U. New Mexico

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 121 81.1 631 97 89.7 925
2023 116 83.2 679 101 89.1 911 111 81.9 602
2022 80 88.5 680 88 90.4 900
2021 102 85.5 691 81 91.3 908 111 81.3 583
2020 129 81.8 698 103 89 916
2019 97 86.3 697 103 88.9 914 127 78.8 589
2018 89 87.5 700 94 89.9 911
2017 114 83.6 684 91 90.1 898 127 78.3 575
2016 99 86.1 697 91 90 896
2015 102 85.6 693 92 90 898 117 79.8 570
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   1,069   1,031   1,535   1,083   921   1,113   1,220   986   1,036   1,001
    Hispanic or Latino   339   335   450   330   292   305   320   256   241   234
    Not Hispanic or Latino   662   642   858   693   611   778   864   690   748   717
      American Indian or Alaska Native   47   48   87   41   50   54   53   33   28   28
      Asian   67   51   69   51   43   53   51   42   46   40
      Black or African American   22   20   37   27   25   20   18   10   13   14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   1   2   5   8   2   2   2
      White   493   496   609   542   465   616   690   559   633   604
      More than one race   32   27   56   31   26   30   44   44   26   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   68   54   227   60   18   30   36   40   47   50
  Temporary visa holders   408   439   484   388   211   398   427   236   484   537
  Science and engineering   1,275   1,290   1,638   1,264   906   1,303   1,432   959   1,427   1,459
    Science   888   915   1,182   893   653   930   1,026   709   966   1,039
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   87   80   127   79   55   93   93   52   159   158
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   38
      Computer and information sciences   119   140   191   142   118   148   183   131   105   166
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   45   48   38   55   21   47   49   24   41   43
      Mathematics and statistics   58   59   65   67   70   74   75   61   66   72
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   37
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   211   197   210   197   114   182   195   149   169   173
      Psychology   70   75   124   78   65   77   82   73   71   63
      Social sciences   298   316   427   275   210   309   349   219   274   289
    Engineering   387   375   456   371   253   373   406   250   461   420
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   28   25   33   33   31   21   23   17   23   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   21   29   26   15   11   7   12   27   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   60   64   68   64   48   40   49   50   94   96
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   196   173   186   142   89   77   68   46   164   153
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   2   4   0   0   0   2   2   3   2
      Mechanical engineering   51   62   105   72   51   46   61   32   50   47
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   31   28   31   34   19   178   196   91   100   105
    Health   202   180   381   207   226   208   215   263   93   79
      Clinical medicine   144   123   288   136   144   118   116   51   25   21
      Other health   58   57   93   71   82   90   99   212   68   58

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   550   561   1,328   632   832   419   462   857   534   547
    Hispanic or Latino   184   167   330   202   224   101   108   209   138   137
    Not Hispanic or Latino   343   366   772   405   582   302   334   623   375   388
      American Indian or Alaska Native   28   24   57   29   25   16   17   23   26   25
      Asian   29   36   75   38   45   22   14   30   15   14
      Black or African American   23   24   37   15   15   12   6   19   13   13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0   0
      White   245   263   558   313   464   235   279   524   300   322
      More than one race   18   19   45   10   32   17   18   24   21   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   28   226   25   26   16   20   25   21   22
  Temporary visa holders   35   39   375   44   205   51   48   249   45   47
  Science and engineering   499   491   1,508   593   942   449   442   947   509   517
    Science   287   272   896   348   587   271   254   610   318   326
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   18   82   22   58   12   11   47   24   21
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   11
      Computer and information sciences   80   89   191   100   108   73   70   109   40   45
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   4   51   6   29   1   7   39   12   4
      Mathematics and statistics   15   18   44   27   29   23   22   31   17   15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   16
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   30   29   148   37   97   35   33   102   28   16
      Psychology   21   20   67   19   43   28   21   46   5   13
      Social sciences   121   94   313   137   223   99   90   236   163   185
    Engineering   212   219   612   245   355   178   188   337   191   191
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   9   39   10   20   1   6   8   4   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   10   38   6   10   4   7   8   6   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   31   141   49   78   38   48   59   47   41
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   106   107   216   97   139   32   37   55   71   69
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   2   5   2   1   1   0   2   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   32   39   100   57   67   35   23   26   43   52
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   20   21   73   24   40   67   67   179   19   26
    Health   86   109   195   83   95   21   68   159   70   77
      Clinical medicine   60   79   140   57   58   17   22   84   21   23
      Other health   26   30   55   26   37   4   46   75   49   54

