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U. North Florida

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 380 44.7 679 312 48.8 602 288 68.9 914
2022 386 43.9 680 298 67.3 900
2021 360 48.5 691 244 58.7 583 303 67 908
2020 351 50.3 698 316 65.9 916
2019 352 50.1 697 247 58.6 589 319 65.5 914
2018 366 48.3 700 336 63.6 911
2017 362 47.7 684 248 57.4 575 374 58.8 898
2016 378 46.4 697 396 56.3 896
2015 373 46.8 693 308 46.6 570 428 52.9 898
2014 373 46.4 688 426 52.6 889
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.
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Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 71 54 60 66 66 61 59 74 78 64
    Female 121 131 147 135 135 124 129 116 127 126
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 144 147 184 179 174 163 165 158 174 164
    Hispanic or Latino 12 22 40 29 29 22 16 11 14 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 132 125 144 149 144 141 149 147 160 142
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Asian 4 5 12 10 5 5 7 7 6 3
      Black or African American 17 16 15 17 21 14 23 18 19 19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
      White 102 96 108 110 109 110 109 115 126 114
      More than one race 8 8 8 11 7 9 9 7 8 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
  Temporary visa holders 48 38 23 22 27 22 23 32 31 26
  Science and engineering 127 124 134 121 136 128 124 128 144 129
    Science 111 109 115 97 111 111 106 113 129 120
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 21 20 19 22 20 15 15 16 18
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 30 20 17 18 16 14 12 13 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 18 10 14 13 17 17 12 10 13 15
      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 0
      Psychology 17 22 26 23 27 27 29 34 33 29
      Social sciences 29 36 38 24 29 33 38 41 43 31
    Engineering 16 15 19 24 25 17 18 15 15 9
      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 12 12 16 15 18 13 12 12 9 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 0 1 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 0 6 6 3 3 3 5 1
      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 65 61 73 80 65 57 64 62 61 61
    Clinical medicine 41 36 46 54 38 26 38 62 61 61
    Other health 24 25 27 26 27 31 26 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

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 48 46 55 56 57 85 80 113 90 99
    Female 77 69 85 74 76 82 82 94 101 106
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 116 111 132 121 127 159 152 192 174 195
    Hispanic or Latino 19 19 15 14 19 23 13 14 15 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 97 92 117 106 107 135 137 175 157 178
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 10 7 4 9 6 13 8 11 10 17
      Black or African American 13 17 24 23 13 20 18 27 27 27
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 69 63 83 73 84 97 108 130 117 129
      More than one race 5 5 6 1 4 5 3 7 3 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1
  Temporary visa holders 9 4 8 9 6 8 10 15 17 10
  Science and engineering 104 93 110 105 115 148 138 182 159 182
    Science 87 80 90 87 94 115 111 148 140 158
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 13 15 16 16 13 12 9 17 23
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 13 20 21 22 24 41 36 48 43 49
      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 3 2 5 5 3 4 9 13 12 9
      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 0
      Psychology 5 5 7 3 7 4 6 4 7 9
      Social sciences 52 40 42 41 44 53 48 74 61 68
    Engineering 17 13 20 18 21 33 27 34 19 24
      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 4 2 7 8 10 18 18 15 8 17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 8 9 6 7 6 2 10 4 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 3 4 4 4 9 7 9 7 5
      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 21 22 30 25 18 19 24 25 32 23
    Clinical medicine 16 21 27 24 18 17 17 25 32 23
    Other health 5 1 3 1 0 2 7 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 receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 9 4 7 8 8 9 10 5 12 13
  Science and engineering 4 2 6 6 5 6 6 3 8 9
    Science 4 2 6 5 5 6 6 3 7 9
      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 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3
      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 1 1 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 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3
      Social sciences 4 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 5 3
    Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 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 1 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 5 2 1 2 3 3 4 2 4 4
    Clinical medicine 5 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 4 4
    Other health 0 1 0 0 1 1 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: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 192 185 207 201 201 185 188 190 205 190
  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 14 9 13 0 0 0 16 7 5 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 14 9 13 0 0 0 16 7 5 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 1 4 8 0 0 0 12 3 8 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 4 8 0 0 0 12 3 8 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 177 172 186 201 201 185 160 180 192 184
    Federal 9 4 7 8 8 9 10 5 12 13
    Institutional 86 74 66 75 81 68 42 39 43 39
    Nonfederal 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Personal resources 81 94 112 116 112 108 108 135 137 131

