U. Oklahoma

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 93 85.5 631 74 92.2 925
2023 97 86 679 76 91.8 911 56 90.9 602
2022 103 85.1 680 73 92.1 900
2021 104 85.2 691 74 92 908 60 90 583
2020 94 86.8 698 72 92.3 916
2019 112 84.2 697 81 91.3 914 64 89.4 589
2018 117 83.6 700 83 91.1 911
2017 111 84.1 684 85 90.7 898 56 90.5 575
2016 114 83.9 697 86 90.6 896
2015 104 85.3 693 88 90.4 898 51 91.3 570
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

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   890   866   865   857   898   827   764   785   839   952
    Hispanic or Latino   80   82   79   72   70   71   62   67   64   73
    Not Hispanic or Latino   781   754   743   742   789   713   664   681   727   832
      American Indian or Alaska Native   20   17   14   14   16   14   17   21   23   33
      Asian   70   50   51   52   47   35   28   35   35   47
      Black or African American   26   24   22   24   33   37   26   37   38   26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   2   2   2   1   1   3   1
      White   596   604   609   607   653   587   546   548   586   685
      More than one race   68   58   45   43   38   38   46   39   42   40
    Unknown ethnicity and race   29   30   43   43   39   43   38   37   48   47
  Temporary visa holders   900   810   703   597   537   491   473   481   528   557
  Science and engineering   1,730   1,626   1,506   1,375   1,357   1,222   1,207   1,203   1,252   1,390
    Science   1,277   1,207   1,180   1,075   1,053   922   887   851   870   1,018
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   324   323   314   265   267   237   238   199   158   157
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   41
      Computer and information sciences   189   130   94   76   59   53   63   58   64   72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   167   159   152   152   150   117   109   98   102   127
      Mathematics and statistics   55   52   57   57   46   40   38   39   49   61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   132   132   118   84   107   125   89   115   31   6
      Natural resources and conservation   23   30   21   25   33   30   12   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   167   155   173   172   159   136   132   116   120   133
      Psychology   55   55   50   60   58   53   63   64   71   132
      Social sciences   165   171   201   184   174   131   143   154   221   276
    Engineering   453   419   326   300   304   300   320   352   382   372
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   20   15   9   3   2   3   13   7   7   28
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   39   30   26   21   25   12   16   17   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   106   102   87   91   73   71   96   108   115   122
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   52   47   40   35   39   44   40   51   51   38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   110   102   79   72   94   87   90   94   96   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   49   47   34   26   30   34   26   37   52   51
      Mechanical engineering   72   65   44   44   41   35   40   36   26   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Other engineering   4   1   3   3   4   1   3   2   17   7
    Health   60   50   62   79   78   96   30   63   115   119
      Clinical medicine   20   11   15   22   20   32   14   16   39   23
      Other health   40   39   47   57   58   64   16   47   76   96

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   683   613   684   853   792   842   850   827   917   956
    Hispanic or Latino   89   75   88   100   104   94   89   79   72   69
    Not Hispanic or Latino   555   506   562   705   639   694   707   693   784   806
      American Indian or Alaska Native   16   18   16   19   17   21   12   22   21   24
      Asian   44   36   38   40   40   51   63   56   57   39
      Black or African American   58   39   44   62   51   51   56   45   46   60
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   0   0   0   2   2   1   3   6
      White   401   380   425   534   491   528   537   527   621   638
      More than one race   34   31   39   50   40   41   37   42   36   39
    Unknown ethnicity and race   39   32   34   48   49   54   54   55   61   81
  Temporary visa holders   63   53   51   54   73   197   209   243   236   259
  Science and engineering   717   633   704   882   837   1,024   1,037   1,014   1,095   1,184
    Science   453   427   485   653   624   789   815   826   883   966
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   28   28   41   39   98   111   92   78   86
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   49   58
      Computer and information sciences   25   25   34   32   17   17   16   15   19   23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   11   11   16   19   62   72   81   77   71
      Mathematics and statistics   69   28   6   1   2   10   20   26   21   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   119   137   221   262   281   357   367   51   20
      Natural resources and conservation   80   73   81   148   140   94   25   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   9   4   9   7   61   71   77   70   70
      Psychology   16   14   18   14   16   27   19   29   48   148
      Social sciences   150   120   166   171   122   139   124   134   470   467
    Engineering   264   206   219   229   213   235   222   188   212   218
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   6   2   0   1   2   4   8   5   22
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   2   7   4   4   5   10   9   4   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   53   39   33   43   57   74   74   53   64   62
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   73   75   81   89   72   57   42   13   24   33
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   45   36   52   48   41   52   43   60   62   57
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   70   39   33   28   11   20   26   20   21   25
      Mechanical engineering   11   8   10   12   20   18   16   15   13   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   1
      Other engineering   0   1   1   5   6   7   7   10   17   14
    Health   29   33   31   25   28   15   22   56   58   31
      Clinical medicine   22   22   22   14   18   15   16   24   11   8
      Other health   7   11   9   11   10   0   6   32   47   23

