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 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
2014 96 86.3 688
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 808 966 805 598 829 936 661 911 947 933
    Female 662 1,053 666 534 682 711 561 609 591 638
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,031 1,535 1,083 921 1,113 1,220 986 1,036 1,001 1,068
    Hispanic or Latino 335 450 330 292 305 320 256 241 234 264
    Not Hispanic or Latino 642 858 693 611 778 864 690 748 717 755
      American Indian or Alaska Native 48 87 41 50 54 53 33 28 28 28
      Asian 51 69 51 43 53 51 42 46 40 39
      Black or African American 20 37 27 25 20 18 10 13 14 21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 2 5 8 2 2 2 2
      White 496 609 542 465 616 690 559 633 604 638
      More than one race 27 56 31 26 30 44 44 26 29 27
    Unknown ethnicity and race 54 227 60 18 30 36 40 47 50 49
  Temporary visa holders 439 484 388 211 398 427 236 484 537 503
  Science and engineering 1,290 1,638 1,264 906 1,303 1,432 959 1,427 1,459 1,474
    Science 915 1,182 893 653 930 1,026 709 966 1,039 1,046
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 80 127 79 55 93 93 52 159 158 168
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 38 35
      Computer and information sciences 140 191 142 118 148 183 131 105 166 163
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 48 38 55 21 47 49 24 41 43 41
      Mathematics and statistics 59 65 67 70 74 75 61 66 72 66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 37 37
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 197 210 197 114 182 195 149 169 173 167
      Psychology 75 124 78 65 77 82 73 71 63 67
      Social sciences 316 427 275 210 309 349 219 274 289 302
    Engineering 375 456 371 253 373 406 250 461 420 428
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25 33 33 31 21 23 17 23 0 16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 21 29 26 15 11 7 12 27 17 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 64 68 64 48 40 49 50 94 96 80
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 173 186 142 89 77 68 46 164 153 148
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 3
      Mechanical engineering 62 105 72 51 46 61 32 50 47 65
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 28 31 34 19 178 196 91 100 105 102
  Health 180 381 207 226 208 215 263 93 79 97
    Clinical medicine 123 288 136 144 118 116 51 25 21 22
    Other health 57 93 71 82 90 99 212 68 58 75

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 351 980 404 624 292 305 627 323 311 352
    Female 249 723 272 413 178 205 479 256 283 310
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 561 1,328 632 832 419 462 857 534 547 607
    Hispanic or Latino 167 330 202 224 101 108 209 138 137 146
    Not Hispanic or Latino 366 772 405 582 302 334 623 375 388 436
      American Indian or Alaska Native 24 57 29 25 16 17 23 26 25 32
      Asian 36 75 38 45 22 14 30 15 14 26
      Black or African American 24 37 15 15 12 6 19 13 13 13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
      White 263 558 313 464 235 279 524 300 322 358
      More than one race 19 45 10 32 17 18 24 21 14 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 28 226 25 26 16 20 25 21 22 25
  Temporary visa holders 39 375 44 205 51 48 249 45 47 55
  Science and engineering 491 1,508 593 942 449 442 947 509 517 605
    Science 272 896 348 587 271 254 610 318 326 375
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 82 22 58 12 11 47 24 21 36
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 15
      Computer and information sciences 89 191 100 108 73 70 109 40 45 33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 51 6 29 1 7 39 12 4 13
      Mathematics and statistics 18 44 27 29 23 22 31 17 15 25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 17
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 29 148 37 97 35 33 102 28 16 17
      Psychology 20 67 19 43 28 21 46 5 13 11
      Social sciences 94 313 137 223 99 90 236 163 185 208
    Engineering 219 612 245 355 178 188 337 191 191 230
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 39 10 20 1 6 8 4 0 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 38 6 10 4 7 8 6 2 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 31 141 49 78 38 48 59 47 41 55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 107 216 97 139 32 37 55 71 69 81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2
      Mechanical engineering 39 100 57 67 35 23 26 43 52 49
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 21 73 24 40 67 67 179 19 26 34
  Health 109 195 83 95 21 68 159 70 77 57
    Clinical medicine 79 140 57 58 17 22 84 21 23 15
    Other health 30 55 26 37 4 46 75 49 54 42

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 2 8 302 174 198 254 286 141 20 278
  Science and engineering 2 7 221 117 143 191 164 141 20 274
    Science 2 6 138 81 108 138 111 93 10 177
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 6 3 6 11 7 6 3 44
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 45 15 16 24 22 23 1 19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 3 0 3 4 3 7 0 17
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 9 6 5 7 7 0 2 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 28 7 12 8 6 41 3 41
      Psychology 1 0 6 12 11 18 14 2 0 11
      Social sciences 1 3 41 38 55 66 52 8 0 21
    Engineering 0 1 83 36 35 53 53 48 10 97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 10 3 6 7 7 1 0 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 9 1 2 1 2 3 0 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 15 10 10 12 14 8 0 20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 20 9 6 8 10 29 6 46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 20 8 6 13 11 5 0 5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 9 5 5 12 9 2 4 12
  Health 0 1 81 57 55 63 122 0 0 4
    Clinical medicine 0 0 38 29 20 18 14 0 0 1
    Other health 0 1 43 28 35 45 108 0 0 3

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 1,470 2,019 1,471 1,132 1,511 1,647 1,222 1,520 1,538 1,571
  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 402 264 382 155 512 568 0 616 567 585
    Federal 0 0 44 13 37 48 0 138 17 268
    Institutional 402 264 338 142 475 520 0 458 542 264
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 53
  Teaching assistantships 575 281 607 117 560 585 0 480 514 497
    Federal 1 2 61 15 75 76 0 0 3 10
    Institutional 574 279 546 102 485 509 0 478 511 485
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Other types of support 493 1,474 482 860 439 494 1,222 424 457 489
    Federal 1 6 197 146 86 130 286 3 0 0
    Institutional 232 1,163 146 504 175 197 757 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 15 31 15 32 22 18 179 2 2 0
    Personal resources 245 274 124 178 156 149 0 419 455 489

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 79 68 80 82 76 86 90 96 96 107
    Science 68 54 64 63 57 57 62 70 73 85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 37 30 39 36 36 41 44 32 31 39
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 3 3 2 4 4 3 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 2 5 5 4 0 2 4 4 8
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 7
      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 18 16 15 13 10 11 9 17 21 25
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Social sciences 7 4 3 5 4 3 3 4 4 0
    Engineering 11 14 16 19 19 29 28 26 23 22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 11 12 4 12 13 12 5 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 9
      Other engineering 0 1 1 13 2 10 9 0 1 3
  Health 11 11 14 10 10 17 6 24 28 32
    Clinical medicine 4 3 6 6 3 4 1 14 16 20
    Other health 7 8 8 4 7 13 5 10 12 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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
      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 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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 6
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      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 18
      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 10
      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 3
      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 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

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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