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   1   2   8   302   174   198   254   286   141   20
  Science and engineering   1   2   7   221   117   143   191   164   141   20
    Science   1   2   6   138   81   108   138   111   93   10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   2   6   3   6   11   7   6   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   45   15   16   24   22   23   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   3   0   3   4   3   7   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   9   6   5   7   7   0   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   28   7   12   8   6   41   3
      Psychology   0   1   0   6   12   11   18   14   2   0
      Social sciences   1   1   3   41   38   55   66   52   8   0
    Engineering   0   0   1   83   36   35   53   53   48   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   10   3   6   7   7   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   9   1   2   1   2   3   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   15   10   10   12   14   8   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   20   9   6   8   10   29   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   20   8   6   13   11   5   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   1   9   5   5   12   9   2   4
    Health   0   0   1   81   57   55   63   122   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   38   29   20   18   14   0   0
      Other health   0   0   1   43   28   35   45   108   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   1,477   1,470   2,019   1,471   1,132   1,511   1,647   1,222   1,520   1,538
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   414   402   264   382   155   512   568   0   616   567
    Federal   0   0   0   44   13   37   48   0   138   17
    Institutional   414   402   264   338   142   475   520   0   458   542
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   8
  Teaching assistantships   597   575   281   607   117   560   585   0   480   514
    Federal   1   1   2   61   15   75   76   0   0   3
    Institutional   596   574   279   546   102   485   509   0   478   511
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
  Other types of support   466   493   1,474   482   860   439   494   1,222   424   457
    Federal   0   1   6   197   146   86   130   286   3   0
    Institutional   278   232   1,163   146   504   175   197   757   0   0
    Nonfederal   10   15   31   15   32   22   18   179   2   2
    Personal resources   178   245   274   124   178   156   149   0   419   455

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   89   79   68   80   82   76   86   90   96   96
    Science   73   68   54   64   63   57   57   62   70   73
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   40   37   30   39   36   36   41   44   32   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   0   0   3   3   2   4   4   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   4   2   5   5   4   0   2   4   4
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   2   2   1   0   0   0   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   19   18   16   15   13   10   11   9   17   21
      Psychology   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Social sciences   5   7   4   3   5   4   3   3   4   4
    Engineering   16   11   14   16   19   19   29   28   26   23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   2   1   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   2   2   2   1   3   3   2   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   13   9   11   12   4   12   13   12   5   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   0   1   2   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   14
      Other engineering   0   0   1   1   13   2   10   9   0   1
    Health   15   11   11   14   10   10   17   6   24   28
      Clinical medicine   5   4   3   6   6   3   4   1   14   16
      Other health   10   7   8   8   4   7   13   5   10   12