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   346   305   256   252   245   260   251   160   188   214
  Science and engineering   331   294   242   235   230   227   247   147   187   204
    Science   223   220   187   176   176   172   190   93   117   142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   72   49   41   46   89   118   28   32   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   9   16   7   7   1   2   1   6   11   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   85   80   67   68   64   40   30   23   26   41
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   3   2   2   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   3   6   2   4   4   4   7   3   3
      Natural resources and conservation   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   35   42   40   35   21   16   17   17   19
      Psychology   12   4   1   5   8   3   10   9   9   9
      Social sciences   6   7   12   8   14   9   8   3   15   18
    Engineering   108   74   55   59   54   55   57   54   70   62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   1   2   0   0   1   5   0   0   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   10   7   1   1   2   0   2   6   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   38   22   21   25   12   11   10   9   11   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   6   5   4   2   2   4   6   13   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   28   19   12   18   23   20   31   26   34   30
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   7   1   3   7   8   4   5   2   4
      Mechanical engineering   13   9   7   8   9   10   2   6   3   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0
    Health   15   11   14   17   15   33   4   13   1   10
      Clinical medicine   7   5   4   6   5   5   3   3   1   1
      Other health   8   6   10   11   10   28   1   10   0   9

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   1,790   1,676   1,568   1,454   1,435   1,318   1,237   1,266   1,367   1,509
  Fellowships   35   30   16   10   14   21   15   13   18   2
    Federal   26   19   12   8   11   20   14   11   12   0
    Institutional   5   8   0   0   3   0   0   1   5   0
    Nonfederal   4   3   4   2   0   1   1   1   1   2
  Research assistantships   895   872   789   705   656   608   565   504   515   631
    Federal   320   286   240   238   228   237   235   143   176   214
    Institutional   443   422   392   303   337   284   247   280   235   297
    Nonfederal   132   164   157   164   91   87   83   81   104   120
  Teaching assistantships   545   500   523   504   506   419   408   420   476   461
    Federal   0   0   4   6   6   3   1   0   0   0
    Institutional   545   499   517   494   500   416   407   420   476   461
    Nonfederal   0   1   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   315   274   240   235   259   270   249   329   358   415
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   2   0   10   28   13   39   25   0
    Nonfederal   1   1   7   16   5   0   0   0   53   0
    Personal resources   314   273   231   219   244   242   235   284   280   415

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   180   162   157   161   160   181   174   169   166   164
    Science   136   132   123   127   125   143   140   139   138   131
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   55   45   61   47   55   45   60   53   59
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   3   2   2   0   1   2   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   21   26   33   29   32   37   26   24   18
      Mathematics and statistics   8   8   10   0   7   8   7   7   7   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   3   2   1   2   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   3   2   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   34   31   14   25   28   34   35   37   37
      Psychology   1   0   1   3   3   1   2   1   3   0
      Social sciences   13   11   8   11   9   15   8   7   11   9
    Engineering   44   30   34   34   35   38   34   30   28   33
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   2   4   6   6   4   3   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   14   7   9   11   10   9   7   12   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   6   8   5   4   4   7   7   7   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   6   10   5   9   15   10   11   9   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   2   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   2   4   3   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   62   58   55   51   55   45   52   85   70   52
      Clinical medicine   56   50   50   46   52   39   37   62   52   30
      Other health   6   8   5   5   3   6   15   23   18   22

