U. North Dakota

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 163 65 459 206 67.8 631 143 84.8 925
2023 168 63.9 459 226 67.2 679 144 84.4 911 186 69.5 602
2022 175 62.2 457 224 67.5 680 150 83.6 900
2021 178 60.7 447 224 68 691 148 84 908 183 69 583
2020 178 61 450 231 67.3 698 157 83.1 916
2019 169 62.7 447 247 65 697 153 83.5 914 194 67.5 589
2018 180 58.5 428 238 66.4 700 153 83.5 911
2017 165 61.7 425 226 67.4 684 150 83.6 898 194 66.7 575
2016 178 59.2 430 232 67.1 697 167 81.6 896
2015 179 58.5 426 247 64.8 693 170 81.4 898 162 72 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 86 82 79 69 71 81 73 87 72 74
  Science and engineering 63 66 49 46 49 54 49 46 41 47
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 11 4 13 11 9 9 11 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 1 3 2 2 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 3 8 2 7 1 . 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . 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 1 . . . 2 4 1 4 4
      Molecular biology . . . 1 2 1 . 1 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . . 1 3 . 1 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 1 1 1 2 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 2 . 1 . 1 2 . 1 1 .
      Computer science 2 . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
    Engineering 21 31 16 16 15 8 9 7 7 5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 3 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 3 2 . . . 1 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 15 2 8 9 3 2 2 2 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 . 1 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 1 3 2
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Engineering, other 7 6 1 2 1 1 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 1 3 1 2 5 2 1 4 4
      Geological sciences 3 . 2 1 1 2 . . 2 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 1 1 . 1 3 2 1 2 1
    Health sciences 6 4 . 2 3 3 4 2 5 2
      Nursing science 1 2 . 1 3 3 3 2 5 2
      Public health 2 2 . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 3 . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Physical sciences 4 6 5 1 5 6 9 5 3 8
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . 1 . 1 3 . . 1 3
      Chemistry 2 5 4 . 3 3 5 3 2 5
      Physics . 1 . 1 1 . 4 2 . .
    Psychology 18 15 12 19 9 16 13 20 7 14
      Clinical psychology 8 5 4 9 2 7 5 9 4 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 7 5 7 6 2 5 2 4 2 5
      Research and experimental psychology 3 5 1 2 3 1 4 3 . 1
      Psychology, other . . . 2 2 3 2 4 1 .
    Social sciences 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 2
      Anthropology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 2
  Non-science and engineering 23 16 30 23 22 27 24 41 31 27
    Business . . . . . . . . . 1
      Business . . . . . . . . . 1
    Education 18 14 26 20 19 24 21 40 20 23
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 . 3 4 14 6 5 3 6
      Education research 7 7 11 9 10 6 12 26 6 13
      Teacher education and teaching fields 8 6 15 5 3 3 3 8 6 3
      Education, other 2 . . 3 2 1 . 1 5 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 5 . 2 3 1 . . . 4 2
      Communication 4 . 2 3 1 . . . 4 2
      Public administration and social services 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   346   324   333   322   293   268   255   284   315   268
    Hispanic or Latino   33   22   14   13   14   16   13   11   15   8
    Not Hispanic or Latino   311   300   318   304   272   244   236   268   292   250
      American Indian or Alaska Native   15   18   26   26   21   8   10   12   8   8
      Asian   14   15   13   12   11   7   9   8   5   2
      Black or African American   12   14   18   19   16   11   9   8   10   3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   245   227   239   234   210   204   192   224   253   226
      More than one race   24   25   21   13   14   14   16   16   16   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   2   1   5   7   8   6   5   8   10
  Temporary visa holders   294   242   216   180   142   120   163   174   173   152
  Science and engineering   558   477   450   405   345   315   342   387   421   361
    Science   360   303   271   238   216   214   233   280   337   291
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   82   72   55   49   30   49   53   60   67   75
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   40   26   23   18   15   8   13   18   25   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   30   28   34   33   32   30   25   33   43   40
      Mathematics and statistics   12   8   9   9   6   8   8   11   10   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   0
      Natural resources and conservation   14   16   10   12   9   12   13   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   49   47   35   20   25   25   32   39   38   36
      Psychology   93   81   91   83   92   73   73   75   81   54
      Social sciences   28   19   14   14   7   9   16   31   37   45
    Engineering   198   174   179   167   129   101   109   107   84   70
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   24   14   16   15   6   6   5   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   56   57   65   90   58   49   47   44   18   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   29   25   31   17   14   12   12   15   14   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   27   16   18   12   11   9   12   16   24   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   24   21   19   13   16   9   17   17   17   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   9   5   3   4   3   5   7   5   1
      Other engineering   23   22   26   15   11   13   10   3   6   18
    Health   82   89   99   97   90   73   76   71   67   59
      Clinical medicine   28   38   54   50   38   20   18   19   18   18
      Other health   54   51   45   47   52   53   58   52   49   41