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   354,874   316,026   331,164   332,566   243,375   239,696   251,322   246,597   239,550   232,271
    Science   289,633   257,121   280,170   286,065   194,510   195,360   210,333   200,571   190,455   189,787
      Computer and information sciences   4,399   4,816   4,264   3,657   3,964   3,649   4,366   5,373   5,567   4,167
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,845   7,551   7,336   6,727   6,924   7,329   7,775   8,233   6,042   5,528
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   206   337   338   393   227   280   389   950   1,163   1,779
        Geological and earth sciences   5,527   7,120   6,976   6,334   6,671   7,049   7,386   7,283   4,879   3,749
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   93   94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   19   0   22   0   26   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   222,462   204,109   230,657   243,730   148,158   148,618   161,209   149,828   144,397   141,878
        Agricultural sciences   26   17   0   14   0   18   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,521   32,536   27,705   27,380   28,740   30,297   33,124   30,906   30,787   31,246
        Health sciences   190,113   168,318   200,164   213,149   115,028   113,308   123,881   110,134   106,006   103,218
        Natural resources and conservation   2,661   3,049   2,221   2,622   3,768   4,400   3,635   300   0   0
        Life sciences nec   141   189   567   565   622   595   569   8,488   7,604   7,414
      Mathematics and statistics   1,186   1,012   801   1,229   1,422   1,638   1,119   807   929   1,325
      Physical sciences   14,877   11,065   10,115   7,087   8,063   7,148   8,970   8,789   8,400   8,853
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,963   1,250   1,916   862   1,045   1,047   948   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,215   3,061   3,250   2,174   2,704   2,112   3,678   3,145   3,138   2,953
        Materials science   432   0   0   0   35   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,464   6,754   4,943   4,044   4,272   3,989   4,344   5,644   5,262   5,900
        Physical sciences nec   803   0   6   7   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   8,970   7,440   6,521   6,321   6,827   6,938   8,793   8,856   7,035   8,354
      Social sciences   21,879   13,113   13,611   10,544   10,624   10,707   9,784   10,215   9,822   9,401
        Anthropology   2,360   2,181   1,077   997   1,494   1,697   1,656   1,412   1,467   0
        Economics   8,771   608   1,156   453   565   394   759   625   1,045   824
        Political science and government   98   39   82   69   100   97   51   200   153   138
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,039   3,358   4,940   3,997   2,877   3,181   2,710   2,448   2,311   5,342
        Social sciences nec   7,611   6,927   6,356   5,028   5,588   5,338   4,608   5,530   4,846   3,097
      Sciences nec   10,015   8,015   6,865   6,770   8,528   9,333   8,317   8,470   8,263   10,281
    Engineering   56,542   51,318   45,191   41,317   42,739   37,950   35,067   36,052   37,136   34,534
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,966   8,544   8,696   7,900   7,567   5,772   5,184   3,313   2,444   1,850
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   494   649   707   522   684   1,000   770   1,044   1,801   2,331
      Chemical engineering   4,012   4,246   4,171   2,708   5,399   4,086   5,033   5,230   5,130   5,354
      Civil engineering   11,078   12,731   9,062   8,030   6,911   4,609   3,737   5,966   5,868   6,079
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   14,187   12,775   11,907   11,693   10,458   11,462   12,208   15,529   15,526   12,609
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   940   911   996   841   829   979   909   998   1,694   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,088   1,819   1,756   1,307   1,408   1,848   1,168   756   1,031   1,128
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   182   319   524   530   900   736   440   59   0   0
      Engineering nec   10,595   9,324   7,372   7,786   8,583   7,458   5,618   3,157   3,642   5,183
    Non-S&E   8,699   7,587   5,803   5,184   6,126   6,386   5,922   9,974   11,959   7,950
      Business management and business administration   2,676   2,373   610   586   749   798   599   692   732   570
      Communication and communications technologies   869   931   875   784   1,020   1,108   1,212   1,316   1,300   1,409
      Education   2,082   1,477   2,416   2,045   2,025   2,466   2,543   6,866   8,743   4,815
      Humanities   526   522   441   131   578   463   460   478   481   382
      Law   623   663   523   752   593   602   456   412   472   529
      Social work   128   0   0   379   380   352   150   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   158   214   155   2   16   15   141   198   231   245
      Non-S&E nec   1,637   1,407   783   505   765   582   361   12   0   0

