U. North Dakota

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 168 63.9 459
2022 175 62.2 457 224 67.5 680 150 83.4 890
2021 178 60.7 447 224 68 691 183 69 583 148 83.9 907
2020 178 61 450 231 67.3 697 157 83.1 915
2019 169 62.7 447 247 65 696 194 67.5 589 153 83.5 913
2018 180 58.5 428 238 66.3 698 153 83.4 910
2017 165 61.7 425 226 67.4 684 194 66.7 575 150 83.5 897
2016 178 59.2 430 232 67.1 697 167 81.6 895
2015 179 58.5 426 247 64.8 693 162 72 570 170 81.3 897
2014 196 54.1 422 246 64.7 688 166 81.6 887
2013 233 58.5 555 273 54.1 588 171 80.9 884
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 82 79 69 71 81 73 87 72 74 57
  Science and engineering 66 49 46 49 54 49 46 41 47 39
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 11 4 13 11 9 9 11 12 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 3 2 2 3 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 8 2 7 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 . 2 . . 2 . 3 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . . 2 4 1 4 4 1
      Molecular biology . . 1 2 1 . 1 2 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . 1 3 . 1 4 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 2 . . . . 1
    Computer and information sciences . 1 . 1 2 . 1 1 . .
      Computer science . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
    Engineering 31 16 16 15 8 9 7 7 5 6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 2 . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 15 2 8 9 3 2 2 2 3 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 3 4 1 2 2 . 1 . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Engineering, other 6 1 2 1 1 . . . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 3 1 2 5 2 1 4 4 3
      Geological sciences . 2 1 1 2 . . 2 3 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . 1 3 2 1 2 1 .
    Health sciences 4 . 2 3 3 4 2 5 2 3
      Nursing science 2 . 1 3 3 3 2 5 2 3
      Public health 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
    Physical sciences 6 5 1 5 6 9 5 3 8 3
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 . 1 3 . . 1 3 .
      Chemistry 5 4 . 3 3 5 3 2 5 2
      Physics 1 . 1 1 . 4 2 . . 1
    Psychology 15 12 19 9 16 13 20 7 14 18
      Clinical psychology 5 4 9 2 7 5 9 4 8 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 7 6 2 5 2 4 2 5 8
      Research and experimental psychology 5 1 2 3 1 4 3 . 1 3
      Psychology, other . . 2 2 3 2 4 1 . .
    Social sciences 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 1
      Anthropology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 16 30 23 22 27 24 41 31 27 18
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 14 26 20 19 24 21 40 20 23 17
      Education leadership and administration 1 . 3 4 14 6 5 3 6 3
      Education research 7 11 9 10 6 12 26 6 13 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 15 5 3 3 3 8 6 3 5
      Education, other . . 3 2 1 . 1 5 1 1
    Humanities and arts 2 2 . 2 3 3 1 7 1 .
      Letters 2 2 . 1 3 2 . 5 1 .
      History . . . 1 . 1 1 1 . .
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 2 3 1 . . . 4 2 1
      Communication . 2 3 1 . . . 4 2 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 549 502 435 388 418 458 488 420 421 458
    Male 273 256 216 185 206 233 256 228 219 244
    Female 276 246 219 203 212 225 232 192 202 214
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 333 322 293 268 255 284 315 268 266 310
    Hispanic or Latino 14 13 14 16 13 11 15 8 6 8
    Not Hispanic or Latino 318 304 272 244 236 268 292 250 245 282
      American Indian or Alaska Native 26 26 21 8 10 12 8 8 11 12
      Asian 13 12 11 7 9 8 5 2 1 2
      Black or African American 18 19 16 11 9 8 10 3 6 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 239 234 210 204 192 224 253 226 218 255
      More than one race 21 13 14 14 16 16 16 11 9 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 5 7 8 6 5 8 10 15 20
  Temporary visa holders 216 180 142 120 163 174 173 152 155 148
  Science and engineering 450 405 345 315 342 387 421 361 366 412
    Science 271 238 216 214 233 280 337 291 299 337
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 14 14
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 49 30 49 53 60 67 75 72 73
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 8
      Computer and information sciences 23 18 15 8 13 18 25 17 24 31
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 34 33 32 30 25 33 43 40 43 50
      Mathematics and statistics 9 9 6 8 8 11 10 10 6 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 10 12 9 12 13 13 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 91 83 92 73 73 75 81 54 60 70
      Physical sciences 35 20 25 25 32 39 38 36 37 35
      Social sciences 14 14 7 9 16 31 37 45 38 46
    Engineering 179 167 129 101 109 107 84 70 67 75
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 14 16 15 6 6 5 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 65 90 58 49 47 44 18 12 12 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 31 17 14 12 12 15 14 9 9 13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 12 11 9 12 16 24 12 13 12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 19 13 16 9 17 17 17 18 19 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 3 4 3 5 7 5 1 0 3
      Other engineering 26 15 11 13 10 3 6 18 14 12
    Health 99 97 90 73 76 71 67 59 55 46
      Clinical medicine 54 50 38 20 18 19 18 18 18 10
      Other health 45 47 52 53 58 52 49 41 37 36

