U. North Carolina, The, Charlotte

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 122 73.8 459 105 84.8 679 179 70.7 602 180 80.6 914
2022 115 75.2 457 114 83.5 680 227 75.1 900
2021 114 74.9 447 113 83.9 691 174 70.6 583 199 78.4 908
2020 141 69.1 450 127 82.1 698 201 78.4 916
2019 128 71.8 447 109 84.6 697 175 70.7 589 207 77.7 914
2018 140 67.8 428 111 84.4 700 213 76.9 911
2017 136 68.5 425 102 85.4 684 168 71.2 575 244 73.2 898
2016 149 65.8 430 100 85.9 697 237 73.9 896
2015 138 68.1 426 108 84.7 693 209 63.8 570 244 73.2 898
2014 147 65.7 422 112 84 688 249 72.4 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 143 156 138 111 129 114 108 105 114 102
  Science and engineering 103 115 105 88 102 88 86 79 78 75
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . 2 1 . 2 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . 2 1 . 2 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 11 11 9 15 6 6 8 6 9
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 3 4 . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 5 4 5 1 8 2 4 4 2 4
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . . 1 . . . . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . . 2 1 1 . 2 1
      Molecular biology 2 2 2 3 . . 1 2 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 2 1 . . 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 4 . 1 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 14 19 19 15 15 13 13 11 12 12
      Computer science 7 7 12 6 9 9 8 7 5 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 7 12 7 9 6 4 5 4 7 9
    Engineering 36 36 41 28 39 30 27 26 19 28
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 9 10 6 5 4 6 8 . 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 18 7 15 9 18 9 11 10 8 10
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . 2 1 3 3
      Mechanical engineering 7 12 9 10 11 15 5 5 7 11
      Engineering, other 1 7 7 3 4 2 2 1 . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 . 2 . . 1 . 1 .
      Geological sciences . . . 2 . . 1 . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Health sciences 7 10 3 4 7 3 4 5 2 5
      Public health 7 9 2 4 6 2 4 4 1 2
      Health sciences, other . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 3
    Mathematics and statistics 5 6 7 8 8 6 10 7 4 3
      Applied mathematics 4 3 6 5 5 3 8 6 3 1
      Mathematics . . . . 2 2 . 1 1 .
      Statistics . 3 1 1 1 1 1 . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 1
    Physical sciences 6 6 3 5 6 13 7 4 9 4
      Chemistry . . . 1 1 . 1 1 1 .
      Physics 6 6 3 4 5 13 6 3 8 4
    Psychology 11 17 9 7 6 7 9 5 11 5
      Clinical psychology 1 3 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1
      Counseling and applied psychology 10 13 9 6 6 7 8 4 9 4
      Psychology, other . 1 . . . . . . 1 .
    Social sciences 8 9 10 9 6 8 8 13 14 9
      Economics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Public policy analysis 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 6 5
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 7 6 7 6 2 3 4 5 8 4
  Non-science and engineering 40 41 33 23 27 26 22 26 36 27
    Business 10 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 10
      Business 10 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 10
    Education 29 32 26 19 23 22 16 16 28 16
      Education leadership and administration 3 2 1 . . 3 2 3 . 1
      Education research 26 30 24 16 19 19 12 11 27 14
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . 1 2 4 . 1 2 1 1
      Education, other . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 4 2 . . . . 1 . 1
      Communication . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public administration and social services 1 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 3 1 . . . . 1 . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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 921 838 778 669 794 775 841 895 900 860
    Female 688 641 591 473 556 524 582 623 584 520
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 543 543 606 549 486 467 564 597 604 578
    Hispanic or Latino 40 43 69 48 37 27 40 39 34 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 500 498 530 495 446 437 518 549 560 531
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0
      Asian 68 56 61 43 50 45 38 45 28 26
      Black or African American 79 74 66 61 55 47 58 68 83 73
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2
      White 329 335 369 366 321 329 398 413 432 417
      More than one race 22 30 29 24 17 14 22 20 15 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 7 6 3 3 6 9 10 21
  Temporary visa holders 1,066 936 763 593 864 832 859 921 880 802
  Science and engineering 1,477 1,353 1,252 1,058 1,264 1,218 1,272 1,391 1,339 1,253
    Science 1,191 1,079 1,039 836 1,030 953 935 1,021 969 919
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 121 106 105 89 95 92 79 98 88 89
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 11
      Computer and information sciences 753 668 588 404 604 522 424 458 455 420
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15 9 13 13 13 10 12 18 16 11
      Mathematics and statistics 68 67 87 93 86 102 114 103 87 86
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 2 3 3 70 66 66 62
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 78 81 76 71 71 72 76 76 67 72
      Psychology 40 39 43 38 40 40 41 37 34 38
      Social sciences 116 109 127 126 118 112 119 157 150 130
    Engineering 286 274 213 222 234 265 337 370 370 334
      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 76 81 36 25 19 14 19 15 18 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 122 115 95 105 132 143 182 191 209 218
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 76 62 66 79 76 104 136 152 124 75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 12 16 16 13 7 4 0 12 19 18
  Health 132 126 117 84 86 81 151 127 145 127
    Clinical medicine 90 99 99 71 71 69 66 64 64 48
    Other health 42 27 18 13 15 12 85 63 81 79

