U. North Texas, Denton

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 91 80.6 459 32 95.1 631 170 81.9 925
2023 86 81.6 459 14 98.1 679 172 81.4 911 221 63.8 602
2022 78 83.3 457 38 94.6 680 174 81 900
2021 86 81.1 447 67 90.5 691 174 81.1 908 220 62.8 583
2020 79 82.8 450 111 84.4 698 171 81.6 916
2019 83 81.8 447 130 81.6 697 173 81.4 914 234 60.8 589
2018 99 77.3 428 128 82 700 204 77.9 911
2017 92 78.8 425 122 82.5 684 205 77.5 898 226 61.2 575
2016 83 81.1 430 116 83.6 697 217 76.1 896
2015 83 80.9 426 126 82.1 693 205 77.5 898 201 65.2 570
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 230 239 255 211 239 232 192 209 237 225
  Science and engineering 125 144 137 112 126 132 115 106 127 125
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 2 3 . 4 3 1 1 2 3
      Agricultural sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 3 . 3 3 1 1 2 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16 14 12 14 7 15 15 7 12 11
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 4 7 8 1 5 2 . 3 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 1 1 4 3 5 6 2 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 2 . 1 . . 3 . . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 2 1 1 . . 1 . 2 .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Molecular biology . . . . 1 . 1 . 3 5
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 1 . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 1 . . 2 . 1 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 1 . 1 . . 2 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 2 . . 1 3 1 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 19 23 20 16 18 31 14 22 18 21
      Computer science 2 4 1 2 9 15 6 7 6 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 17 19 19 14 9 16 8 15 12 12
    Engineering 26 20 31 24 21 16 13 12 13 18
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 1 . . . . . . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 9 10 10 6 5 2 . 1 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 9 7 16 8 9 8 10 11 10 11
      Mechanical engineering 4 2 4 4 5 2 1 1 2 .
      Engineering, other 3 . . 2 1 . . . . .
    Health sciences 3 6 7 4 1 1 3 2 4 1
      Nursing science . . . . . . . . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Public health 2 4 3 3 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 1 1 4 1 . 1 2 2 3 1
    Mathematics and statistics 1 10 6 4 7 8 7 7 7 2
      Applied mathematics . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics . . 2 . 2 2 . 2 4 2
      Statistics 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 9 4 4 3 6 7 5 3 .
    Physical sciences 28 26 26 11 22 27 13 13 28 21
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 . 1 . . . . . .
      Chemistry 24 17 13 7 17 17 7 8 20 12
      Physics 4 7 13 3 5 10 6 5 8 9
    Psychology 21 34 21 27 29 27 36 30 36 28
      Clinical psychology 5 9 9 6 8 9 9 9 14 12
      Counseling and applied psychology 11 20 8 15 18 13 22 18 18 16
      Research and experimental psychology 5 5 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 .
      Psychology, other . . 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 .
    Social sciences 10 9 11 12 17 4 13 12 7 20
      Political science and government 5 7 4 8 5 1 6 7 3 10
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 2 1 7 2 8 2 5 3 4 8
      Social sciences, other 3 1 . 2 4 1 2 2 . 2
  Non-science and engineering 105 95 118 99 113 100 77 103 110 100
    Business 19 17 16 20 16 20 9 21 24 22
      Business 19 17 16 20 16 20 9 21 24 22
    Education 53 46 68 48 60 54 46 52 53 48
      Education leadership and administration 5 9 6 5 12 5 8 5 3 4
      Education research 41 34 52 38 41 41 30 41 36 36
      Teacher education and teaching fields 4 3 10 4 6 8 8 4 10 7
      Education, other 3 . . 1 1 . . 2 4 1
    Humanities and arts 28 29 29 28 22 25 18 23 30 22
      Letters 9 6 12 10 6 10 7 9 10 10
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . 1 . 1 . .
      History 6 7 4 6 7 3 6 3 5 3
      Philosophy and religious studies 5 3 4 4 5 4 1 3 5 3
      Music and performing arts 8 10 8 7 3 7 4 6 10 6
      Humanities and arts, other . 3 1 1 1 . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 5 3 5 3 15 1 4 7 3 8
      Communication 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services 3 1 4 2 15 1 4 5 3 6
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 2 1 1 . . . 2 . 2