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 549 517 486 419 318 319 463 293 303 284
    Male 298 271 268 223 162 159 273 161 166 160
    Female 251 246 218 196 156 160 190 132 137 124
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 453 426 418 358 269 267 415 254 270 243
    Hispanic or Latino 28 32 21 17 11 16 20 12 11 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 415 384 385 327 247 240 379 233 245 206
      American Indian or Alaska Native 21 18 14 8 5 3 3 3 2 3
      Asian 21 15 15 14 6 2 8 4 3 3
      Black or African American 37 32 37 27 14 11 13 8 1 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 314 298 298 254 206 208 342 208 228 194
      More than one race 22 21 21 24 16 16 13 10 11 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10 10 12 14 11 11 16 9 14 21
  Temporary visa holders 96 91 68 61 49 52 48 39 33 41
  Science and engineering 485 451 436 376 284 285 423 284 299 280
    Science 290 284 308 271 200 216 385 249 262 230
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 10 6
      Biological and biomedical sciences 12 12 20 7 5 6 3 3 14 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 7
      Computer and information sciences 69 52 71 67 14 8 14 17 14 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 12 9 10 14 19 16 20 19 20
      Mathematics and statistics 5 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 17 6 9 8 7 10 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 128 130 115 98 99 101 88 85 89 69
      Physical sciences 8 13 9 11 2 4 3 1 3 3
      Social sciences 38 59 75 69 57 67 108 106 108 108
    Engineering 195 167 128 105 84 69 38 35 37 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 35 20 14 6 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 52 42 45 26 26 13 6 5 5 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22 30 15 8 7 9 5 4 2 10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30 28 23 23 20 24 14 10 9 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 21 21 16 22 16 15 8 9 11 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 30 21 11 16 12 4 5 7 10 7
    Health 64 66 50 43 34 34 40 9 4 4
      Clinical medicine 48 47 34 25 18 16 11 9 3 3
      Other health 16 19 16 18 16 18 29 0 1 1

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 3 22 7 16 0 9 25 70 73 79 0
  Science and engineering 3 17 7 16 0 7 17 70 73 79 0
    Science 3 9 7 16 0 7 14 56 59 64 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 20 18 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 5 7 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 6 9 0 3 3 25 25 29 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 0
      Psychology 0 4 1 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0
    Engineering 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 14 14 15 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 3 0
    Health 0 5 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 4 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 549 502 435 388 418 458 488 420 421 458
  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 127 106 93 79 78 107 95 97 92 97
    Federal 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 67 71 76
    Institutional 127 106 93 78 78 107 87 21 12 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 9 11
  Teaching assistantships 99 98 84 62 16 70 117 22 21 21
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
    Institutional 99 98 84 62 16 70 112 22 21 21
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 323 298 258 247 324 281 276 301 308 340
    Federal 3 22 7 15 0 9 14 3 2 3
    Institutional 118 86 78 89 181 111 111 163 173 199
    Nonfederal 23 17 13 6 11 11 4 0 0 0
    Personal resources 179 173 160 137 132 150 147 135 133 138

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 35 41 44 35 29 30 36 24 21 22
    Science 30 37 41 31 26 29 34 23 20 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 22 25 24 22 24 25 16 13 14
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 4 6 3 2 3 5 6 6 6
      Social sciences 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 4 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 1
      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 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Health 0 3 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 17
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 17
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 17
      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 13 10 11
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
      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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 147,717 143,506 111,663 110,836 109,865 102,823 70,275 64,384 67,595 68,942
    Science 51,668 46,363 49,536 46,081 47,101 48,473 30,992 30,039 27,328 31,088
      Computer and information sciences 2,266 1,856 3,199 2,059 2,227 1,180 722 228 74 56
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,874 6,234 6,781 6,713 4,056 5,793 7,348 8,499 8,648 9,675
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,214 5,562 5,832 5,299 2,801 2,621 3,474 5,041 5,562 6,098
        Geological and earth sciences 660 672 949 1,414 1,255 2,979 3,874 3,267 2,736 3,197
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 193 0 191 350 380
      Life sciences 35,064 31,330 31,526 28,781 30,647 31,523 14,007 18,007 15,538 17,004
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 18,631 17,556 17,478 16,722 18,184 18,794 10,706 14,853 12,464 13,204
        Health sciences 16,433 13,774 14,048 12,059 11,708 12,090 1,045 830 763 1,031
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 524 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 231 639 2,256 2,324 2,311 2,769
      Mathematics and statistics 348 372 434 383 384 381 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,641 2,964 3,489 3,607 3,119 6,041 6,945 1,330 1,583 2,075
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 3,186 192 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,972 2,152 2,212 2,720 2,306 2,437 5,475 1,102 1,403 1,818
        Materials science 0 0 154 0 0 0 1,262 0 0 0
        Physics 669 812 1,123 887 813 0 7 228 180 257
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 418 9 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,682 1,713 1,506 1,135 1,640 1,613 501 49 0 8
      Social sciences 1,618 1,577 1,616 1,739 1,426 1,511 684 89 65 45
        Anthropology 23 81 109 159 96 80 634 0 0 0
        Economics 630 589 614 649 492 473 27 0 0 9
        Political science and government 283 370 393 291 247 262 0 45 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 235 146 155 178 144 154 0 0 22 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 447 391 345 462 447 542 23 44 43 36
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 175 317 985 1,664 3,602 431 785 1,837 1,420 2,225
    Engineering 84,614 86,578 52,511 54,760 52,960 43,485 38,153 33,551 39,871 37,548
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 2,255 3,746 1,885 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,710 1,188 1,055 1,044 1,386 1,228 1,283 752 1,125 2,351
      Civil engineering 51,632 49,227 36,181 42,263 26,495 630 1,459 432 1,817 1,790
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,542 2,656 1,899 1,741 1,276 1,731 385 182 167 254
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,935 1,434 906 745 944 1,036 671 710 546 593
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 891 902 827 752 774 907 2,067 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 25,904 31,171 11,643 8,215 19,830 34,207 30,403 31,475 36,216 32,560
    Non-S&E 11,435 10,565 9,616 9,995 9,804 10,865 1,130 794 396 306
      Business management and business administration 1,175 1,070 1,208 1,196 1,158 2,259 22 338 157 95
      Communication and communications technologies 456 304 406 409 225 407 0 0 15 14
      Education 4,019 3,015 2,654 2,619 1,699 1,574 65 206 74 58
      Humanities 1,603 1,676 1,619 1,911 1,794 1,702 36 19 8 5
      Law 1,807 1,955 886 851 1,511 537 0 0 0 0
      Social work 158 166 149 308 358 568 202 228 79 5
      Visual and performing arts 860 808 806 716 727 702 31 3 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,357 1,571 1,888 1,985 2,332 3,116 774 0 63 129

