U. Notre Dame

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 73 84.4 459 98 85.8 679 117 80.9 602 97 89.6 914
2022 73 84.4 457 97 86 680 101 89 900
2021 75 83.6 447 91 87.1 691 117 80.3 583 106 88.5 908
2020 80 82.6 450 89 87.5 698 108 88.4 916
2019 80 82.5 447 96 86.5 697 112 81.3 589 102 89 914
2018 70 84 428 100 86 700 103 88.9 911
2017 79 81.8 425 101 85.5 684 114 80.5 575 100 89.1 898
2016 90 79.5 430 112 84.2 697 103 88.7 896
2015 76 82.5 426 115 83.7 693 129 77.7 570 105 88.5 898
2014 90 79.1 422 113 83.9 688 108 88.1 889
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.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 270 285 240 237 240 274 238 214 243 205
  Science and engineering 229 242 193 176 181 210 186 156 188 165
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 2
      Natural resources and conservation . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 2
    Biological and biomedical sciences 29 26 27 16 33 43 21 21 35 26
      Biochemistry and biophysics 8 5 7 3 10 15 5 3 9 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 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 6
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 . 4 3 4 9 3 9 6 5
      Genetics and genomics 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 3 1 2 3 5 2 1 5 1
      Molecular biology 4 2 4 . 1 2 3 . . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . . . 1 . . 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 . 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
    Computer and information sciences 5 11 10 11 15 14 11 14 10 11
      Computer science 5 8 9 11 15 14 11 14 10 11
      Computer and information sciences, other . 3 1 . . . . . . .
    Engineering 72 88 52 57 46 52 53 51 61 54
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 12 5 8 3 8 9 7 9 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 3 1 6 4 4 3 4 2 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 22 20 3 9 11 10 13 8 16 10
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 14 7 8 7 5 10 8 5 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 21 29 20 20 12 14 15 16 22 16
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . 1 1 . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 2 1 . 1 2 . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 10 2 6 8 3 7 5 10
      Engineering, other 4 3 4 3 2 1 . 1 1 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 . 6 5 4 2 . 3 4 4
      Geological sciences 3 . 5 3 3 2 . 2 4 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 3 . 1 2 1 . . 1 . 1
    Health sciences 1 . . . . . . . . 1
      Pharmaceutical sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . . . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 22 22 13 18 8 10 9 8 12 9
      Applied mathematics 8 7 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 2
      Mathematics 1 3 3 2 2 5 5 2 6 5
      Statistics 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 8 7 5 14 3 3 . 5 2 2
    Physical sciences 44 43 44 32 34 42 51 35 27 27
      Astronomy and astrophysics 5 2 5 2 3 . 2 1 1 .
      Chemistry 29 26 26 15 22 28 30 24 17 15
      Physics 10 15 13 15 9 14 19 10 9 12
    Psychology 14 18 9 9 15 14 15 6 9 12
      Clinical psychology 5 6 4 2 4 1 5 2 2 1
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . . . .
      Research and experimental psychology 7 7 4 5 11 12 10 2 7 11
      Psychology, other 2 5 1 2 . 1 . 2 . .
    Social sciences 36 34 31 27 25 32 26 17 30 19
      Anthropology 6 6 1 5 1 . . . . .
      Economics 8 6 5 4 4 5 2 1 9 2
      Political science and government 14 8 10 11 10 17 14 10 12 9
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 6 6 5 7 10 7 5 8 6
      Social sciences, other 2 8 9 2 3 . 3 1 1 2
  Non-science and engineering 41 43 47 61 59 64 52 58 55 40
    Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Humanities and arts 41 43 47 61 59 63 52 57 55 40
      Letters 4 10 11 10 9 9 14 13 14 7
      Foreign languages and literature 1 1 . 3 4 3 2 1 3 2
      History 9 7 7 15 15 15 14 14 13 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 7 8 8 9 7 19 13 14 14 14
      Music and performing arts 3 1 . 3 1 1 . . 1 .
