U. Oregon

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 100 78.6 459 142 79.4 679 127 79.2 602 147 84.2 914
2022 97 79.2 457 144 79.2 680 146 84 900
2021 107 76.5 447 128 81.8 691 131 77.9 583 149 83.8 908
2020 102 77.7 450 128 82 698 155 83.3 916
2019 108 76.2 447 125 82.4 697 147 75.4 589 154 83.4 914
2018 110 74.7 428 133 81.3 700 151 83.7 911
2017 99 77.1 425 129 81.4 684 147 74.8 575 159 82.6 898
2016 118 73 430 126 82.2 697 149 83.6 896
2015 107 75.3 426 145 79.4 693 144 75.1 570 156 82.9 898
2014 118 72.5 422 164 76.5 688 152 83.2 889
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 189 204 152 186 176 167 195 142 172 137
  Science and engineering 127 132 96 131 115 123 130 91 103 73
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 6 5 . . 2 4 2 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 6 5 . . 2 4 2 . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 13 12 21 11 19 18 16 15 10
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . 2 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 1 2 . 3 1 5 4 1 2
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . 1 1 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Molecular biology 2 3 1 3 . 3 5 . 1 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 3 2 6 2 4 2 1 1 3
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 1 2 4 2 6 1 3 3 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 . 1 . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 4 10 4 6 3 3 8 2 1 2
      Computer science 3 5 1 4 2 1 6 1 . 2
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 5 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .
    Engineering . 2 . . . 2 1 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . 1 1 . .
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 7 8 3 4 3 11 4 6 3
      Geological sciences 3 5 8 3 4 2 8 3 5 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 . . . 1 3 1 1 .
    Health sciences 1 2 2 4 2 . 2 2 2 3
      Public health . . . 3 . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 1 2 2 1 2 . 2 2 2 3
    Mathematics and statistics 15 9 3 8 12 8 10 5 8 4
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics 3 1 2 3 3 5 3 2 8 1
      Statistics . . . . . . 3 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 11 8 1 5 9 3 4 3 . 3
    Physical sciences 27 28 22 40 24 26 28 25 24 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 3 . . 1 . . . . .
      Chemistry 13 17 14 23 13 16 14 15 15 13
      Physics 11 8 8 17 10 10 14 10 9 3
    Psychology 29 25 13 21 21 27 24 11 19 15
      Clinical psychology 2 2 2 8 1 5 5 2 1 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 11 13 6 6 8 7 5 2 11 7
      Research and experimental psychology 8 4 2 6 7 11 11 5 6 2
      Psychology, other 8 6 3 1 5 4 3 2 1 2
    Social sciences 27 31 32 28 36 31 26 25 27 20
      Anthropology . 5 4 5 7 6 1 1 2 1
      Economics 7 10 10 6 7 8 6 9 7 6
      Political science and government . 4 5 2 2 4 1 3 7 3
      Public policy analysis . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 4 3 3 6 8 10 3 5 3
      Social sciences, other 14 7 10 12 14 5 8 9 6 7
  Non-science and engineering 62 72 56 55 61 44 65 51 69 64
    Business 8 6 4 10 5 2 6 4 7 7
      Business 8 6 4 10 5 2 6 4 7 7
    Education 16 19 13 18 20 15 16 18 14 11
      Education leadership and administration . 3 . 2 2 1 3 2 2 2
      Education research 14 14 10 16 15 12 11 10 10 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 2 . . . 1 . 1 2 1
      Education, other 1 . 3 . 3 1 2 5 . .
    Humanities and arts 23 34 22 22 29 22 30 27 37 38
      Letters 7 12 6 8 9 7 13 10 17 14
      Foreign languages and literature 8 6 5 3 5 6 9 8 6 5
      History 1 3 . 3 3 2 1 1 1 5
      Philosophy and religious studies 4 6 3 1 10 2 2 1 3 6
      Music and performing arts 3 4 7 5 1 3 2 3 7 6
      Humanities and arts, other . 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 2
    Other non-science and engineering 15 13 17 5 7 5 13 2 11 8
      Communication 12 10 13 3 5 3 11 2 9 7
      Non-science and engineering, other 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 . 2 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 575 545 562 i 546 574 498 533 586 560 528
    Female 582 596 611 i 595 580 515 509 615 489 364
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 991 993 1,017 i 993 988 870 905 1,040 909 754
    Hispanic or Latino 112 112 112 i 112 112 92 77 80 61 48
    Not Hispanic or Latino 857 852 876 i 852 856 755 797 928 814 675
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7 4 4 i 4 7 5 5 13 13 6
      Asian 70 76 77 i 76 71 59 58 70 49 37
      Black or African American 21 17 17 i 17 21 18 16 22 14 14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 5 5 i 5 3 5 4 5 4 3