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: 2022
(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 147,717 62,737 26,441 44,072 13,559 727 181
    Science 51,668 26,955 1,061 23,009 255 337 51
      Computer and information sciences 2,266 1,014 137 1,099 16 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,874 3,816 261 2,488 65 240 4
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,214 3,609 261 2,035 65 240 4
        Geological and earth sciences 660 207 0 453 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 35,064 20,205 302 14,273 144 97 43
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 18,631 10,098 167 8,176 144 18 28
        Health sciences 16,433 10,107 135 6,097 0 79 15
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 348 0 0 348 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,641 1,540 202 1,895 4 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,972 1,398 202 1,368 4 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 669 142 0 527 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,682 236 60 1,382 0 0 4
      Social sciences 1,618 139 39 1,414 26 0 0
        Anthropology 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
        Economics 630 7 0 623 0 0 0
        Political science and government 283 0 0 283 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 235 116 0 119 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 447 16 39 366 26 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 175 5 60 110 0 0 0
    Engineering 84,614 33,233 25,314 12,318 13,304 341 104
      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 1,710 747 124 839 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 51,632 23,663 13,175 1,278 13,235 281 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,542 721 106 1,708 7 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,935 807 201 921 6 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 891 132 84 675 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 25,904 7,163 11,624 6,897 56 60 104
    Non-S&E 11,435 2,549 66 8,745 0 49 26
      Business management and business administration 1,175 0 0 1,175 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 456 161 14 281 0 0 0
      Education 4,019 1,144 16 2,832 0 1 26
      Humanities 1,603 0 0 1,603 0 0 0
      Law 1,807 0 36 1,723 0 48 0
      Social work 158 12 0 146 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 860 0 0 860 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,357 1,232 0 125 0 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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 62,737 58,463 44,153 49,700 51,050 43,262 42,425 37,697 40,340 46,491
  DOD 2,523 2,424 1,863 768 966 291 273 2,817 3,429 4,811
  DOE 28,294 30,942 18,047 27,259 28,290 18,299 17,433 14,217 17,376 21,477
  HHS 19,368 16,119 15,079 12,562 12,769 13,471 11,270 10,941 9,508 9,129
  NASA 2,507 2,483 2,095 1,998 1,996 3,441 5,242 4,200 4,460 4,319
  NSF 3,911 2,725 3,889 4,369 3,811 3,706 3,745 2,534 2,478 3,363
  USDA 1,919 1,436 1,936 2,029 2,303 2,230 2,164 2,167 2,185 2,058
  Other 4,215 2,334 1,244 715 915 1,824 2,298 821 904 1,334

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,632 528 1,104 .
2018 1,646 557 1,089 .
2017 1,722 550 1,172 .
2016 248 208 40 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 370 352 343 437 212
    Agricultural sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 78 78 43 117 87
    Computer and information sciences 5 5 12 11 5
    Engineering 166 149 73 76 21
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 0 10 9
    Health sciences 13 13 36 44 1
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 12 10 6
    Natural resources and conservation 1 1 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 78 78 90 103 67
    Psychology 7 7 21 14 5
    Social sciences 4 3 20 23 9
    Other 0 0 34 27 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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . . 18,422 0
    Engineering . . . . 3,022 0
    Health sciences . . . . 15,400 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 687 380 2,120 1,450
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 378 380 370 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 308 0 250 850
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 1,000 600
    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 0 500 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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