500   1,290   1,200   36,050   2,870
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,290   1,200   35,650   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22,500   0   0   400   2,870
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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