      White 733 724 747 i 724 731 649 696 806 721 607
      More than one race 23 26 26 i 26 23 19 18 12 13 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 22 29 29 i 29 20 23 31 32 34 31
  Temporary visa holders 166 148 156 i 148 166 143 137 161 140 138
  Science and engineering 1,079 1,066 1,096 i 1,066 1,076 941 975 1,189 1,049 892
    Science 1,079 1,066 1,096 i 1,066 1,076 941 975 1,184 1,049 892
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 170 187 193 i 187 167 124 133 165 129 136
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Computer and information sciences 71 67 74 i 67 71 61 62 73 62 61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 57 58 62 i 58 57 53 42 40 30 35
      Mathematics and statistics 72 66 66 i 66 72 64 66 61 60 65
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 9 8 9 i 8 9 11 10 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 33 37 39 i 37 33 33 32 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 268 290 296 i 290 268 209 234 226 262 217
      Psychology 158 167 169 i 167 158 150 156 342 271 118
      Social sciences 241 186 188 i 186 241 236 240 277 233 260
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
  Health 78 75 77 i 75 78 72 67 12 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
    Other health 78 75 77 i 75 78 72 67 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 35 21 20 i 20 35 22 32 38 39 77
    Female 31 24 24 i 24 31 15 30 52 63 37
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 62 42 41 i 41 62 30 57 78 89 104
    Hispanic or Latino 9 3 3 i 3 9 2 9 7 6 7
    Not Hispanic or Latino 53 38 37 i 37 53 28 47 66 78 91
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 3 5 2 3
      Asian 4 4 3 i 3 4 2 5 6 13 8
      Black or African American 0 0 0 i 0 0 2 2 1 2 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 45 33 33 i 33 45 23 37 54 61 78
      More than one race 4 1 1 i 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 1 i 1 0 0 1 5 5 6
  Temporary visa holders 4 3 3 i 3 4 7 5 12 13 10
  Science and engineering 65 43 42 i 42 65 34 60 89 102 114
    Science 65 43 42 i 42 65 34 60 88 102 114
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 0 0 i 0 1 2 4 2 4 11
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 2 i 2 4 5 8 13 12 4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 0 2 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 i 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 2 2 i 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 40 10 10 i 10 40 5 13 10 15 65
      Psychology 11 13 13 i 13 11 7 16 26 42 17
      Social sciences 8 16 15 i 15 8 12 17 30 21 16
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Health 1 2 2 i 2 1 3 2 1 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Other health 1 2 2 i 2 1 3 2 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 344 285 296 i 285 344 284 156 172 139 43
  Science and engineering 331 282 293 i 282 331 284 156 169 139 43
    Science 331 282 293 i 282 331 284 156 167 139 43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 46 49 i 46 47 46 17 21 23 11
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 38 35 38 i 35 38 36 22 22 12 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 37 38 41 i 38 37 34 13 20 8 1
      Mathematics and statistics 9 14 14 i 14 9 9 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 6 6 i 6 4 3 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 127 103 105 i 103 127 97 72 66 71 17
      Psychology 45 29 29 i 29 45 35 23 27 22 2
      Social sciences 24 11 11 i 11 24 24 8 11 3 1
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Health 13 3 3 i 3 13 0 0 3 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
    Other health 13 3 3 i 3 13 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,157 1,141 1,173 i 1,141 1,154 1,013 1,042 1,201 1,049 892
  Fellowships 3 3 3 i 3 3 2 55 104 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
    Institutional 3 3 3 i 3 3 2 55 84 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
  Research assistantships 642 567 586 i 567 642 284 219 195 52 57
    Federal 344 285 296 i 285 344 284 156 157 19 15
    Institutional 297 280 288 i 280 297 0 63 29 18 40
    Nonfederal 1 2 2 i 2 1 0 0 9 15 2
  Teaching assistantships 280 276 283 i 276 277 572 555 654 529 604
    Federal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 60 16
    Institutional 280 276 283 i 276 277 572 555 654 268 584
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 201 4
  Other types of support 232 295 301 i 295 232 155 213 248 468 231
    Federal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 60 12
    Institutional 16 8 8 i 8 16 0 36 0 97 132
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 79 0
    Personal resources 216 287 293 i 287 216 155 177 248 232 87