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 394 308 331 332 321 350 415 375 398 346
    Female 270 226 221 203 188 214 254 298 275 298
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 332 394 389 353 322 357 414 450 440 492
    Hispanic or Latino 35 36 27 31 31 35 32 33 40 44
    Not Hispanic or Latino 291 344 351 314 281 310 373 408 387 437
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Asian 36 50 39 38 24 26 34 19 19 27
      Black or African American 45 45 45 42 40 39 54 71 65 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
      White 201 239 254 225 209 231 272 306 293 341
      More than one race 7 8 13 6 7 13 10 10 7 12
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 14 11 8 10 12 9 9 13 11
  Temporary visa holders 332 140 163 182 187 207 255 223 233 152
  Science and engineering 616 489 511 506 477 533 603 627 634 597
    Science 488 370 385 407 377 419 500 524 510 482
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 36 32 36 17 25 19 52 62 82
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 12
      Computer and information sciences 312 167 172 182 197 196 242 190 190 99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 7 9 10 9 8 17 14 11 13
      Mathematics and statistics 36 41 42 41 38 49 46 43 38 57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 5 12 10 24 20 19 21
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 21 19 29 25 27 27 27 30 29 30
      Psychology 26 30 27 36 30 32 28 32 21 29
      Social sciences 57 70 74 72 47 72 97 137 126 139
    Engineering 128 119 126 99 100 114 103 103 124 115
      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 45 21 32 22 22 25 23 22 22 28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37 42 37 31 29 43 26 44 68 47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 33 40 46 36 47 46 53 37 29 35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 13 16 11 10 2 0 1 0 5 5
  Health 48 45 41 29 32 31 66 46 39 47
    Clinical medicine 34 33 29 20 19 26 19 16 21 28
    Other health 14 12 12 9 13 5 47 30 18 19

