U. Notre Dame

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 71 84.9 459 100 84.4 631 100 89.4 925
2023 73 84.4 459 98 85.8 679 97 89.6 911 117 80.9 602
2022 73 84.4 457 97 86 680 101 89 900
2021 75 83.6 447 91 87.1 691 106 88.5 908 117 80.3 583
2020 80 82.6 450 89 87.5 698 108 88.4 916
2019 80 82.5 447 96 86.5 697 102 89 914 112 81.3 589
2018 70 84 428 100 86 700 103 88.9 911
2017 79 81.8 425 101 85.5 684 100 89.1 898 114 80.5 575
2016 90 79.5 430 112 84.2 697 103 88.7 896
2015 76 82.5 426 115 83.7 693 105 88.5 898 129 77.7 570
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 275 270 285 240 237 240 274 238 214 243
  Science and engineering 222 229 242 193 176 181 210 186 156 188
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 31 29 26 27 16 33 43 21 21 35
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 8 5 7 3 10 15 5 3 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 6 11 8 2 8 2 1 3 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 1 2 2 . 1 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . 1 . . 2 1 2 . 7
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 5 . 4 3 4 9 3 9 6
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 3 2 3 1 2 3 5 2 1 5
      Molecular biology 5 4 2 4 . 1 2 3 . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 3 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
    Computer and information sciences 10 5 11 10 11 15 14 11 14 10
      Computer science 7 5 8 9 11 15 14 11 14 10
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 . 3 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 73 72 88 52 57 46 52 53 51 61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 5 12 5 8 3 8 9 7 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 6 3 1 6 4 4 3 4 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 13 22 20 3 9 11 10 13 8 16
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 8 7 14 7 8 7 5 10 8 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 26 21 29 20 20 12 14 15 16 22
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . 1 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 2 1 . 1 2 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 5 6 5 10 2 6 8 3 7 5
      Engineering, other 5 4 3 4 3 2 1 . 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 6 . 6 5 4 2 . 3 4
      Geological sciences 2 3 . 5 3 3 2 . 2 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 3 . 1 2 1 . . 1 .
    Health sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Pharmaceutical sciences . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 22 22 22 13 18 8 10 9 8 12
      Applied mathematics 3 8 7 3 1 2 1 3 1 3
      Mathematics 2 1 3 3 2 2 5 5 2 6
      Statistics 4 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 13 8 7 5 14 3 3 . 5 2
    Physical sciences 46 44 43 44 32 34 42 51 35 27
      Astronomy and astrophysics 6 5 2 5 2 3 . 2 1 1
      Chemistry 31 29 26 26 15 22 28 30 24 17
      Physics 9 10 15 13 15 9 14 19 10 9
    Psychology 8 14 18 9 9 15 14 15 6 9
      Clinical psychology 3 5 6 4 2 4 1 5 2 2
      Research and experimental psychology 3 7 7 4 5 11 12 10 2 7
      Psychology, other 2 2 5 1 2 . 1 . 2 .
    Social sciences 29 36 34 31 27 25 32 26 17 30
      Anthropology 2 6 6 1 5 1 . . . .
      Economics 6 8 6 5 4 4 5 2 1 9
      Political science and government 8 14 8 10 11 10 17 14 10 12
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 6 6 6 5 7 10 7 5 8
      Social sciences, other 7 2 8 9 2 3 . 3 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 53 41 43 47 61 59 64 52 58 55
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 53 41 43 47 61 59 63 52 57 55
      Letters 12 4 10 11 10 9 9 14 13 14
      Foreign languages and literature 3 1 1 . 3 4 3 2 1 3
      History 21 9 7 7 15 15 15 14 14 13
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 7 8 8 9 7 19 13 14 14
      Music and performing arts 1 3 1 . 3 1 1 . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other 10 17 16 21 21 23 16 9 15 10
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . . . . . 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   871   871   912   954   935   906   898   898   891   901
    Hispanic or Latino   120   124   130   120   104   89   89   82   82   69
    Not Hispanic or Latino   743   747   776   829   827   811   802   805   794   814
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Asian   69   60   53   52   53   60   49   47   47   44
      Black or African American   28   36   30   30   31   25   24   21   21   21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   620   614   656   710   702   682   691   693   687   717
      More than one race   25   32   37   37   41   44   38   43   38   31
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   0   6   5   4   6   7   11   15   18
  Temporary visa holders   831   800   742   693   589   614   600   530   491   475
  Science and engineering   1,702   1,671   1,654   1,647   1,524   1,520   1,498   1,428   1,354   1,355
    Science   967   969   967   960   909   921   904   893   841   851
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   252   399   379   375   365   192   199   207   122   125
      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   106   118   119   123   118   116   110   105   92   84
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   113   111   128   107   80   99   102   105   77   102
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   283   127   122   111   102   265   249   225   284   288
      Psychology   57   53   57   67   69   71   69   77   81   75
      Social sciences   156   161   162   177   175   178   175   174   185   177
    Engineering   735   702   687   687   615   599   594   535   513   504
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   3   1   0   3   2   1   1   97   101
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   44   34   31   27   21   24   21   21   24   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   113   102   111   118   100   91   87   85   69   74
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   95   98   99   98   100   86   93   95   91   88
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   286   264   240   229   214   221   238   231   232   219
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   116   116   129   137   132   119   109   102   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   27   28   28   22   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   51   57   48   56   43   56   45   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   21
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   21
      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