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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0
      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 0
      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 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 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 3 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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0
      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 0
      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 0
      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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 23,269 18,394 15,782 13,573 12,341 9,994 6,476 5,141 3,689 3,674
    Science 7,914 6,579 3,239 3,057 3,047 2,834 2,739 2,398 1,946 1,171
      Computer and information sciences 861 575 418 178 123 125 171 382 266 138
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 213 21 10 144 132 128 78 46 64
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 9 25 21 10 144 132 128 78 46 64
      Life sciences 2,718 2,409 1,647 1,388 1,373 1,347 1,137 716 481 680
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,666 1,451 1,243 907 741 882 637 480 330 503
        Health sciences 905 937 404 481 632 465 500 236 29 90
        Natural resources and conservation 147 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 85
      Mathematics and statistics 27 28 19 70 43 52 22 14 3 23
      Physical sciences 1,544 1,134 608 682 524 568 667 696 637 109
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 879 684 446 485 345 343 349 376 543 72
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 665 450 162 197 179 225 318 320 94 37
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,744 1,180 249 96 52 54 228 214 143 71
      Social sciences 1,011 1,040 277 633 788 556 386 298 310 65
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
        Economics 22 39 4 34 117 138 45 26 22 5
        Political science and government 32 19 2 63 29 99 150 29 47 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 592 565 220 402 588 59 17 61 36 28
        Social sciences nec 365 417 51 134 54 260 174 179 205 32
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 21
    Engineering 4,313 2,472 2,119 2,433 2,392 2,832 2,320 1,968 1,214 1,486
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 801 539 937 930 1,106 1,310 925 778 343 434
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 375 189 100 96 86 282 435 424 142 176
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 20 34 81 46 112 165 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,044 1,567 755 1,018 742 984 701 406 370 357
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 20
      Engineering nec 93 177 307 355 377 210 147 195 338 499
    Non-S&E 11,042 9,343 10,424 8,083 6,902 4,328 1,417 775 529 1,017
      Business management and business administration 3,660 3,935 4,459 3,645 3,529 2,120 107 82 68 41
      Communication and communications technologies 32 13 16 16 28 23 22 8 26 40
      Education 6,618 4,842 5,851 4,140 2,989 1,911 189 186 258 634
      Humanities 324 177 45 151 118 106 262 253 39 120
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 180 155 36 104 168 97 63 13 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 228 221 17 27 70 71 774 233 138 182

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 23,269 8,113 1,436 12,378 825 293 224
    Science 7,914 3,492 225 3,924 28 191 54
      Computer and information sciences 861 453 0 396 0 0 12
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 2,718 879 127 1,568 7 95 42
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,666 870 16 730 7 34 9
        Health sciences 905 9 0 810 0 61 25
        Natural resources and conservation 147 0 111 28 0 0 8
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 27 0 0 22 5 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,544 630 0 878 16 20 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 879 322 0 526 16 15 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 665 308 0 352 0 5 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,744 1,324 0 420 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,011 197 98 640 0 76 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 22 0 0 22 0 0 0
        Political science and government 32 0 0 32 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 592 111 0 418 0 63 0
        Social sciences nec 365 86 98 168 0 13 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,313 208 370 2,791 797 0 147
      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 801 0 111 619 0 0 71
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 375 206 0 169 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3,044 0 259 1,912 797 0 76
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 93 2 0 91 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 11,042 4,413 841 5,663 0 102 23
      Business management and business administration 3,660 1,270 750 1,618 0 22 0
      Communication and communications technologies 32 0 0 32 0 0 0
      Education 6,618 3,100 91 3,427 0 0 0
      Humanities 324 0 0 304 0 0 20
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 180 0 0 180 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 228 43 0 102 0 80 3

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 8,113 7,758 7,267 4,568 4,017 3,818 1,435 1,356 1,198 1,177
  DOD 173 169 245 129 94 174 115 33 50 329
  DOE 75 66 84 66 70 42 43 26 0 0
  HHS 3,533 2,909 2,307 1,854 1,727 1,848 171 248 13 144
  NASA 86 80 60 23 11 17 45 65 25 12
  NSF 1,130 936 947 806 736 448 494 538 656 185
  USDA 2 54 13 126 4 0 0 0 0 0
  Other 3,114 3,544 3,611 1,564 1,375 1,289 567 446 454 507

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 382 31 351 .
2018 342 36 306 .
2017 347 48 299 .

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 111 185 176 166 99
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 26 49 49 48 23
    Computer and information sciences 8 8 10 9 1
    Engineering 29 42 45 31 33
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 12 15 24 23 5
    Mathematics and statistics 1 7 7 8 8
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 6
    Physical sciences 27 56 33 33 12
    Psychology 4 5 5 6 6
    Social sciences 3 3 3 5 0
    Other 0 0 0 3 4

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 . . . . 10,638 0
    Engineering . . . . 4,820 0
    Health sciences . . . . 2,218 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . . 2,717 0
    Social sciences . . . . 883 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 0 0 6,840 i 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 2,765 i 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 4,075 i 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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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