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   132   111   103   99   118   129   108   123   125   116
  Science and engineering   93   79   77   80   95   104   92   79   88   82
    Science   66   68   56   63   77   89   78   73   79   74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   36   25   34   27   32   19   29   40   41
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   2   1   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   15   14   19   19   23   27   30   20   18   12
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   13   4   6   19   20   21   18   16   17
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   3   4   4   6   9   6   6   5   4
    Engineering   27   11   21   17   18   15   14   6   9   8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   2   4   3   3   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   5   3   1   2   0   2   1   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   0   5   3   2   1   2   0   5   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   3   7   5   7   11   8   5   2   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   39   32   26   19   23   25   16   44   37   34
      Clinical medicine   34   29   25   19   23   21   13   37   30   20
      Other health   5   3   1   0   0   4   3   7   7   14

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   474,043   436,964   408,656   380,048   362,209   302,679   283,638   272,239   259,998   242,367
    Science   339,502   315,443   309,840   294,273   300,981   256,806   239,570   225,787   215,304   201,406
      Computer and information sciences   10,171   9,628   6,637   4,661   3,019   1,752   2,845   2,699   2,838   1,547
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   75,016   83,345   89,076   91,101   84,812   71,836   63,159   47,554   44,835   41,808
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   62,100   71,803   78,348   81,571   75,531   64,194   53,476   36,864   35,502   32,193
        Geological and earth sciences   12,815   11,495   10,728   9,530   9,281   7,642   9,683   10,690   9,333   9,615
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   101   47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   201,157   174,395   176,123   165,745   164,967   148,621   140,602   145,939   140,303   127,529
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   37,503   42,895   50,190   48,670   43,605   37,322   35,948   34,748   38,754   40,209
        Health sciences   163,654   130,968   125,256   116,506   119,319   107,128   98,313   106,024   92,600   79,152
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   532   677   569   2,043   4,171   6,341   5,167   8,949   8,168
      Mathematics and statistics   2,801   2,621   2,495   2,274   2,018   477   377   309   224   440
      Physical sciences   21,856   21,859   18,730   16,497   18,739   15,362   14,899   12,061   11,711   12,856
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   11,969   12,341   10,525   10,051   12,342   11,836   10,818   8,491   7,971   8,304
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   9,887   9,518   8,205   6,446   6,397   3,526   4,081   3,570   3,740   4,552
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,758   5,725   3,077   2,599   1,608   1,395   1,351   1,137   1,281   1,733
      Social sciences   22,733   17,870   13,702   11,396   25,818   17,363   16,337   16,088   14,112   15,493
        Anthropology   4,494   4,458   2,608   2,253   3,952   3,365   2,732   1,901   657   0
        Economics   1,956   1,560   1,522   1,353   2,244   555   1,442   942   903   666
        Political science and government   6,256   4,803   2,828   2,654   2,269   2,241   2,687   3,126   3,212   2,758
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,434   1,290   401   134   326   69   0   0   10   525
        Social sciences nec   8,593   5,759   6,343   5,002   17,027   11,133   9,476   10,119   9,330   11,544
      Sciences nec   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   76,633   58,746   44,727   39,785   36,643   26,569   23,293   24,840   24,935   26,162
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,812   9,461   6,991   5,873   5,362   3,988   2,152   1,999   1,853   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,256   5,412   3,450   2,879   3,079   1,353   1,030   562   209   0
      Chemical engineering   14,252   6,805   5,241   4,148   3,174   1,458   1,538   2,548   3,479   11,835
      Civil engineering   9,056   8,683   6,452   5,747   6,323   4,923   5,627   7,469   6,051   5,813
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   24,876   19,470   15,798   14,186   12,454   8,215   7,387   6,913   6,902   5,304
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,312   2,116   1,357   1,728   1,614   964   824   772   374   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,704
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,069   6,799   5,438   5,224   4,637   5,668   4,735   4,577   6,067   1,506
    Non-S&E   57,908   62,775   54,089   45,990   24,585   19,304   20,775   21,612   19,759   14,799
      Business management and business administration   11,483   11,976   12,573   11,021   543   544   355   1,517   315   219
      Communication and communications technologies   2,648   2,157   1,228   1,242   1,636   849   1,156   1,326   1,331   1,243
      Education   13,352   19,608   18,284   17,156   1,469   1,025   991   1,053   340   494
      Humanities   6,724   5,551   2,845   395   131   449   953   1,326   1,873   1,280
      Law   1,941   1,746   289   49   53   53   12   25   24   0
      Social work   2,170   2,016   1,163   1,076   415   96   592   469   186   44
      Visual and performing arts   4,348   4,466   958   702   606   196   161   227   12   97
      Non-S&E nec   15,242   15,255   16,749   14,349   19,732   16,092   16,555   15,669   15,678   11,422