i=imputed

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 75 74 75 i 75 83 67 59 65 100 85
    Science 75 74 75 i 75 83 67 59 65 100 83
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 41 41 41 i 41 33 33 25 23 41 37
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 6 6 i 6 10 8 7 3 6 3
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 i 3 6 5 5 5 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 1 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 19 18 19 i 19 19 13 13 13 17 18
      Psychology 4 4 4 i 4 8 4 6 8 8 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 5 3 3 5 10 6
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 2 2 i 2 5 2 3 1 5 0
    Clinical medicine 2 2 2 i 2 5 2 2 1 5 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 48 47 48 i 48 38 25 40 20 24 8
  Science and engineering 47 46 47 i 47 35 23 39 20 23 8
    Science 47 46 47 i 47 35 23 39 20 23 8
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 29 29 i 29 14 8 16 10 11 3
      Communication 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 3 i 3 3 3 5 1 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 10 11 i 11 9 8 9 4 4 5
      Psychology 3 3 3 i 3 6 1 6 3 2 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 i 0 2 2 3 1 1 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 1 1 1 i 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 1 1 1 i 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
    Other health 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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 164,500 160,500 139,193 114,259 110,664 111,896 95,974 100,754 79,698 91,203
    Science 128,008 124,555 108,990 88,598 81,690 83,132 72,517 68,631 64,367 76,828
      Computer and information sciences 6,807 6,598 6,362 5,652 5,059 4,231 5,002 5,198 4,049 4,859
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,392 5,895 6,060 6,704 4,871 3,785 3,166 3,770 3,687 5,008
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6,556 5,319 5,486 6,101 4,282 3,247 2,437 1,946 2,073 2,365
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,836 576 574 603 589 538 698 548 517 1,008
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1,276 1,097 1,635
      Life sciences 63,107 67,072 56,791 35,936 35,644 36,242 33,718 32,078 30,392 33,281
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 40,483 44,968 37,907 33,631 34,751 34,474 30,835 13,906 13,477 12,665
        Health sciences 345 118 817 1,004 115 821 1,974 18,172 16,915 20,616
        Natural resources and conservation 392 225 531 483 778 947 909 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 21,887 21,761 17,536 818 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,828 1,249 694 906 908 1,064 954 724 692 587
      Physical sciences 18,110 15,315 13,881 12,984 14,773 13,908 13,591 11,456 12,923 18,494
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,391 6,752 6,477 4,910 5,867 6,286 4,720 4,581 6,532 10,518
        Materials science 1,457 1,916 834 737 1,383 1,927 2,413 1,106 0 0
        Physics 3,578 3,502 3,462 7,248 7,523 5,695 6,458 5,769 6,391 7,976
        Physical sciences nec 3,684 3,145 3,108 89 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 22,362 21,629 19,455 17,505 15,658 14,099 12,553 9,992 10,177 10,423
      Social sciences 5,585 4,723 3,797 8,911 3,790 6,650 3,533 5,413 2,447 2,957
        Anthropology 553 408 465 646 574 467 518 384 0 0
        Economics 303 400 536 591 493 412 338 210 107 552
        Political science and government 441 693 1,023 3,199 889 4,231 1,274 3,541 822 1,185
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 247 198 320 435 467 390 221 219 619 500
        Social sciences nec 4,041 3,024 1,453 4,040 1,367 1,150 1,182 1,059 899 720
      Sciences nec 1,817 2,074 1,950 0 987 3,153 0 0 0 1,219
    Engineering 5,844 4,656 0 0 541 0 0 0 859 827
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,844 4,656 0 0 541 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 859 827
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 30,648 31,289 30,203 25,661 28,433 28,764 23,457 32,123 14,472 13,548
      Business management and business administration 3,784 2,637 2,854 1,413 2,266 4,969 4,644 3,994 156 29
      Communication and communications technologies 1,626 1,520 1,549 1,335 1,587 299 470 139 180 39
      Education 15,173 13,590 13,391 13,375 15,810 14,704 11,396 15,777 12,077 13,389
      Humanities 881 1,030 772 1,137 1,531 2,207 1,530 1,087 221 54
      Law 1,178 1,478 1,250 93 399 114 921 161 98 24
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 504 1,137 248 77 292 11 128 125 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 7,502 9,897 10,139 8,231 6,548 6,460 4,368 10,840 1,740 13