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 804 788 709 801 842 677 677 640 689 692
    Hispanic or Latino 163 161 132 153 152 117 102 86 88 89
    Not Hispanic or Latino 607 608 567 642 678 550 563 542 586 590
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2
      Asian 73 77 52 65 63 49 33 31 29 34
      Black or African American 99 98 79 69 75 58 54 43 47 40
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 391 394 395 456 501 415 451 442 486 486
      More than one race 44 38 38 50 38 27 24 26 24 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 34 19 10 6 12 10 12 12 15 13
  Temporary visa holders 3,903 5,485 3,257 1,582 476 437 415 508 657 558
  Science and engineering 4,489 6,096 3,801 2,207 1,168 976 966 1,048 1,241 1,145
    Science 4,077 5,505 3,363 1,819 984 787 786 862 968 871
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 91 81 83 82 82 73 89 97 106 116
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2,421 3,477 2,649 1,153 313 216 189 280 307 205
      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 577 818 208 102 73 55 47 43 54 49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 539 675 6 10 31 26 32 21 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 17 16 17 16 11 11 13 0 0
      Physical sciences 153 124 102 127 132 128 126 117 112 123
      Psychology 164 187 155 158 182 147 151 146 157 153
      Social sciences 117 126 144 170 155 131 141 145 226 207
    Engineering 412 591 438 388 184 189 180 186 273 274
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 93 87 46 47 24 27 18 7 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 112 232 202 211 59 64 64 87 178 157
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 56 70 65 52 43 44 43 43 63 61
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 58 56 64 50 58 54 55 49 32 56
      Other engineering 93 146 61 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 218 177 165 176 150 138 126 100 105 105
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 218 177 165 176 150 138 126 100 105 105

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 848 770 854 866 726 665 574 580 623 567
    Hispanic or Latino 192 160 178 181 150 107 84 76 98 75
    Not Hispanic or Latino 625 590 659 668 559 541 478 495 516 483
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 6
      Asian 104 81 101 98 63 42 40 33 40 29
      Black or African American 91 98 104 94 60 65 54 46 65 66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      White 391 382 434 448 413 407 362 400 394 372
      More than one race 39 28 19 26 22 24 17 15 15 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 31 20 17 17 17 17 12 9 9 9
  Temporary visa holders 1,002 600 508 272 220 205 198 204 152 133
  Science and engineering 1,823 1,343 1,328 1,108 933 858 763 774 765 690
    Science 1,669 1,223 1,217 974 832 775 676 689 674 630
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18
      Biological and biomedical sciences 31 41 33 41 53 61 40 44 43 33
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 765 502 420 291 240 221 243 284 249 222
      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 252 182 272 160 165 129 79 22 12 12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 176 72 13 13 14 16 15 16 7 10
      Natural resources and conservation 8 12 14 12 11 15 17 13 0 0
      Physical sciences 42 54 59 34 28 36 41 42 36 33
      Psychology 312 271 304 302 200 162 125 141 114 115
      Social sciences 83 89 102 121 121 135 116 127 196 187
    Engineering 154 120 111 134 101 83 87 85 91 60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 19 30 9 9 7 4 1 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 57 35 28 51 27 27 33 38 34 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 19 23 28 37 38 31 23 17 22 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 34 28 16 32 27 18 27 29 35 24
      Other engineering 22 15 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 27 27 34 30 13 12 9 10 10 10
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 27 27 34 30 13 12 9 10 10 10

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 60 95 75 32 59 52 47 37 46 34
  Science and engineering 60 95 75 32 58 52 47 37 46 34
    Science 33 48 37 26 33 25 24 19 30 20
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 2 7 2 4 5 3 2 3 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 14 20 13 8 16 5 7 6 13 12
      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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 13 12 13 6 12 11 7 11 3
      Psychology 1 8 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 0
    Engineering 27 47 38 6 25 27 23 18 16 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 8 5 0 3 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 9 13 7 0 3 3 2 0 2 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 6 4 0 5 1 3 4 2 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 20 22 6 14 23 18 14 12 12
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 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