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   460   466   453   426   418   358   269   267   415   254
    Hispanic or Latino   31   37   28   32   21   17   11   16   20   12
    Not Hispanic or Latino   422   419   415   384   385   327   247   240   379   233
      American Indian or Alaska Native   29   23   21   18   14   8   5   3   3   3
      Asian   24   22   21   15   15   14   6   2   8   4
      Black or African American   35   42   37   32   37   27   14   11   13   8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   303   313   314   298   298   254   206   208   342   208
      More than one race   29   19   22   21   21   24   16   16   13   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   10   10   10   12   14   11   11   16   9
  Temporary visa holders   74   80   96   91   68   61   49   52   48   39
  Science and engineering   483   506   485   451   436   376   284   285   423   284
    Science   312   329   290   284   308   271   200   216   385   249
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   11
      Biological and biomedical sciences   26   35   12   12   20   7   5   6   3   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5
      Computer and information sciences   64   72   69   52   71   67   14   8   14   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   20   13   12   9   10   14   19   16   20
      Mathematics and statistics   11   8   5   0   0   1   2   1   3   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   22   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   136   0
      Natural resources and conservation   29   19   17   6   9   8   7   10   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   6   8   13   9   11   2   4   3   1
      Psychology   108   116   128   130   115   98   99   101   88   85
      Social sciences   36   37   38   59   75   69   57   67   108   106
    Engineering   171   177   195   167   128   105   84   69   38   35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   27   30   35   20   14   6   2   3   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   38   52   42   45   26   26   13   6   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   25   20   22   30   15   8   7   9   5   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   27   36   30   28   23   23   20   24   14   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   4   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   16   18   21   21   16   22   16   15   8   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   2   3   2   3   4   1   1   0   0
      Other engineering   30   29   30   21   11   16   12   4   5   7
    Health   51   40   64   66   50   43   34   34   40   9
      Clinical medicine   38   23   48   47   34   25   18   16   11   9
      Other health   13   17   16   19   16   18   16   18   29   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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   32   17   3   22   7   16   0   9   25   70
  Science and engineering   30   17   3   17   7   16   0   7   17   70
    Science   16   12   3   9   7   16   0   7   14   56
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   17
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   5   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   8   3   3   6   9   0   3   3   25
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      Psychology   4   3   0   4   1   4   0   3   3   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3
    Engineering   14   5   0   8   0   0   0   0   3   14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5
    Health   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   2   8   0
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   2   8   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   640   566   549   502   435   388   418   458   488   420
  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   174   133   127   106   93   79   78   107   95   97
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   67
    Institutional   174   133   127   106   93   78   78   107   87   21
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   9
  Teaching assistantships   106   100   99   98   84   62   16   70   117   22
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
    Institutional   106   100   99   98   84   62   16   70   112   22
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   360   333   323   298   258   247   324   281   276   301
    Federal   32   17   3   22   7   15   0   9   14   3
    Institutional   121   127   118   86   78   89   181   111   111   163
    Nonfederal   16   19   23   17   13   6   11   11   4   0
    Personal resources   191   170   179   173   160   137   132   150   147   135

