U. New Hampshire

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 162 76.5 679 165 73 602 131 85.9 914
2022 167 75.8 680 129 85.9 900
2021 158 77.5 691 157 73.5 583 138 85 908
2020 152 78.6 698 138 85.2 916
2019 158 77.7 697 157 73.7 589 141 84.8 914
2018 156 78 700 137 85.2 911
2017 161 76.8 684 205 64.8 575 133 85.4 898
2016 179 74.7 697 131 85.6 896
2015 186 73.5 693 171 70.4 570 125 86.3 898
2014 180 74.2 688 124 86.3 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 462 443 437 438 453 472 442 395 399 416
    Female 493 465 428 405 386 375 356 334 308 322
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 580 610 613 580 560 583 562 530 518 547
    Hispanic or Latino 21 24 21 14 19 23 22 23 21 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 536 560 568 539 515 537 515 487 469 490
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2
      Asian 21 19 13 11 8 14 16 20 18 24
      Black or African American 8 12 14 12 8 9 6 7 6 6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 491 516 529 506 484 501 483 450 436 450
      More than one race 16 13 12 10 14 12 10 8 8 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 23 26 24 27 26 23 25 20 28 41
  Temporary visa holders 375 298 252 263 279 264 236 199 189 191
  Science and engineering 882 840 793 773 764 790 743 654 641 650
    Science 724 683 628 621 609 624 573 495 481 508
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 18 18 18 15 10 13 2 43 51 53
      Biological and biomedical sciences 172 140 128 112 107 100 102 91 74 78
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 134 82 64 92 110 91 59 40 52 48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 26 32 27 36 36 37 33 53 44 52
      Mathematics and statistics 70 72 62 65 44 50 47 60 57 59
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 82 91 82 72 80 86 90 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 121 135 125 124 121 122 120 106 109 111
      Psychology 39 39 44 39 21 20 24 21 28 31
      Social sciences 60 69 72 66 80 105 96 80 63 73
    Engineering 158 157 165 152 155 166 170 159 160 142
      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 12 17 16 18 18 18 19 20 16 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 58 53 48 48 54 49 55 57 58 43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27 25 27 30 31 39 31 21 28 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 34 35 46 32 31 43 48 35 33 41
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5
      Other engineering 24 25 26 23 20 16 16 22 21 15
  Health 73 68 72 70 75 57 55 75 66 88
    Clinical medicine 7 8 13 10 12 8 9 13 9 21
    Other health 66 60 59 60 63 49 46 62 57 67

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 85 94 89 92 82 98 100 129 116 120
    Female 63 76 87 79 65 58 49 91 87 108
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 137 157 147 145 138 142 130 200 190 215
    Hispanic or Latino 10 10 8 10 2 3 4 5 4 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 124 147 134 131 134 134 124 183 177 193
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Asian 3 4 4 6 6 5 6 3 4 9
      Black or African American 6 6 8 6 5 6 3 5 5 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 110 134 122 113 119 120 110 172 159 178
      More than one race 5 3 0 5 4 3 4 3 8 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 0 5 4 2 5 2 12 9 17
  Temporary visa holders 11 13 29 26 9 14 19 20 13 13
  Science and engineering 137 149 162 158 139 141 137 164 147 170
    Science 105 114 133 126 106 107 100 103 93 98
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 21 18 17
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 28 18 17 13 7 11 16 16 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 21 21 37 32 29 33 32 16 14 20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 13 10 9 5 6 2 5 5 4
      Mathematics and statistics 7 7 10 5 10 12 5 6 6 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 11 11 15 11 15 20 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 1
      Psychology 4 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 15 24 36 39 33 31 28 33 31 36
    Engineering 32 35 29 32 33 34 37 61 54 72
      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 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 10 8 8 12 19 24 20 29
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 9 8 9 11 11 6 12 11 12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 12 16 7 12 11 9 7 18 14 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Other engineering 6 4 3 3 3 1 3 5 5 7
  Health 11 21 14 13 8 15 12 56 56 58
    Clinical medicine 6 13 6 8 4 11 6 6 8 12
    Other health 5 8 8 5 4 4 6 50 48 46