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   474,043   225,360   25,541   190,971   19,086   11,645   1,440
    Science   339,502   176,009   21,413   114,054   17,064   10,034   928
      Computer and information sciences   10,171   6,049   10   3,542   443   0   127
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   75,016   53,387   2,240   17,573   1,025   113   678
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   62,100   49,878   1,615   9,202   678   73   654
        Geological and earth sciences   12,815   3,509   625   8,270   347   40   24
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   101   0   0   101   0   0   0
      Life sciences   201,157   98,186   15,789   62,472   15,503   9,190   17
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   37,503   25,533   623   9,156   384   1,805   2
        Health sciences   163,654   72,653   15,166   53,316   15,119   7,385   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   2,801   412   0   2,253   0   136   0
      Physical sciences   21,856   9,209   111   12,145   68   323   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   11,969   5,980   111   5,752   0   126   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   9,887   3,229   0   6,393   68   197   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,758   3,217   74   2,443   21   0   3
      Social sciences   22,733   5,539   3,189   13,626   4   272   103
        Anthropology   4,494   1,743   0   2,731   0   20   0
        Economics   1,956   49   200   1,573   0   120   14
        Political science and government   6,256   2,990   0   3,118   4   125   19
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,434   140   234   1,046   0   0   14
        Social sciences nec   8,593   617   2,755   5,158   0   7   56
      Sciences nec   10   10   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   76,633   43,975   3,034   26,724   2,019   437   444
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11,812   5,960   50   5,655   147   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,256   3,384   514   2,346   3   9   0
      Chemical engineering   14,252   7,909   65   5,472   481   222   103
      Civil engineering   9,056   4,655   1,169   3,161   71   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   24,876   17,547   1,215   5,291   450   116   257
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3,312   1,430   16   1,706   22   54   84
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   7,069   3,090   5   3,093   845   36   0
    Non-S&E   57,908   5,376   1,094   50,193   3   1,174   68
      Business management and business administration   11,483   162   224   11,056   0   41   0
      Communication and communications technologies   2,648   527   0   2,121   0   0   0
      Education   13,352   3,384   348   8,864   3   741   12
      Humanities   6,724   23   0   6,567   0   83   51
      Law   1,941   0   0   1,941   0   0   0
      Social work   2,170   310   266   1,305   0   289   0
      Visual and performing arts   4,348   36   0   4,312   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   15,242   934   256   14,027   0   20   5

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   225,360   219,964   210,994   193,639   183,728   164,855   149,317   133,177   134,772   127,709
  DOD   23,461   17,814   14,075   9,113   9,809   8,387   6,806   4,775   6,180   6,751
  DOE   12,310   9,640   7,212   7,286   5,658   4,549   3,896   4,792   8,400   9,000
  HHS   102,912   92,264   85,136   79,772   73,735   70,271   65,703   66,815   64,990   61,376
  NASA   16,135   27,360   37,076   37,080   33,581   26,364   18,200   3,422   3,764   3,309
  NSF   26,052   23,986   19,652   13,514   12,520   14,257   14,488   14,983   13,882   14,260
  USDA   1,004   840   814   1,222   1,354   1,367   1,614   1,149   850   704
  Other   43,486   48,060   47,029   45,652   47,071   39,660   38,610   37,241   36,706   32,309

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   3,320   690   2,630   .
2018   3,306   679   2,627   .

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   1,393   1,207   1,368   1,504   1,548
    Agricultural sciences   29   29   30   95   93
    Biological and biomedical sciences   490   399   585   649   685
    Computer and information sciences   14   12   7   6   7
    Engineering   247   201   183   190   179
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   313   312   309   325   324
    Health sciences   76   45   49   47   58
    Mathematics and statistics   4   7   7   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   10   9   9   0   0
    Physical sciences   147   133   132   136   128
    Psychology   17   18   16   2   19
    Social sciences   45   42   40   54   56
    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   80,620   5,698   0   69,838   14,972
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   45,062   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   80,620   5,698   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   24,776   14,972
    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

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   2,250   8,500   20,000   27,500   142,552
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   5,000   3,000   6,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences   1,000   8,500   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   500   0   0   15,000   28,677
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   15,000   9,500   107,875
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   750   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

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