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 4,707 6,273 3,966 2,383 1,318 1,114 1,092 1,148 1,346 1,250
  Fellowships 20 29 37 35 45 32 0 1 19 45
    Federal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
    Institutional 20 29 37 35 44 32 0 1 19 44
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 95 160 125 119 127 125 88 66 107 87
    Federal 58 91 75 32 46 51 45 37 44 33
    Institutional 28 60 48 80 76 60 31 24 51 44
    Nonfederal 9 9 2 7 5 14 12 5 12 10
  Teaching assistantships 238 444 394 402 330 370 81 69 150 219
    Federal 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
    Institutional 238 444 394 402 322 370 79 69 148 218
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Other types of support 4,354 5,640 3,410 1,827 816 587 923 1,012 1,070 899
    Federal 2 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 35 81 68 95 84 69 45 42 63 22
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 4,317 5,555 3,341 1,732 728 517 878 970 1,006 877

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 62 49 52 50 40 42 42 36 31 56
    Science 40 31 37 38 28 31 28 25 28 42
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 15 20 19 21 24 17 19 17 24
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 0 0 1 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 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 12 14 16 4 5 7 4 8 12
      Psychology 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 22 18 15 12 12 11 14 11 3 14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 16 12 7 8 9 10 11 9 3 13
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 1 1 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 43 28 32 30 24 24 25 24 20 37
  Science and engineering 43 28 32 30 24 24 25 24 20 37
    Science 27 15 22 23 15 16 16 15 17 26
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 10 15 10 11 12 11 11 11 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 2 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 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 1 4 10 2 2 3 2 4 7
      Psychology 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
    Engineering 16 13 10 7 9 8 9 9 3 11
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 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 1 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 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 7 3 5 6 7 8 8 3 11
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 124,219 106,665 93,538 81,252 84,239 78,691 44,025 43,789 37,106 43,628
    Science 53,527 49,229 43,443 38,453 42,559 38,750 24,617 22,958 21,733 27,313
      Computer and information sciences 11,857 12,171 9,124 7,269 4,769 5,879 3,065 2,586 3,682 4,856
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 644 538 687 1,879 2,064 1,444 747 698 230 1,036
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 644 538 687 1,879 2,064 1,444 747 698 230 1,036
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 14,707 16,228 17,731 13,582 12,745 12,644 10,703 9,274 10,034 8,884
        Agricultural sciences 143 175 1,547 2,085 479 213 0 20 64 71
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,887 11,793 10,612 7,908 10,805 10,319 9,685 8,539 9,847 8,527
        Health sciences 2,209 3,765 4,943 3,360 1,354 1,866 875 426 26 0
        Natural resources and conservation 1,089 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 379 495 629 177 107 246 143 289 97 286
      Mathematics and statistics 2,181 1,879 0 237 1,676 1,409 491 316 733 1,026
      Physical sciences 10,749 9,854 8,762 8,710 9,275 7,586 5,358 6,424 4,270 7,331
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,205 6,401 5,788 5,451 5,586 4,069 3,314 4,886 3,127 3,913
        Materials science 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,544 3,453 2,974 3,205 3,689 3,517 2,044 1,538 1,143 3,418
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,564 3,758 3,186 2,719 4,489 4,375 2,881 1,763 1,507 1,805
      Social sciences 7,825 4,801 3,953 4,057 7,541 5,413 1,372 1,897 1,277 2,375
        Anthropology 512 561 0 229 361 285 51 50 37 0
        Economics 771 775 733 818 719 861 255 279 142 323
        Political science and government 3,008 1,362 1,274 1,296 1,619 1,689 559 689 430 615
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 380 1,323 871 761 1,078 1,350 301 575 445 417
        Social sciences nec 3,154 780 1,075 953 3,764 1,228 206 304 223 1,020
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 36,595 27,249 23,078 18,285 15,205 15,773 13,114 12,485 9,125 10,688
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,051 4,086 3,486 1,557 970 833 447 1 48 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,547 3,540 2,550 1,348 1,484 1,293 855 890 1,190 917
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,397 3,584 1,831 1,878 1,337 1,070 918 635 1,136 914
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 22,466 15,464 14,597 12,875 10,184 11,603 9,929 8,854 5,539 6,838
      Engineering nec 1,134 575 607 627 1,230 974 965 2,105 1,212 2,016
    Non-S&E 34,097 30,187 27,017 24,514 26,475 24,168 6,294 8,346 6,248 5,627
      Business management and business administration 14,818 10,208 10,276 8,973 9,588 8,182 2,890 3,960 2,018 524
      Communication and communications technologies 1,544 305 0 885 1,588 1,280 195 142 97 1,027
      Education 3,513 3,432 3,756 3,972 4,938 3,928 1,696 2,415 2,622 1,861
      Humanities 2,584 5,063 5,814 3,519 2,725 4,069 729 1,390 930 1,955
      Law 341 0 0 348 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 701 0 0 165 166 24 67 199 407 0
      Visual and performing arts 7,415 6,750 6,335 5,809 6,971 6,565 302 225 0 43
      Non-S&E nec 3,181 4,429 836 843 499 120 415 15 174 217