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   74   67   68   75   85   94   79   10   12   6
    Hispanic or Latino   8   7   9   7   10   10   5   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   64   60   58   67   74   82   74   10   12   6
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   16   11   13   16   15   18   12   1   1   0
      Black or African American   2   0   2   2   1   4   2   2   2   1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   45   47   38   44   55   57   55   7   9   5
      More than one race   1   2   5   5   3   3   5   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   9   12   9   16   16   14   6   3   2   1
  Science and engineering   83   79   77   91   101   108   85   13   14   7
    Science   74   67   71   81   89   98   78   7   8   5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   2   1
      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   1   3   3   4   5   1   1   3   2   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   67   58   63   71   78   90   73   2   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   1   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1
      Social sciences   4   4   3   3   5   1   2   2   3   2
    Engineering   9   12   6   10   12   10   7   6   6   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   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   1   1   2   1   2   2   4   1   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   9   2   8   10   6   2   5   4   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   2   1   0   2   1   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

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   505   514   511   436   427   416   429   407   414   408
  Science and engineering   505   514   511   436   427   416   429   407   414   408
    Science   211   212   228   190   189   176   183   186   186   198
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   126   132   105   111   40   41   51   28   38
      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   13   8   16   18   20   12   20   12   8   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   4   2   0   2   6   3   7   7
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   113   50   48   47   48   108   93   94   115   120
      Psychology   10   11   10   10   5   9   12   15   19   19
      Social sciences   4   16   18   8   5   5   11   11   9   3
    Engineering   294   302   283   246   238   240   246   221   228   210
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   39   37
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   18   17   12   10   10   6   8   6   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   54   59   60   47   53   38   42   28   32   30
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   40   36   42   39   46   49   47   33   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   114   103   88   77   79   92   96   97   118   103
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   62   65   70   63   57   53   53   41   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   15   12   5   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

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   1,702   1,671   1,654   1,647   1,524   1,520   1,498   1,428   1,382   1,376
  Fellowships   166   406   433   541   210   419   432   396   294   287
    Federal   23   88   89   71   32   65   82   79   68   67
    Institutional   141   302   334   452   170   325   338   305   214   205
    Nonfederal   2   16   10   18   8   29   12   12   12   15
  Research assistantships   934   767   711   699   718   634   619   629   640   679
    Federal   479   423   409   364   384   342   343   321   346   337
    Institutional   392   273   253   292   282   252   235   249   230   268
    Nonfederal   63   71   49   43   52   40   41   59   64   74
  Teaching assistantships   419   349   330   330   413   311   319   271   283   271
    Federal   3   0   4   1   8   6   4   1   0   4
    Institutional   411   345   325   325   402   304   308   255   283   260
    Nonfederal   5   4   1   4   3   1   7   15   0   7
  Other types of support   183   149   180   77   183   156   128   132   165   139
    Federal   0   3   9   0   3   3   0   6   0   0
    Institutional   7   3   89   0   0   0   0   0   103   91
    Nonfederal   0   10   0   0   1   12   8   10   0   0
    Personal resources   176   133   82   77   179   141   120   116   62   48