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   24   31   37   39   43   39   29   30   36   24
    Science   24   30   32   36   41   35   26   29   34   23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   3   3   2   0   0   2   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   22   20   23   27   25   22   24   25   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   2   2   3   1   1   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   1   0   0   1   1   2   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   5   6   5   5   3   2   3   5   6
      Psychology   2   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   1   5   3   2   4   3   1   2   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   1   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   2   1   0   1   0   1   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   1   3   3   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   1   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   1   1   0   0   0   0   1
    Health   0   0   0   4   4   3   4   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   4   4   1   1   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19
      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   13
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   197,428   182,195   147,717   143,506   111,663   110,836   109,865   102,823   70,275   64,384
    Science   59,402   63,323   51,668   46,363   49,536   46,081   47,101   48,473   30,992   30,039
      Computer and information sciences   5,564   4,136   2,266   1,856   3,199   2,059   2,227   1,180   722   228
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   8,125   7,444   6,874   6,234   6,781   6,713   4,056   5,793   7,348   8,499
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   7,605   6,852   6,214   5,562   5,832   5,299   2,801   2,621   3,474   5,041
        Geological and earth sciences   520   592   660   672   949   1,414   1,255   2,979   3,874   3,267
        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   193   0   191
      Life sciences   35,371   36,939   35,064   31,330   31,526   28,781   30,647   31,523   14,007   18,007
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   20,636   18,742   18,631   17,556   17,478   16,722   18,184   18,794   10,706   14,853
        Health sciences   14,735   18,197   16,433   13,774   14,048   12,059   11,708   12,090   1,045   830
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   524   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   231   639   2,256   2,324
      Mathematics and statistics   468   444   348   372   434   383   384   381   0   0
      Physical sciences   5,955   7,486   3,641   2,964   3,489   3,607   3,119   6,041   6,945   1,330
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3,186   192   0
        Chemistry   2,930   2,880   2,972   2,152   2,212   2,720   2,306   2,437   5,475   1,102
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   154   0   0   0   1,262   0
        Physics   3,025   4,606   669   812   1,123   887   813   0   7   228
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   418   9   0
      Psychology   1,874   4,993   1,682   1,713   1,506   1,135   1,640   1,613   501   49
      Social sciences   1,807   1,725   1,618   1,577   1,616   1,739   1,426   1,511   684   89
        Anthropology   30   31   23   81   109   159   96   80   634   0
        Economics   636   525   630   589   614   649   492   473   27   0
        Political science and government   422   398   283   370   393   291   247   262   0   45
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   142   217   235   146   155   178   144   154   0   0
        Social sciences nec   577   554   447   391   345   462   447   542   23   44
      Sciences nec   238   156   175   317   985   1,664   3,602   431   785   1,837
    Engineering   121,983   105,141   84,614   86,578   52,511   54,760   52,960   43,485   38,153   33,551
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   2,255   3,746   1,885   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,739   2,391   1,710   1,188   1,055   1,044   1,386   1,228   1,283   752
      Civil engineering   67,666   63,086   51,632   49,227   36,181   42,263   26,495   630   1,459   432
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,659   4,742   2,542   2,656   1,899   1,741   1,276   1,731   385   182
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,768   2,990   1,935   1,434   906   745   944   1,036   671   710
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,008   1,095   891   902   827   752   774   907   2,067   0
      Engineering nec   25,143   30,837   25,904   31,171   11,643   8,215   19,830   34,207   30,403   31,475
    Non-S&E   16,043   13,731   11,435   10,565   9,616   9,995   9,804   10,865   1,130   794
      Business management and business administration   1,255   1,150   1,175   1,070   1,208   1,196   1,158   2,259   22   338
      Communication and communications technologies   911   1,125   456   304   406   409   225   407   0   0
      Education   7,417   5,819   4,019   3,015   2,654   2,619   1,699   1,574   65   206
      Humanities   1,976   1,639   1,603   1,676   1,619   1,911   1,794   1,702   36   19
      Law   1,988   1,703   1,807   1,955   886   851   1,511   537   0   0