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 110 119 109 113 119 124 122 111 93 140
  Science and engineering 108 115 105 113 119 121 119 105 93 139
    Science 70 83 75 69 85 94 88 68 65 94
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 23 20 12 11 18 14 5 4 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 23 32 28 35 53 55 36 26 24 27
      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 3 0 0 0 1 0 3
      Mathematics and statistics 3 2 3 3 4 6 1 1 1 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 12 10
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 21 20 17 12 12 11 15 15 17 18
      Psychology 1 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 7
      Social sciences 4 4 2 3 4 4 7 7 6 13
    Engineering 38 32 30 44 34 27 31 37 28 45
      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 8 2 7 5 1 0 1 3 3 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 20 16 17 16 13 14 15 10 20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 8 6 20 17 14 16 19 15 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 4 4 0 0 3 3 6 0 1
    Clinical medicine 2 4 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 1
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 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 1,609 1,479 1,369 1,142 1,350 1,299 1,423 1,518 1,484 1,380
  Fellowships 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 328 312 319 299 337 347 406 361 317 362
    Federal 103 106 100 64 73 83 121 107 82 131
    Institutional 213 189 208 217 246 243 251 233 212 231
    Nonfederal 12 17 11 18 18 21 34 21 23 0
  Teaching assistantships 423 288 398 374 360 299 326 352 350 295
    Federal 0 0 0 18 20 15 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 423 288 398 346 327 278 326 352 350 295
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 10 13 6 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 857 879 651 469 653 653 691 805 817 723
    Federal 7 13 9 31 26 26 1 4 11 9
    Institutional 0 3 0 1 0 1 37 25 22 18
    Nonfederal 6 1 1 1 4 5 1 2 4 1
    Personal resources 844 862 641 436 623 621 652 774 780 695

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 33 29 28 27 32 23 27 29 28 15
    Science 24 20 18 22 26 20 25 22 19 10
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 16 15 16 14 11 12 13 11 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 0 3 3 4 3 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 2
      Psychology 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 0
    Engineering 9 9 10 5 6 3 2 7 9 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 4 4 2 2 0 1 2 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 2
      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 3 3 0
  Health 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    Other health 2 1 0 2 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

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 7 8 13 7 8 5 7 11 9 6
  Science and engineering 6 7 13 7 8 5 7 11 9 6
    Science 5 7 7 6 7 5 7 11 6 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 7 7 5 5 3 2 7 4 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 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 1 1 0 2 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 0 0
  Health 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 1 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 92,027 43,126 51,877 50,050 47,187 39,888 26,097 27,815 24,870 23,342
    Science 44,801 23,168 31,815 25,400 26,697 22,937 16,218 15,695 14,140 14,071
      Computer and information sciences 11,068 8,681 18,214 10,163 10,468 9,812 7,181 6,048 5,091 5,253
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,523 1,077 1,054 1,009 1,111 366 207 306 213 517
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 631 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,892 1,077 1,054 1,009 1,111 366 207 306 213 517
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,443 5,643 4,701 4,512 5,534 4,314 3,451 2,861 2,503 2,472
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,217 3,805 3,066 2,608 3,110 2,296 1,902 1,473 1,497 1,623
        Health sciences 3,226 1,838 1,635 1,904 2,424 2,018 1,549 1,388 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,006 849
      Mathematics and statistics 2,704 803 782 1,029 902 976 613 796 718 835
      Physical sciences 7,278 3,345 3,367 4,003 4,389 3,935 3,060 4,056 3,413 2,568
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,191 1,335 1,610 1,261 1,585 882 517 552 447 515
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,087 2,010 1,757 2,742 2,804 2,282 2,543 3,504 2,966 2,053
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 771 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,960 1,100 750 711 635 902 431 170 155 328
      Social sciences 7,825 2,519 2,947 3,973 3,658 2,632 1,275 1,458 2,047 2,098
        Anthropology 438 97 98 93 159 103 93 118 0 0
        Economics 813 125 171 219 187 33 52 37 23 18
        Political science and government 1,402 737 1,364 2,020 1,403 1,031 365 441 327 264
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,907 421 545 572 788 897 545 457 699 578
        Social sciences nec 3,265 1,139 769 1,069 1,121 568 220 405 998 1,238
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 23,417 15,096 15,643 19,781 16,000 11,933 7,972 7,915 7,696 6,575
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 95 129 99 130 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,156 2,694 3,011 6,228 3,934 3,152 1,482 1,881 1,389 1,009
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,045 2,136 1,687 3,486 3,618 2,877 1,588 1,625 1,690 1,442
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,282 4 32 48 28 41 4 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,406 2,851 3,940 4,943 4,385 3,719 2,635 2,324 2,571 2,977
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 306 212 0
      Engineering nec 9,528 7,411 6,973 5,076 3,940 2,015 1,952 1,649 1,834 1,147
    Non-S&E 23,809 4,862 4,419 4,869 4,490 5,018 1,907 4,205 3,034 2,696
      Business management and business administration 4,995 585 840 1,267 1,036 696 123 140 75 68
      Communication and communications technologies 744 10 9 3 21 3 39 0 18 4
      Education 6,292 2,244 1,640 2,035 1,650 1,512 1,069 3,452 2,255 1,993
      Humanities 5,061 541 452 347 497 362 122 167 211 242
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Social work 986 337 230 330 791 785 289 264 341 335
      Visual and performing arts 1,281 59 71 30 26 0 14 0 47 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,450 1,086 1,177 857 469 1,657 251 182 87 54