      Humanities and arts, other 17 16 21 21 23 16 9 15 10 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 989 973 982 896 890 902 843 813 840 823
    Female 682 681 665 628 630 596 585 569 536 531
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 871 912 954 935 906 898 898 891 901 849
    Hispanic or Latino 124 130 120 104 89 89 82 82 69 66
    Not Hispanic or Latino 747 776 829 827 811 802 805 794 814 754
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Asian 60 53 52 53 60 49 47 47 44 39
      Black or African American 36 30 30 31 25 24 21 21 21 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 614 656 710 702 682 691 693 687 717 669
      More than one race 32 37 37 41 44 38 43 38 31 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 6 5 4 6 7 11 15 18 29
  Temporary visa holders 800 742 693 589 614 600 530 491 475 505
  Science and engineering 1,671 1,654 1,647 1,524 1,520 1,498 1,428 1,354 1,355 1,326
    Science 969 967 960 909 921 904 893 841 851 822
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 399 379 375 365 192 199 207 122 125 128
      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 118 119 123 118 116 110 105 92 84 77
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 111 128 107 80 99 102 105 77 102 98
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 127 122 111 102 265 249 225 284 288 280
      Psychology 53 57 67 69 71 69 77 81 75 69
      Social sciences 161 162 177 175 178 175 174 185 177 170
    Engineering 702 687 687 615 599 594 535 513 504 504
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 97 101 96
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 34 31 27 21 24 21 21 24 22 19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 102 111 118 100 91 87 85 69 74 85
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 98 99 98 100 86 93 95 91 88 85
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 264 240 229 214 221 238 231 232 219 219
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 116 129 137 132 119 109 102 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 28 28 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 57 48 56 43 56 45 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 21 28
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 21 28
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 50 47 62 72 75 59 8 8 5 8
    Female 29 30 29 29 33 26 5 6 2 4
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 67 68 75 85 94 79 10 12 6 11
    Hispanic or Latino 7 9 7 10 10 5 0 0 0 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 60 58 67 74 82 74 10 12 6 8
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 11 13 16 15 18 12 1 1 0 0
      Black or African American 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 47 38 44 55 57 55 7 9 5 5
      More than one race 2 5 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 12 9 16 16 14 6 3 2 1 1
  Science and engineering 79 77 91 101 108 85 13 14 7 11
    Science 67 71 81 89 98 78 7 8 5 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 2
      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 3 3 4 5 1 1 3 2 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 58 63 71 78 90 73 2 1 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 4 3 3 5 1 2 2 3 2 3
    Engineering 12 6 10 12 10 7 6 6 2 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      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 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 2 8 10 6 2 5 4 2 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 0 2 1 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 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 514 511 436 427 416 429 407 414 408 393 0
  Science and engineering 514 511 436 427 416 429 407 414 408 393 0
    Science 212 228 190 189 176 183 186 186 198 177 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 126 132 105 111 40 41 51 28 38 34 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 8 16 18 20 12 20 12 8 11 8 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 4 2 0 2 6 3 7 7 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 50 48 47 48 108 93 94 115 120 109 0
      Psychology 11 10 10 5 9 12 15 19 19 15 0
      Social sciences 16 18 8 5 5 11 11 9 3 5 0
    Engineering 302 283 246 238 240 246 221 228 210 216 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 37 32 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 17 12 10 10 6 8 6 8 7 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 59 60 47 53 38 42 28 32 30 27 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 40 36 42 39 46 49 47 33 32 36 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 103 88 77 79 92 96 97 118 103 114 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 65 70 63 57 53 53 41 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 15 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,671 1,654 1,647 1,524 1,520 1,498 1,428 1,382 1,376 1,354