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 124,219 43,136 5,131 68,263 2,010 5,302 377
    Science 53,527 19,698 310 29,520 1,035 2,735 229
      Computer and information sciences 11,857 6,537 0 4,927 174 219 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 644 91 0 494 0 59 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 644 91 0 494 0 59 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 14,707 5,211 210 7,889 330 841 226
        Agricultural sciences 143 0 0 143 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 10,887 4,127 47 5,797 64 657 195
        Health sciences 2,209 377 0 1,445 264 92 31
        Natural resources and conservation 1,089 700 163 179 2 45 0
        Life sciences nec 379 7 0 325 0 47 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,181 308 5 1,795 0 73 0
      Physical sciences 10,749 3,286 4 6,109 483 864 3
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,205 1,722 4 3,191 479 806 3
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 4,544 1,564 0 2,918 4 58 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,564 2,204 0 2,805 48 507 0
      Social sciences 7,825 2,061 91 5,501 0 172 0
        Anthropology 512 0 0 512 0 0 0
        Economics 771 10 0 751 0 10 0
        Political science and government 3,008 142 91 2,712 0 63 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 380 0 0 373 0 7 0
        Social sciences nec 3,154 1,909 0 1,153 0 92 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 36,595 19,254 4,735 11,333 844 294 135
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,051 2,335 0 1,504 127 85 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,547 1,864 88 1,457 1 2 135
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,397 3,453 62 1,718 114 50 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 22,466 11,602 4,585 5,520 602 157 0
      Engineering nec 1,134 0 0 1,134 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 34,097 4,184 86 27,410 131 2,273 13
      Business management and business administration 14,818 2,515 75 11,176 7 1,032 13
      Communication and communications technologies 1,544 0 0 1,406 110 28 0
      Education 3,513 774 0 2,367 14 358 0
      Humanities 2,584 18 0 2,549 0 17 0
      Law 341 0 11 317 0 13 0
      Social work 701 354 0 347 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 7,415 110 0 6,833 0 472 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,181 413 0 2,415 0 353 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 43,136 30,017 23,056 18,702 13,653 17,345 19,026 15,668 12,621 15,470
  DOD 15,827 9,215 6,553 5,459 2,320 6,312 6,775 4,963 2,478 3,560
  DOE 4,275 3,793 3,097 2,567 2,340 1,221 1,096 981 1,497 1,392
  HHS 7,145 5,427 3,898 2,165 2,057 2,744 2,475 794 725 935
  NASA 1,331 558 511 764 722 529 141 93 111 61
  NSF 8,074 7,489 6,593 5,805 5,024 5,772 7,953 8,568 7,061 8,149
  USDA 1,206 503 417 301 174 348 319 69 116 230
  Other 5,278 3,032 1,987 1,641 1,016 419 267 200 633 1,143

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 1,675 190 1,485 .
2018 1,261 126 1,135 .

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, 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 230 228 201 216 246
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 85 73 73 84 75
    Computer and information sciences 17 20 17 12 11
    Engineering 75 75 55 58 44
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 6
    Health sciences 5 8 5 7 9
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 1 2 2 4 4
    Physical sciences 37 39 41 43 80
    Psychology 6 8 6 5 5
    Social sciences 1 1 2 4 6
    Other 1 1 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 61,800 0 0 7,990 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 31,000 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 1,500 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 7,990 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 3,300 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 26,000 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 7,430 18,410 6,268 10,068 1,680
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 6,110 0 6,925 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 630 0 1,680
    Engineering 5,685 300 4,333 3,143 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 1,745 12,000 514 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 790 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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