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

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

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   354,874   221,867   16,205   90,275   6,913   17,064   2,550
    Science   289,633   170,137   15,654   78,414   6,468   16,689   2,271
      Computer and information sciences   4,399   2,996   0   1,403   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,845   5,306   0   484   51   0   4
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   206   206   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,527   4,988   0   484   51   0   4
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   93   93   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   19   19   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   222,462   134,777   5,922   59,042   6,190   14,508   2,023
        Agricultural sciences   26   19   0   7   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   29,521   23,227   603   4,700   72   676   243
        Health sciences   190,113   109,793   4,954   53,680   6,118   13,812   1,756
        Natural resources and conservation   2,661   1,630   365   622   0   20   24
        Life sciences nec   141   108   0   33   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,186   935   0   242   0   9   0
      Physical sciences   14,877   13,158   0   1,503   0   216   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,963   1,909   0   54   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,215   3,634   0   565   0   16   0
        Materials science   432   432   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,464   6,812   0   630   0   22   0
        Physical sciences nec   803   371   0   254   0   178   0
      Psychology   8,970   7,190   0   1,759   0   21   0
      Social sciences   21,879   5,525   9,732   4,261   227   1,890   244
        Anthropology   2,360   1,847   79   350   37   47   0
        Economics   8,771   261   7,919   424   167   0   0
        Political science and government   98   0   0   90   0   8   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,039   680   830   1,027   0   430   72
        Social sciences nec   7,611   2,737   904   2,370   23   1,405   172
      Sciences nec   10,015   250   0   9,720   0   45   0
    Engineering   56,542   48,418   517   6,991   424   119   73
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,966   10,862   0   813   291   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   494   452   0   42   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   4,012   3,081   0   931   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   11,078   9,161   517   1,280   21   45   54
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   14,187   12,112   0   2,016   48   0   11
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   940   398   0   542   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,088   2,727   0   354   0   0   7
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   182   159   0   8   0   15   0
      Engineering nec   10,595   9,466   0   1,005   64   59   1
    Non-S&E   8,699   3,312   34   4,870   21   256   206
      Business management and business administration   2,676   334   0   2,336   0   6   0
      Communication and communications technologies   869   0   0   856   0   13   0
      Education   2,082   1,766   0   266   0   21   29
      Humanities   526   60   0   274   19   173   0
      Law   623   33   0   585   0   5   0
      Social work   128   0   0   27   0   0   101
      Visual and performing arts   158   0   0   154   0   0   4
      Non-S&E nec   1,637   1,119   34   372   2   38   72

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   221,867   205,351   232,774   242,212   161,627   159,940   169,952   165,128   159,280   154,794
  DOD   31,799   24,162   22,576   20,121   20,057   19,604   17,436   18,322   18,439   19,502
  DOE   18,088   15,295   13,826   12,927   11,452   11,784   10,158   9,261   8,730   8,032
  HHS   126,299   120,363   156,055   175,996   91,018   89,949   100,437   91,455   88,071   86,564
  NASA   2,704   2,729   3,851   2,639   2,623   1,979   2,788   3,295   2,818   3,045
  NSF   31,600   33,744   28,587   23,926   29,197   28,112   30,262   29,496   28,412   29,676
  USDA   1,544   2,473   1,694   757   588   1,120   930   699   784   949
  Other   9,833   6,585   6,185   5,846   6,692   7,392   7,941   12,600   12,026   7,026

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   4,465   731   3,734   .
2018   4,471   757   3,714   .

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   667   641   543   518   555
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   177   171   130   121   72
    Computer and information sciences   25   23   14   10   20
    Engineering   137   133   112   111   116
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   31   31   18   12   12
    Health sciences   204   191   169   164   251
    Mathematics and statistics   3   3   2   2   1
    Natural resources and conservation   5   6   5   5   0
    Physical sciences   27   26   51   51   37
    Psychology   14   14   12   12   13
    Social sciences   40   35   29   25   28
    Other   3   7   0   4   5

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   0   0   70,641   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   916   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   69,004   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   721   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   4,297   1,711   1,500   6,275   26,372
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   1,893   501   500   4,290   1,372
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1,500   0
    Engineering   686   0   1,000   0   25,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   1,718   1,210   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   485   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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