  Fellowships 406 433 541 210 419 432 396 294 287 257
    Federal 88 89 71 32 65 82 79 68 67 59
    Institutional 302 334 452 170 325 338 305 214 205 180
    Nonfederal 16 10 18 8 29 12 12 12 15 18
  Research assistantships 767 711 699 718 634 619 629 640 679 672
    Federal 423 409 364 384 342 343 321 346 337 331
    Institutional 273 253 292 282 252 235 249 230 268 280
    Nonfederal 71 49 43 52 40 41 59 64 74 61
  Teaching assistantships 349 330 330 413 311 319 271 283 271 288
    Federal 0 4 1 8 6 4 1 0 4 3
    Institutional 345 325 325 402 304 308 255 283 260 272
    Nonfederal 4 1 4 3 1 7 15 0 7 13
  Other types of support 149 180 77 183 156 128 132 165 139 137
    Federal 3 9 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0
    Institutional 3 89 0 0 0 0 0 103 91 92
    Nonfederal 10 0 0 1 12 8 10 0 0 3
    Personal resources 133 82 77 179 141 120 116 62 48 42

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 130 144 132 149 132 34 64 150 122 170
    Science 73 86 80 92 82 21 35 92 84 115
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 25 32 27 27 27 17 10 18 19 34
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 6 5 7 5 2 1 4 4 3 5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 3 2 5 3 0 0 5 2 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 34 35 30 36 39 0 15 48 53 63
      Psychology 2 4 4 8 3 1 1 7 3 6
      Social sciences 4 7 10 10 8 2 5 6 4 2
    Engineering 57 58 52 57 50 13 29 58 38 55
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 11 12 16 10 3 0 21 11 15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 15 12 21 15 2 2 15 13 11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 14 15 12 14 4 4 10 7 18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11 18 13 8 11 4 3 12 7 11
      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 20 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 2 2 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
      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 72 84 77 85 77 20 37 83 69 89
  Science and engineering 72 84 77 85 77 20 37 83 69 89
    Science 41 50 46 50 50 14 24 56 47 58
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 21 22 17 20 13 8 9 9 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 2 3 2 0 1 3 4 2 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 4
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 24 20 28 28 0 13 34 32 35
      Psychology 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 3
      Social sciences 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 31 34 31 35 27 6 13 27 22 31
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 8 7 7 3 2 0 9 5 10
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 5 5 12 9 0 1 8 4 4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 9 11 13 10 9 4 4 8 7 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 10 6 6 6 0 1 2 6 5
      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 7 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 331,943 280,604 240,324 227,535 240,078 219,993 212,823 202,216 190,954 182,228
    Science 163,312 138,267 123,816 116,337 121,992 113,226 108,997 105,233 103,913 94,779
      Computer and information sciences 23,170 15,067 13,961 14,904 16,400 14,217 11,524 9,309 7,817 6,892
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,768 2,294
        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 1,768 2,294
      Life sciences 35,232 35,522 29,599 27,750 27,517 27,327 28,427 28,458 26,987 24,751
        Agricultural sciences 282 252 222 424 993 1,405 1,340 993 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 34,922 35,115 29,214 27,095 26,385 25,857 26,885 27,149 26,597 24,456
        Health sciences 28 155 163 231 139 65 202 316 390 295
        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 5,775 5,031 4,751 5,257 5,663 4,930 4,343 4,419 4,081 2,924
      Physical sciences 59,388 47,516 47,332 44,855 45,062 42,506 41,291 41,411 39,464 39,593
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 34,516 29,610 30,859 29,216 28,342 26,254 26,177 25,089 23,201 24,244
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 24,872 17,906 16,473 15,639 16,720 16,252 15,114 16,322 16,263 15,349
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,586 5,922 4,454 5,450 4,887 4,863 5,577 5,995 5,769 5,005
      Social sciences 16,096 12,729 10,334 8,860 9,450 9,494 7,673 7,097 8,421 6,157
        Anthropology 629 196 154 407 467 637 540 484 0 0
        Economics 5,694 4,801 5,222 3,768 3,611 2,652 2,322 1,749 1,445 879
        Political science and government 5,228 5,061 3,902 3,672 3,942 4,279 3,149 2,709 3,454 3,277
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,521 934 413 441 882 1,644 1,457 1,620 1,151 1,273
        Social sciences nec 3,024 1,737 643 572 548 282 205 535 2,371 728