      Social work   267   198   158   166   149   308   358   568   202   228
      Visual and performing arts   784   736   860   808   806   716   727   702   31   3
      Non-S&E nec   1,445   1,361   1,357   1,571   1,888   1,985   2,332   3,116   774   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   197,428   83,377   37,661   58,808   15,950   558   1,074
    Science   59,402   28,715   1,552   27,358   400   412   965
      Computer and information sciences   5,564   2,676   128   2,759   1   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   8,125   3,302   1,173   3,323   327   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   7,605   3,148   1,173   2,957   327   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   520   154   0   366   0   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   35,371   19,156   164   14,667   32   412   940
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   20,636   11,485   99   7,985   0   156   911
        Health sciences   14,735   7,671   65   6,682   32   256   29
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   468   0   0   468   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   5,955   3,091   81   2,743   40   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,930   1,006   81   1,803   40   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,025   2,085   0   940   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,874   402   0   1,449   0   0   23
      Social sciences   1,807   67   6   1,732   0   0   2
        Anthropology   30   0   0   30   0   0   0
        Economics   636   0   0   636   0   0   0
        Political science and government   422   0   0   422   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   142   35   0   107   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   577   32   6   537   0   0   2
      Sciences nec   238   21   0   217   0   0   0
    Engineering   121,983   49,346   36,005   20,946   15,488   100   98
      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   1,739   616   419   704   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   67,666   27,994   18,660   5,660   15,252   100   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,659   1,202   2,145   1,312   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21,768   6,167   11,807   3,673   121   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,008   388   166   454   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   25,143   12,979   2,808   9,143   115   0   98
    Non-S&E   16,043   5,316   104   10,504   62   46   11
      Business management and business administration   1,255   6   0   1,249   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   911   572   0   339   0   0   0
      Education   7,417   3,377   82   3,839   62   46   11
      Humanities   1,976   12   0   1,964   0   0   0
      Law   1,988   51   22   1,915   0   0   0
      Social work   267   11   0   256   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   784   0   0   784   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,445   1,287   0   158   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   83,377   65,890   62,737   58,463   44,153   49,700   51,050   43,262   42,425   37,697
  DOD   19,128   5,363   2,523   2,424   1,863   768   966   291   273   2,817
  DOE   27,964   20,901   28,294   30,942   18,047   27,259   28,290   18,299   17,433   14,217
  HHS   19,044   21,948   19,368   16,119   15,079   12,562   12,769   13,471   11,270   10,941
  NASA   1,736   1,870   2,507   2,483   2,095   1,998   1,996   3,441   5,242   4,200
  NSF   4,783   3,841   3,911   2,725   3,889   4,369   3,811   3,706   3,745   2,534
  USDA   2,187   2,051   1,919   1,436   1,936   2,029   2,303   2,230   2,164   2,167
  Other   8,535   9,916   4,215   2,334   1,244   715   915   1,824   2,298   821

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   1,632   528   1,104   .
2018   1,646   557   1,089   .

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   372   370   352   343   437
    Agricultural sciences   1   1   1   1   1
    Biological and biomedical sciences   71   78   78   43   117
    Computer and information sciences   6   5   5   12   11
    Engineering   163   166   149   73   76
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9   10   10   0   10
    Health sciences   10   13   13   36   44
    Mathematics and statistics   6   6   6   12   10
    Natural resources and conservation   1   1   1   1   1
    Physical sciences   78   78   78   90   103
    Psychology   6   7   7   21   14
    Social sciences   2   4   3   20   23
    Other   18   0   0   34   27

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   0   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   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   0   0   0   0   0
    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

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   0   11,110   687   380   2,120
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   4,858   378   380   370
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   6,252   308   0   250
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   1,000
    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   500
    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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