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 126 119 91 93 109 117 116 97 93 92
  Science and engineering 123 115 88 90 106 117 116 97 92 92
    Science 87 84 64 66 77 87 84 67 65 71
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 5 5
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 10 8 8 12 14 13 8 4 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 6 9 9 9 3 4 4 5 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 10 6 7 10 15 15 21 20 18
      Mathematics and statistics 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 3 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 14 21 15 13 16 17 20 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 35 32 25 26 27 31 27 23 25 33
      Psychology 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
      Social sciences 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 1
    Engineering 36 31 24 24 29 30 32 30 27 21
      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 1 2 1 4 4 5 4 3 1 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13 11 3 3 6 7 5 4 6 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 5 6 4 2 3 2 1 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 3 3 4 7 8 13 9 8 8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 10 10 11 9 10 7 8 13 10 6
  Health 3 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Other health 3 4 2 3 3 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 955 908 865 843 839 847 798 729 707 738
  Fellowships 17 21 20 21 22 21 24 34 28 27
    Federal 5 3 5 7 6 2 8 12 9 7
    Institutional 12 18 15 14 16 16 13 17 17 16
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 2 4
  Research assistantships 217 210 175 160 162 205 193 161 157 156
    Federal 118 112 83 83 94 110 104 83 82 84
    Institutional 58 53 64 44 39 50 53 56 46 31
    Nonfederal 41 45 28 33 29 45 36 22 29 41
  Teaching assistantships 353 381 388 369 363 349 353 346 325 329
    Federal 0 0 0 3 6 3 1 0 0 1
    Institutional 351 374 384 364 356 346 349 346 324 328
    Nonfederal 2 7 4 2 1 0 3 0 1 0
  Other types of support 368 296 282 293 292 272 228 188 197 226
    Federal 3 4 3 0 3 2 3 2 2 0
    Institutional 53 45 52 66 61 71 62 40 31 35
    Nonfederal 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
    Personal resources 306 244 225 226 228 199 162 146 163 191

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 53 54 60 50 52 62 54 51 45 45
    Science 43 42 48 43 45 52 47 45 40 43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 13 12 14
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 4 9 10 13 11 14 14 10 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 6 4 2 0 0 2 3 4 4
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 6 5 5 2 3 3 3 2 1
      Natural resources and conservation 4 8 8 8 10 13 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 10 11 7 12 13 11 10 8 12
      Psychology 2 1 3 4 3 4 2 1 4 4
      Social sciences 3 3 6 5 2 4 2 1 0 1
    Engineering 10 12 12 7 7 10 7 6 5 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 4 7 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 1 5 3 6 4 3 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 0
      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 2 1
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 43 37 43 33 31 34 39 13 29 30
  Science and engineering 43 37 43 33 31 34 39 13 29 30
    Science 33 27 35 28 25 27 35 10 24 30
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 9 12
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 3 7 7 6 7 11 4 7 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 3
      Mathematics and statistics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 4 6 8 7 8 11 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 8 9 9 7 5 2 7 3 4 9
      Psychology 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 10 8 5 6 7 4 3 5 0
      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 4 7 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 1 0 2 1 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 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0
      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 2 0
  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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 223,683 206,392 167,373 156,901 148,980 146,430 145,375 145,015 144,735 147,544
    Science 180,777 166,660 130,291 122,387 113,765 114,139 111,489 116,547 105,617 106,941
      Computer and information sciences 1,505 1,465 1,057 854 883 359 1,879 2,124 1,476 348
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 99,189 86,032 55,523 51,661 48,149 52,678 51,592 54,491 53,596 58,766
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 32,874 29,758 28,224 23,179 20,369 22,150 20,685 21,176 21,556 24,711
        Geological and earth sciences 8,503 7,874 6,307 6,146 6,267 7,571 9,624 12,853 14,333 14,742
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 57,812 48,400 20,992 22,336 21,513 22,957 21,283 20,462 17,707 19,313
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 54,290 55,600 52,907 52,822 50,431 49,115 46,616 44,280 37,901 34,160
        Agricultural sciences 17,902 21,849 16,303 18,571 15,181 13,855 18,005 18,707 20,010 18,145
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,896 9,521 10,279 11,697 12,981 12,196 6,263 5,267 8,202 9,266
        Health sciences 17,761 16,527 18,883 15,276 14,712 14,602 12,606 12,331 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 8,393 7,703 6,712 7,278 7,241 8,462 9,742 7,953 0 0
        Life sciences nec 338 0 730 0 316 0 0 22 9,689 6,749
      Mathematics and statistics 1,738 1,481 1,239 404 291 229 209 173 252 242
      Physical sciences 5,689 5,090 4,957 4,425 3,521 4,554 2,234 3,734 2,312 2,492
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,760 1,966 1,808 1,428 1,625 1,677 1,212 1,425 737 1,205
        Materials science 858 0 363 325 179 1,454 89 576 0 0
        Physics 3,071 3,124 2,786 2,672 1,717 1,423 933 1,733 1,150 1,287
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 425 0
      Psychology 1,110 1,086 1,279 877 1,869 1,621 1,235 1,976 332 783
      Social sciences 17,256 15,906 13,329 11,344 8,621 5,583 7,524 8,989 6,643 6,810
        Anthropology 373 264 424 56 235 170 30 312 0 0
        Economics 4,365 1,569 2,257 1,450 1,395 756 2,919 3,855 334 76
        Political science and government 733 1,644 1,262 2,874 1,694 23 0 0 15 12
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,756 3,173 3,345 2,365 3,829 3,739 3,731 2,937 5,234 6,626
        Social sciences nec 6,029 9,256 6,041 4,599 1,468 895 844 1,885 1,060 96
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 780 3,105 3,340
    Engineering 29,519 25,040 22,509 23,457 23,861 19,239 22,103 19,459 25,083 24,010
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 519 0 0 0 5,601 3,594 1,807 0
      Chemical engineering 2,741 1,964 1,664 1,638 1,788 1,490 801 935 1,021 1,009
      Civil engineering 7,964 6,101 6,235 8,007 7,745 6,533 5,360 5,002 5,487 4,746
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,641 11,718 10,411 9,776 9,157 8,369 7,804 8,021 10,964 14,336
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,688 4,849 3,443 4,036 4,809 2,847 1,760 1,583 2,462 3,219
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 408 0 0 362 0 87 0 838 700
      Engineering nec 4,485 0 237 0 0 0 674 324 2,504 0
    Non-S&E 13,387 14,692 14,573 11,057 11,354 13,052 11,783 9,009 14,035 16,593
      Business management and business administration 4,783 4,272 2,191 3,485 2,443 2,041 2,187 844 1,369 129
      Communication and communications technologies 638 718 634 43 8 172 193 238 183 4
      Education 2,707 3,399 5,061 4,869 6,929 8,292 6,448 5,705 10,045 14,399
      Humanities 3,627 3,690 3,875 1,414 775 778 435 552 450 685
      Law 0 827 688 228 105 35 214 176 539 155
      Social work 588 776 1,347 911 974 1,289 1,937 1,418 1,338 1,096
      Visual and performing arts 556 522 459 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
      Non-S&E nec 488 488 318 107 120 445 369 76 90 125