      Sciences nec 17,065 16,480 13,385 9,261 13,013 9,889 10,162 8,544 9,606 7,163
    Engineering 113,853 103,773 90,572 84,478 89,702 77,243 75,064 69,954 67,235 65,682
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 49,774 42,915 35,176 31,277 35,548 30,038 25,858 24,224 21,603 17,912
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 20,386 18,892 18,988 14,730 12,652 11,500 11,538 10,250 9,683 10,883
      Civil engineering 17,933 15,644 13,987 14,901 14,986 12,221 10,512 10,169 9,073 10,380
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 24,428 25,114 21,743 22,234 23,508 19,037 22,142 20,628 20,650 20,373
      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 24 13 3 52 783 3,061 3,093 3,169 3,364 3,987
      Engineering nec 1,308 1,195 675 1,284 2,225 1,386 1,921 1,514 2,862 2,147
    Non-S&E 54,778 38,564 25,936 26,720 28,384 29,524 28,762 27,029 19,806 21,767
      Business management and business administration 6,220 4,630 4,604 6,139 6,923 5,748 5,829 6,190 3,290 4,811
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
      Education 75 36 56 53 58 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 9,657 7,194 4,403 6,020 9,759 12,523 15,497 13,844 9,627 12,170
      Law 3,013 1,777 215 586 552 311 268 946 941 399
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 835 763 266 476 608 842 1,068 1,021 1,493 694
      Non-S&E nec 34,978 24,164 16,392 13,446 10,484 10,100 6,100 5,028 4,441 3,693

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 331,943 147,985 712 115,906 14,640 25,449 27,251
    Science 163,312 77,909 448 53,822 2,104 14,670 14,359
      Computer and information sciences 23,170 9,564 0 8,447 909 3,179 1,071
      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 35,232 13,981 372 10,199 674 7,500 2,506
        Agricultural sciences 282 0 0 265 0 0 17
        Biological and biomedical sciences 34,922 13,981 372 9,921 674 7,500 2,474
        Health sciences 28 0 0 13 0 0 15
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,775 3,482 0 2,111 0 82 100
      Physical sciences 59,388 37,066 11 20,794 356 609 552
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 34,516 22,306 11 11,392 156 367 284
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 24,872 14,760 0 9,402 200 242 268
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,586 5,314 0 1,050 3 42 177
      Social sciences 16,096 2,006 65 5,978 97 2,749 5,201
        Anthropology 629 334 0 246 0 5 44
        Economics 5,694 441 65 1,237 84 1,369 2,498
        Political science and government 5,228 908 0 1,466 13 597 2,244
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,521 55 0 1,050 0 388 28
        Social sciences nec 3,024 268 0 1,979 0 390 387
      Sciences nec 17,065 6,496 0 5,243 65 509 4,752
    Engineering 113,853 57,913 115 39,057 11,385 1,842 3,541
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 49,774 22,435 0 17,246 9,513 9 571
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 20,386 7,097 0 10,408 971 1,281 629
      Civil engineering 17,933 11,553 115 4,960 184 46 1,075
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 24,428 16,319 0 5,930 657 506 1,016
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 24 0 0 24 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,308 509 0 489 60 0 250
    Non-S&E 54,778 12,163 149 23,027 1,151 8,937 9,351
      Business management and business administration 6,220 70 0 1,793 5 378 3,974
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 75 0 0 40 0 0 35
      Humanities 9,657 404 0 4,582 0 1,854 2,817
      Law 3,013 134 0 1,407 0 1,144 328
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 835 34 0 614 0 43 144
      Non-S&E nec 34,978 11,521 149 14,591 1,146 5,518 2,053

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 147,985 124,411 109,891 104,030 106,411 96,182 91,787 87,129 83,710 79,690
  DOD 35,688 34,222 28,768 26,047 24,399 20,296 24,039 19,713 20,281 20,254
  DOE 15,960 15,024 13,369 14,028 14,122 13,743 12,619 13,181 13,372 13,494
  HHS 31,968 29,289 27,114 25,188 27,117 22,784 21,058 21,089 20,877 19,095
  NASA 4,448 1,667 1,265 1,016 830 1,007 1,375 1,461 1,472 1,291
  NSF 41,477 32,276 28,682 27,578 28,416 27,410 27,018 26,711 23,004 21,474
  USDA 1,212 976 429 272 228 516 605 567 473 360
  Other 17,232 10,957 10,264 9,901 11,299 10,426 5,073 4,407 4,231 3,722

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 3,566 379 3,187 .
2018 3,566 380 3,186 .
2017 3,563 380 3,183 .

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 . 82,435 . 5,057 . 0
    Agricultural sciences . 20,689 . 0 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 32,838 . 0 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 748 . 0 . 0
    Engineering . 26,298 . 5,057 . 0
    Health sciences . 1,172 . 0 . 0
    Mathematics and statistics . 690 . 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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