U. New Mexico

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 116 83.2 679 111 81.9 602 101 89.2 914
2022 80 88.5 680 88 90.4 900
2021 102 85.5 691 111 81.3 583 81 91.3 908
2020 129 81.8 698 103 89 916
2019 97 86.3 697 127 78.8 589 103 88.9 914
2018 89 87.5 700 94 89.9 911
2017 114 83.6 684 127 78.3 575 91 90.1 898
2016 99 86.1 697 91 90 896
2015 102 85.6 693 117 79.8 570 92 90 898
2014 96 86.3 688 92 89.8 889
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 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
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 2013
All surveyed fields 2 8 302 174 198 254 286 141 20 278 0
  Science and engineering 2 7 221 117 143 191 164 141 20 274 0
    Science 2 6 138 81 108 138 111 93 10 177 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 6 3 6 11 7 6 3 44 0
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 45 15 16 24 22 23 1 19 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 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 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 9 6 5 7 7 0 2 5 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 28 7 12 8 6 41 3 41 0
      Psychology 1 0 6 12 11 18 14 2 0 11 0
      Social sciences 1 3 41 38 55 66 52 8 0 21 0
    Engineering 0 1 83 36 35 53 53 48 10 97 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 9 1 2 1 2 3 0 5 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 15 10 10 12 14 8 0 20 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 20 9 6 8 10 29 6 46 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 20 8 6 13 11 5 0 5 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 1 9 5 5 12 9 2 4 12 0
    Health 0 1 81 57 55 63 122 0 0 4 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 38 29 20 18 14 0 0 1 0
      Other health 0 1 43 28 35 45 108 0 0 3 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
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 105 103 119 104 83 86 90 96 96 107
    Science 89 81 93 75 58 57 62 70 73 85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 37 50 41 37 41 44 32 31 39
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4
      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 6 4 8 6 4 0 2 4 4 8
      Mathematics and statistics 2 4 3 2 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 29 29 27 16 10 11 9 17 21 25
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Social sciences 12 7 5 7 4 3 3 4 4 0
    Engineering 16 22 26 29 25 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 2 2 1 2 1 3 6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 3 3 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 13 17 20 6 14 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 2 0 2 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 2 1 20 4 10 9 0 1 3
    Health 12 12 14 10 11 17 6 24 28 32
      Clinical medicine 4 3 6 6 4 4 1 14 16 20
      Other health 8 9 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
        Neurobiology and neuroscience 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 316,026 331,164 332,566 243,375 239,696 251,322 246,597 239,550 232,271 228,849
    Science 257,121 280,170 286,065 194,510 195,360 210,333 200,571 190,455 189,787 187,370
      Computer and information sciences 4,816 4,264 3,657 3,964 3,649 4,366 5,373 5,567 4,167 4,410
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,551 7,336 6,727 6,924 7,329 7,775 8,233 6,042 5,528 5,588
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 337 338 393 227 280 389 950 1,163 1,779 1,697
        Geological and earth sciences 7,120 6,976 6,334 6,671 7,049 7,386 7,283 4,879 3,749 3,880
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 22 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 11
      Life sciences 204,109 230,657 243,730 148,158 148,618 161,209 149,828 144,397 141,878 131,719
        Agricultural sciences 17 0 14 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 32,536 27,705 27,380 28,740 30,297 33,124 30,906 30,787 31,246 31,355
        Health sciences 168,318 200,164 213,149 115,028 113,308 123,881 110,134 106,006 103,218 93,784
        Natural resources and conservation 3,049 2,221 2,622 3,768 4,400 3,635 300 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 189 567 565 622 595 569 8,488 7,604 7,414 6,580
      Mathematics and statistics 1,012 801 1,229 1,422 1,638 1,119 807 929 1,325 1,613
      Physical sciences 11,065 10,115 7,087 8,063 7,148 8,970 8,789 8,400 8,853 9,984
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,250 1,916 862 1,045 1,047 948 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,061 3,250 2,174 2,704 2,112 3,678 3,145 3,138 2,953 2,885
        Materials science 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,754 4,943 4,044 4,272 3,989 4,344 5,644 5,262 5,900 7,099
        Physical sciences nec 0 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 7,440 6,521 6,321 6,827 6,938 8,793 8,856 7,035 8,354 8,203
      Social sciences 13,113 13,611 10,544 10,624 10,707 9,784 10,215 9,822 9,401 12,607
        Anthropology 2,181 1,077 997 1,494 1,697 1,656 1,412 1,467 0 0
        Economics 608 1,156 453 565 394 759 625 1,045 824 633
        Political science and government 39 82 69 100 97 51 200 153 138 455
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,358 4,940 3,997 2,877 3,181 2,710 2,448 2,311 5,342 5,878
        Social sciences nec 6,927 6,356 5,028 5,588 5,338 4,608 5,530 4,846 3,097 5,641
      Sciences nec 8,015 6,865 6,770 8,528 9,333 8,317 8,470 8,263 10,281 13,246
    Engineering 51,318 45,191 41,317 42,739 37,950 35,067 36,052 37,136 34,534 34,447
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8,544 8,696 7,900 7,567 5,772 5,184 3,313 2,444 1,850 678
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 649 707 522 684 1,000 770 1,044 1,801 2,331 2,281
      Chemical engineering 4,246 4,171 2,708 5,399 4,086 5,033 5,230 5,130 5,354 6,820
      Civil engineering 12,731 9,062 8,030 6,911 4,609 3,737 5,966 5,868 6,079 4,124
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,775 11,907 11,693 10,458 11,462 12,208 15,529 15,526 12,609 14,157
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 911 996 841 829 979 909 998 1,694 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,819 1,756 1,307 1,408 1,848 1,168 756 1,031 1,128 1,790
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 319 524 530 900 736 440 59 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 9,324 7,372 7,786 8,583 7,458 5,618 3,157 3,642 5,183 4,597
    Non-S&E 7,587 5,803 5,184 6,126 6,386 5,922 9,974 11,959 7,950 7,032
      Business management and business administration 2,373 610 586 749 798 599 692 732 570 250
      Communication and communications technologies 931 875 784 1,020 1,108 1,212 1,316 1,300 1,409 0
      Education 1,477 2,416 2,045 2,025 2,466 2,543 6,866 8,743 4,815 4,292
      Humanities 522 441 131 578 463 460 478 481 382 188
      Law 663 523 752 593 602 456 412 472 529 630
      Social work 0 0 379 380 352 150 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 214 155 2 16 15 141 198 231 245 192
      Non-S&E nec 1,407 783 505 765 582 361 12 0 0 1,480