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 223,683 152,377 1,031 52,786 8,471 7,984 1,034
    Science 180,777 136,167 888 33,229 2,056 7,524 913
      Computer and information sciences 1,505 802 0 703 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 99,189 92,244 124 5,071 895 341 514
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 32,874 31,674 0 1,190 0 0 10
        Geological and earth sciences 8,503 6,921 117 1,308 3 53 101
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 57,812 53,649 7 2,573 892 288 403
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 54,290 27,945 559 19,510 1,098 4,993 185
        Agricultural sciences 17,902 6,709 296 9,900 669 325 3
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,896 5,923 171 3,471 52 279 0
        Health sciences 17,761 9,132 37 4,076 215 4,166 135
        Natural resources and conservation 8,393 6,076 55 1,920 162 133 47
        Life sciences nec 338 105 0 143 0 90 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,738 581 0 1,157 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5,689 2,846 0 2,776 63 4 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,760 1,045 0 714 1 0 0
        Materials science 858 389 0 407 62 0 0
        Physics 3,071 1,412 0 1,655 0 4 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,110 466 0 605 0 0 39
      Social sciences 17,256 11,283 205 3,407 0 2,186 175
        Anthropology 373 22 0 252 0 99 0
        Economics 4,365 1,785 103 1,170 0 1,307 0
        Political science and government 733 0 0 733 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,756 3,567 102 1,132 0 780 175
        Social sciences nec 6,029 5,909 0 120 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 29,519 13,998 143 9,131 6,094 67 86
      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 2,741 2,089 0 652 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 7,964 5,722 126 1,619 421 47 29
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,641 1,107 0 2,987 5,547 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,688 2,503 17 2,091 77 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,485 2,577 0 1,782 49 20 57
    Non-S&E 13,387 2,212 0 10,426 321 393 35
      Business management and business administration 4,783 198 0 4,585 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 638 0 0 638 0 0 0
      Education 2,707 1,661 0 690 321 35 0
      Humanities 3,627 155 0 3,136 0 336 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 588 184 0 403 0 1 0
      Visual and performing arts 556 0 0 556 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 488 14 0 418 0 21 35

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 152,377 129,721 99,323 100,373 90,241 95,807 92,338 93,599 92,040 101,125
  DOD 6,308 5,544 4,042 4,758 3,195 3,780 3,338 2,688 2,641 2,093
  DOE 5,360 3,998 3,234 2,999 3,255 3,030 2,370 1,789 1,664 2,422
  HHS 21,742 23,788 23,219 19,871 18,096 16,749 13,834 13,469 10,327 10,809
  NASA 64,820 49,867 24,077 20,865 19,213 20,658 18,154 18,790 18,883 20,816
  NSF 20,540 16,783 14,761 18,563 18,567 16,267 18,195 20,923 20,505 20,986
  USDA 9,100 8,113 7,980 8,822 6,461 11,219 11,923 11,005 9,453 9,903
  Other 24,507 21,628 22,010 24,495 21,454 24,104 24,524 24,935 28,567 34,096

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 2,746 312 2,434 .
2018 2,460 295 2,165 .
2017 2,412 296 2,116 .

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 . . 15,810 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 . . 6,660 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . . 9,150 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13,000 . . 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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