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 164,500 100,265 1,674 19,590 443 6,634 35,894
    Science 128,008 80,974 815 14,845 394 5,689 25,291
      Computer and information sciences 6,807 5,587 0 488 14 39 679
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,392 6,186 7 1,928 10 90 171
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 6,556 5,628 0 681 10 81 156
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,836 558 7 1,247 0 9 15
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 63,107 31,772 182 5,648 52 2,754 22,699
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 40,483 31,687 182 5,326 52 2,754 482
        Health sciences 345 0 0 0 0 0 345
        Natural resources and conservation 392 85 0 307 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 21,887 0 0 15 0 0 21,872
      Mathematics and statistics 1,828 1,441 0 67 0 301 19
      Physical sciences 18,110 14,369 0 2,310 243 549 639
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 9,391 8,287 0 365 243 105 391
        Materials science 1,457 359 0 763 0 335 0
        Physics 3,578 3,093 0 187 0 50 248
        Physical sciences nec 3,684 2,630 0 995 0 59 0
      Psychology 22,362 19,850 583 1,573 75 259 22
      Social sciences 5,585 1,764 43 1,058 0 1,658 1,062
        Anthropology 553 346 0 152 0 33 22
        Economics 303 65 0 35 0 0 203
        Political science and government 441 135 0 71 0 69 166
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 247 12 0 15 0 9 211
        Social sciences nec 4,041 1,206 43 785 0 1,547 460
      Sciences nec 1,817 5 0 1,773 0 39 0
    Engineering 5,844 5,004 0 513 11 316 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5,844 5,004 0 513 11 316 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 30,648 14,287 859 4,232 38 629 10,603
      Business management and business administration 3,784 17 0 31 0 65 3,671
      Communication and communications technologies 1,626 582 0 219 24 0 801
      Education 15,173 11,087 786 1,497 12 128 1,663
      Humanities 881 105 0 188 0 84 504
      Law 1,178 30 0 76 0 84 988
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 504 36 0 71 0 55 342
      Non-S&E nec 7,502 2,430 73 2,150 2 213 2,634

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 100,265 97,238 82,242 81,278 80,083 71,568 69,598 66,850 69,723 74,603
  DOD 3,179 3,577 2,699 3,325 4,166 2,765 2,611 1,213 1,342 2,435
  DOE 9,006 6,770 6,447 5,534 4,567 3,920 4,634 4,964 5,337 4,461
  HHS 51,917 54,309 44,837 42,851 38,545 33,127 33,503 33,697 32,613 33,936
  NASA 1,566 990 964 803 265 185 289 200 333 396
  NSF 20,542 17,940 14,016 15,062 16,952 16,764 14,492 13,211 13,761 15,883
  USDA 857 810 722 499 386 292 385 378 608 198
  Other 13,198 12,842 12,557 13,204 15,202 14,515 13,684 13,187 15,729 17,294

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 1,742 512 1,230 .
2018 1,633 352 1,281 .
2017 1,590 339 1,251 .

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 547 522 414 412 406
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 170 242 153 161 173
    Computer and information sciences 13 13 12 9 9
    Engineering 63 0 0 0 5
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 56 41 42 40 27
    Health sciences 8 5 5 4 6
    Mathematics and statistics 3 1 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 4 3 4 2 2
    Physical sciences 127 120 115 116 111
    Psychology 64 65 51 49 51
    Social sciences 33 27 26 25 20
    Other 7 6 6 5 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 . 105,000 . 116,201 . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 58,101 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 34,860 . 0
    Engineering . 105,000 . 0 . 0
    Physical sciences . . . 23,240 . 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 6,370 7,610 9,650 6,773 10,468
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 6,045 7,297 9,293 3,964 6,664
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 312 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 325 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 357 0 995
    Psychology 0 0 0 536 536
    Social sciences 0 0 0 2,273 2,273
    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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