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   164   130   144   139   149   142   34   64   150   122
    Science   120   73   86   86   92   88   21   35   92   84
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   25   32   29   27   29   17   10   18   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   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   12   6   5   8   5   2   1   4   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   2   3   2   5   4   0   0   5   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   44   34   35   33   36   40   0   15   48   53
      Psychology   5   2   4   4   8   4   1   1   7   3
      Social sciences   25   4   7   10   10   9   2   5   6   4
    Engineering   44   57   58   53   57   54   13   29   58   38
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   15   16   11   12   16   10   3   0   21   11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   19   15   13   21   15   2   2   15   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   11   14   15   12   14   4   4   10   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   11   18   13   8   15   4   3   12   7
      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   20   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   84   72   84   77   85   77   20   37   83   69
  Science and engineering   84   72   84   77   85   77   20   37   83   69
    Science   54   41   50   46   50   50   14   24   56   47
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   17   21   22   17   20   13   8   9   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   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   3   0   2   3   2   0   1   3   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   28   22   24   20   28   28   0   13   34   32
      Psychology   2   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   2   2
      Social sciences   4   2   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   30   31   34   31   35   27   6   13   27   22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   8   8   7   7   3   2   0   9   5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   8   5   5   12   9   0   1   8   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   9   11   13   10   9   4   4   8   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   6   10   6   6   6   0   1   2   6
      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   7   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   345,791   331,943   280,604   240,324   227,535   240,078   219,993   212,823   202,216   190,954
    Science   180,549   163,312   138,267   123,816   116,337   121,992   113,226   108,997   105,233   103,913
      Computer and information sciences   29,582   23,170   15,067   13,961   14,904   16,400   14,217   11,524   9,309   7,817
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,768
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   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   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   1,768
      Life sciences   38,405   35,232   35,522   29,599   27,750   27,517   27,327   28,427   28,458   26,987
        Agricultural sciences   375   282   252   222   424   993   1,405   1,340   993   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   37,751   34,922   35,115   29,214   27,095   26,385   25,857   26,885   27,149   26,597
        Health sciences   279   28   155   163   231   139   65   202   316   390
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4,682   5,775   5,031   4,751   5,257   5,663   4,930   4,343   4,419   4,081
      Physical sciences   67,158   59,388   47,516   47,332   44,855   45,062   42,506   41,291   41,411   39,464
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   37,700   34,516   29,610   30,859   29,216   28,342   26,254   26,177   25,089   23,201
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   29,444   24,872   17,906   16,473   15,639   16,720   16,252   15,114   16,322   16,263
        Physical sciences nec   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,880   6,586   5,922   4,454   5,450   4,887   4,863   5,577   5,995   5,769
      Social sciences   16,952   16,096   12,729   10,334   8,860   9,450   9,494   7,673   7,097   8,421
        Anthropology   1,504   629   196   154   407   467   637   540   484   0
        Economics   6,312   5,694   4,801   5,222   3,768   3,611   2,652   2,322   1,749   1,445
        Political science and government   5,309   5,228   5,061   3,902   3,672   3,942   4,279   3,149   2,709   3,454
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,578   1,521   934   413   441   882   1,644   1,457   1,620   1,151
        Social sciences nec   2,249   3,024   1,737   643   572   548   282   205   535   2,371
      Sciences nec   16,890   17,065   16,480   13,385   9,261   13,013   9,889   10,162   8,544   9,606
    Engineering   107,700   113,853   103,773   90,572   84,478   89,702   77,243   75,064   69,954   67,235
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   43,019   49,774   42,915   35,176   31,277   35,548   30,038   25,858   24,224   21,603
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   21,711   20,386   18,892   18,988   14,730   12,652   11,500   11,538   10,250   9,683
      Civil engineering   15,682   17,933   15,644   13,987   14,901   14,986   12,221   10,512   10,169   9,073
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   25,765   24,428   25,114   21,743   22,234   23,508   19,037   22,142   20,628   20,650
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   10   24   13   3   52   783   3,061   3,093   3,169   3,364
      Engineering nec   1,513   1,308   1,195   675   1,284   2,225   1,386   1,921   1,514   2,862
    Non-S&E   57,542   54,778   38,564   25,936   26,720   28,384   29,524   28,762   27,029   19,806
      Business management and business administration   8,902   6,220   4,630   4,604   6,139   6,923   5,748   5,829   6,190   3,290
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14
      Education   54   75   36   56   53   58   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   10,171   9,657   7,194   4,403   6,020   9,759   12,523   15,497   13,844   9,627
      Law   2,931   3,013   1,777   215   586   552   311   268   946   941
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   893   835   763   266   476   608   842   1,068   1,021   1,493
      Non-S&E nec   34,591   34,978   24,164   16,392   13,446   10,484   10,100   6,100   5,028   4,441