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 316,026 205,351 7,072 79,298 5,469 16,855 1,981
    Science 257,121 160,273 6,572 67,036 5,062 16,466 1,712
      Computer and information sciences 4,816 3,652 0 1,164 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,551 6,936 0 595 0 0 20
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 337 334 0 3 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,120 6,508 0 592 0 0 20
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 94 94 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 204,109 127,253 4,095 51,735 5,003 14,607 1,416
        Agricultural sciences 17 13 0 4 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 32,536 27,081 53 3,897 95 1,325 85
        Health sciences 168,318 98,966 2,946 47,193 4,908 13,075 1,230
        Natural resources and conservation 3,049 1,025 1,096 620 0 207 101
        Life sciences nec 189 168 0 21 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,012 884 0 126 0 2 0
      Physical sciences 11,065 10,132 0 930 0 3 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 1,250 1,176 0 74 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,061 2,707 0 354 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 6,754 6,249 0 502 0 3 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 7,440 6,249 0 1,170 0 21 0
      Social sciences 13,113 5,006 2,477 3,499 59 1,796 276
        Anthropology 2,181 1,790 0 319 14 58 0
        Economics 608 332 84 137 33 0 22
        Political science and government 39 0 0 39 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3,358 676 888 1,061 0 571 162
        Social sciences nec 6,927 2,208 1,505 1,943 12 1,167 92
      Sciences nec 8,015 161 0 7,817 0 37 0
    Engineering 51,318 42,513 500 7,666 382 126 131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8,544 7,556 0 842 145 0 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 649 571 0 78 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 4,246 3,012 0 1,196 0 38 0
      Civil engineering 12,731 10,069 500 1,842 160 42 118
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 12,775 10,591 0 2,169 0 7 8
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 911 394 0 517 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,819 1,514 0 300 5 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 319 298 0 7 0 14 0
      Engineering nec 9,324 8,508 0 715 72 25 4
    Non-S&E 7,587 2,565 0 4,596 25 263 138
      Business management and business administration 2,373 382 0 1,991 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 931 0 0 912 0 0 19
      Education 1,477 1,145 0 246 0 65 21
      Humanities 522 46 0 411 0 65 0
      Law 663 28 0 518 0 117 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 214 60 0 147 0 0 7
      Non-S&E nec 1,407 904 0 371 25 16 91

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 205,351 232,774 242,212 161,627 159,940 169,952 165,128 159,280 154,794 153,889
  DOD 24,162 22,576 20,121 20,057 19,604 17,436 18,322 18,439 19,502 21,033
  DOE 15,295 13,826 12,927 11,452 11,784 10,158 9,261 8,730 8,032 9,892
  HHS 120,363 156,055 175,996 91,018 89,949 100,437 91,455 88,071 86,564 82,175
  NASA 2,729 3,851 2,639 2,623 1,979 2,788 3,295 2,818 3,045 3,294
  NSF 33,744 28,587 23,926 29,197 28,112 30,262 29,496 28,412 29,676 30,113
  USDA 2,473 1,694 757 588 1,120 930 699 784 949 484
  Other 6,585 6,185 5,846 6,692 7,392 7,941 12,600 12,026 7,026 6,898

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 4,465 731 3,734 .
2018 4,471 757 3,714 .
2017 4,558 734 3,824 .

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 . . . 70,641 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 916 . 0
    Physical sciences . . . 69,004 . 0
    Social sciences . . . 721 . 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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