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 92,027 33,784 1,922 52,624 3,136 553 8
    Science 44,801 20,933 440 22,110 974 337 7
      Computer and information sciences 11,068 7,266 0 3,682 120 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2,523 675 38 1,767 43 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 631 0 0 631 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,892 675 38 1,136 43 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,443 5,427 376 5,063 361 216 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,217 3,734 0 4,066 242 175 0
        Health sciences 3,226 1,693 376 997 119 41 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,704 1,221 0 1,475 0 8 0
      Physical sciences 7,278 4,854 0 2,112 312 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 3,191 2,426 0 755 10 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,087 2,428 0 1,357 302 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,960 477 13 1,363 39 68 0
      Social sciences 7,825 1,013 13 6,648 99 45 7
        Anthropology 438 49 0 373 12 4 0
        Economics 813 30 0 736 47 0 0
        Political science and government 1,402 415 0 974 0 13 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,907 332 0 1,507 40 28 0
        Social sciences nec 3,265 187 13 3,058 0 0 7
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 23,417 9,789 542 11,341 1,665 80 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 3,156 1,532 316 1,246 62 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 5,045 1,472 0 3,161 332 80 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,282 0 0 1,282 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4,406 1,896 0 2,360 150 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 9,528 4,889 226 3,292 1,121 0 0
    Non-S&E 23,809 3,062 940 19,173 497 136 1
      Business management and business administration 4,995 173 0 4,807 15 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 744 0 0 740 4 0 0
      Education 6,292 1,632 930 3,551 174 5 0
      Humanities 5,061 257 0 4,578 122 103 1
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 986 360 0 489 137 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,281 16 0 1,265 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 4,450 624 10 3,743 45 28 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

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 33,784 26,871 27,145 27,618 26,199 22,386 20,462 20,269 19,132 19,069
  DOD 2,923 2,607 3,599 4,714 4,767 3,756 4,310 4,650 3,742 3,260
  DOE 4,525 3,330 3,259 2,325 1,631 1,067 542 471 766 516
  HHS 10,351 6,425 5,850 5,158 5,764 4,338 3,836 4,260 4,040 3,800
  NASA 192 253 109 213 166 116 179 156 72 61
  NSF 11,761 10,666 10,744 11,143 10,028 9,415 7,617 6,417 5,997 6,975
  USDA 66 103 236 4 56 150 136 138 63 257
  Other 3,966 3,487 3,348 4,061 3,787 3,544 3,842 4,177 4,452 4,200

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 1,045 193 852 .
2018 925 183 742 .
2017 840 182 658 .

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 306 316 305 316 234
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 38 39 38 37 32
    Computer and information sciences 26 22 23 35 13
    Engineering 115 118 127 129 90
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7 18 15 16 13
    Health sciences 22 19 19 15 8
    Mathematics and statistics 4 4 4 4 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 61 60 51 50 60
    Psychology 12 13 14 14 11
    Social sciences 22 23 14 17 7
    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

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 . . . . 110,000 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 36,666 0
    Physical sciences . . . . 73,334 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 1,400 642 1,270 560 13,233
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 343 1,270 267 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 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,400 299 0 293 13,233
    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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