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   345,791   144,327   509   128,586   15,060   27,031   30,278
    Science   180,549   82,120   330   62,657   1,795   15,813   17,834
      Computer and information sciences   29,582   11,299   82   12,143   447   4,069   1,542
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   38,405   14,549   242   11,437   794   7,395   3,988
        Agricultural sciences   375   0   0   324   0   0   51
        Biological and biomedical sciences   37,751   14,457   242   11,044   794   7,395   3,819
        Health sciences   279   92   0   69   0   0   118
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4,682   2,223   0   1,803   72   245   339
      Physical sciences   67,158   42,059   0   22,710   211   846   1,332
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   37,700   24,945   0   11,857   83   196   619
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   29,444   17,114   0   10,839   128   650   713
        Physical sciences nec   14   0   0   14   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,880   5,054   0   1,650   4   27   145
      Social sciences   16,952   3,419   6   6,156   63   2,643   4,665
        Anthropology   1,504   1,113   0   259   0   47   85
        Economics   6,312   391   0   2,284   62   1,406   2,169
        Political science and government   5,309   1,504   0   1,650   1   752   1,402
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,578   146   0   871   0   339   222
        Social sciences nec   2,249   265   6   1,092   0   99   787
      Sciences nec   16,890   3,517   0   6,758   204   588   5,823
    Engineering   107,700   49,799   179   40,636   10,965   2,136   3,985
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   43,019   16,289   0   16,721   9,443   91   475
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   21,711   7,735   17   10,723   811   1,361   1,064
      Civil engineering   15,682   8,873   162   5,306   339   91   911
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   25,765   16,015   0   7,449   372   593   1,336
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   10   0   0   10   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,513   887   0   427   0   0   199
    Non-S&E   57,542   12,408   0   25,293   2,300   9,082   8,459
      Business management and business administration   8,902   39   0   4,975   74   120   3,694
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   54   0   0   0   0   0   54
      Humanities   10,171   165   0   5,212   3   2,622   2,169
      Law   2,931   215   0   1,936   0   450   330
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   893   0   0   527   0   234   132
      Non-S&E nec   34,591   11,989   0   12,643   2,223   5,656   2,080

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   144,327   147,985   124,411   109,891   104,030   106,411   96,182   91,787   87,129   83,710
  DOD   32,397   35,688   34,222   28,768   26,047   24,399   20,296   24,039   19,713   20,281
  DOE   16,564   15,960   15,024   13,369   14,028   14,122   13,743   12,619   13,181   13,372
  HHS   30,455   31,968   29,289   27,114   25,188   27,117   22,784   21,058   21,089   20,877
  NASA   2,814   4,448   1,667   1,265   1,016   830   1,007   1,375   1,461   1,472
  NSF   41,900   41,477   32,276   28,682   27,578   28,416   27,410   27,018   26,711   23,004
  USDA   1,370   1,212   976   429   272   228   516   605   567   473
  Other   18,827   17,232   10,957   10,264   9,901   11,299   10,426   5,073   4,407   4,231

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   3,566   379   3,187   .
2018   3,566   380   3,186   .

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   633   621   619   578   486
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   133   130   111   107   208
    Computer and information sciences   2   2   2   1   2
    Engineering   227   227   221   206   182
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7   7   7   7   0
    Health sciences   31   28   28   16   0
    Mathematics and statistics   25   25   25   20   18
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   175   178   195   201   60
    Psychology   23   14   15   13   10
    Social sciences   11   11   16   6   6
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   82,435   0   5,057   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   20,689   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   32,838   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   748   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   26,298   0   5,057   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   1,172   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   690   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   4,770   14,623   7,532   12,981   30,008
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   2,180   3,056   4,815   0   715
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,050   1,916   2,717   3,903   24,964
    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   357
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   1,540   9,651   0   9,078   3,972
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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