U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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 299 35.6 459 214 68.9 679 206 66.2 602 334 63.9 914
2022 322 30.3 457 212 69.2 680 300 67.1 900
2021 319 29.4 447 198 71.7 691 200 66.2 583 286 68.9 908
2020 327 28.1 450 189 73.3 698 247 73.4 916
2019 290 35.8 447 191 73 697 197 67 589 247 73.3 914
2018 286 33.9 428 181 74.5 700 249 73 911
2017 338 21.3 425 170 75.5 684 122 79.1 575 241 73.5 898
2016 279 35.8 430 174 75.4 697 244 73.1 896
2015 281 34.8 426 181 74.2 693 120 79.3 570 233 74.4 898
2014 293 31.3 422 174 75.1 688 235 73.9 889
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 23 14 14 13 20 21 9 22 21 18
  Science and engineering 23 14 14 13 20 21 9 22 21 18
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 .
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 1 2 1 1 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 . 1 2 2 1 . 1 1
      Computer science . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . 1 2 1 1 . 1 1
    Engineering 12 11 8 8 9 12 4 10 13 10
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 3 4 1 2 9 3 5 4 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 3 . 4 4 2 1 2 9 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 2 4 4 3 1 1 . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . 1 . . 2 . 1
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 . 1 . 1 2 1 3 1 3
      Geological sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 . 1 . 1 2 1 3 1 3
    Mathematics and statistics . . 2 . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 4 1 2 3 5 3 2 6 3 4
      Chemistry 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 6 3 4
      Physics 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 352 355 366 345 365 380 426 461 432 455
    Female 276 254 278 274 268 294 308 353 326 336
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 403 407 455 458 475 521 547 613 583 611
    Hispanic or Latino 370 373 420 423 435 453 493 542 509 532
    Not Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 47 42 39
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      White 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 42 39
    Unknown ethnicity and race 33 34 35 35 40 49 54 24 32 40
  Temporary visa holders 225 202 189 161 158 153 187 201 175 180
  Science and engineering 617 598 644 619 633 663 734 814 758 791
    Science 407 375 418 409 412 426 468 517 481 483
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 135 101 145 140 141 152 151 186 186 172
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 47 43 47 57 59 66 70 64 65
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 9 11 7 3 3 13 16 20 15 20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 72 73 75 64 66 65 76 81 73 83
      Mathematics and statistics 33 28 21 29 33 32 42 51 39 36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 93 99 106 105 94 84 94 91 90 95
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 19 16 21 21 18 21 23 18 14 12
    Engineering 210 223 226 210 221 237 266 297 277 308
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25 34 31 27 25 26 20 8 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 24 28 28 30 29 28 39 44 32 42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 51 50 51 56 72 92 107 118 126 133
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 69 65 64 49 51 35 46 60 53 60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 11 13 12 13 14 18 28 25 31
      Mechanical engineering 31 35 39 36 31 32 36 34 41 42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 11 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 11 11 0 0 0 11 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 34 23 33 33 20 41 41 41 42 11
    Female 27 33 22 22 12 21 17 24 14 34
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 59 52 49 49 29 51 44 63 54 44
    Hispanic or Latino 48 45 43 44 26 33 42 60 47 37
    Not Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 2 5 5
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 7 6 5 3 1 2 1 2 2
  Temporary visa holders 2 4 6 6 3 11 14 2 2 1
  Science and engineering 49 47 55 55 32 54 58 65 56 45
    Science 23 28 30 23 9 14 12 24 17 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 6 9 5 1 3 3 11 4 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 5 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 9 5 3 1 2 1 5 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 4 5 4 1 3 6 1 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 4 10 9 5 3 1 1 2 5
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 26 19 25 32 23 40 46 41 39 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 3 5 2 3 4 5 2 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 4 2 6 6 6 7 9 10 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 7 10 12 6 19 18 12 9 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 2 2 6 5 6 8 9 15 5
      Mechanical engineering 4 3 6 3 3 2 7 8 5 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 12 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 12 9 0 0 0 8 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
All surveyed fields 159 159 172 120 121 132 140 133 89 117
  Science and engineering 159 159 172 120 121 132 140 133 89 117
    Science 95 81 104 58 60 69 75 47 31 52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 50 45 65 32 29 39 34 9 7 20
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 5 1 3 2 6 4 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 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 12 13 15 6 10 9 14 20 5 11
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 12 9 8 11 8 8 11 14 17
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 13 4 9 11 7 8 9 3 4 4
    Engineering 64 78 68 62 61 63 65 86 58 65
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 9 10 7 9 10 8 5 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16 18 16 18 18 14 14 14 11 19
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 14 17 10 14 17 21 27 35 26 30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 20 22 21 15 7 5 7 16 12 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 4 2
      Mechanical engineering 8 10 11 8 9 8 8 8 5 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 628 609 644 619 633 674 734 814 758 791
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 208 212 220 165 162 171 187 237 166 184
    Federal 159 159 172 120 121 132 140 123 76 105
    Institutional 19 16 10 14 17 11 17 44 39 49
    Nonfederal 30 37 38 31 24 28 30 70 51 30
  Teaching assistantships 221 198 0 227 230 253 256 324 327 313
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 221 198 0 227 230 253 256 324 322 313
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  Other types of support 199 199 424 227 241 250 291 253 265 294
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 12
    Institutional 8 8 2 8 10 5 16 15 13 26
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 191 191 422 197 231 245 275 228 240 256

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 7 4 2 5 0 4 9 6 3 3
    Science 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 5 2 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 1 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 3 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 4 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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

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 2 4 0 1 0 0 9 6 3 1
  Science and engineering 2 4 0 1 0 0 9 6 3 1
    Science 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 2 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      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 1 2 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 13,989 18,274 18,368 26,553 26,877 24,769 26,130 25,491 28,100 27,152
    Science 5,244 7,432 4,925 8,993 9,646 10,060 12,430 13,104 14,871 14,973
      Computer and information sciences 333 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,976 4,127 2,014 5,487 5,676 5,475 6,403 5,783 6,988 7,033
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 790 629 542 517 568 503 623 547 719 966
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,186 2,998 1,472 4,970 5,108 4,972 5,780 5,236 6,269 6,067
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 368 654 1,729 1,881 2,526 2,027 2,725 3,198 3,207 3,324
        Agricultural sciences 83 168 864 814 1,301 792 1,223 1,565 1,629 1,617
        Biological and biomedical sciences 275 405 865 1,067 1,225 1,235 1,502 1,633 1,578 1,707
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 51 74 87 45 176 752 792 980 895 768
      Physical sciences 2,339 1,580 1,002 1,347 1,172 1,739 2,371 2,795 3,514 3,742
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,539 1,166 616 980 792 618 1,348 1,981 2,974 2,985
        Materials science 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 642 414 386 367 380 1,121 1,023 814 540 757
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 177 524 93 233 96 67 136 343 128 105
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 198 6 3 6 12 41 37 45 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 123 0 87 230 90 55 95 306 83 105
        Social sciences nec 54 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 139 1
    Engineering 7,401 8,482 11,397 16,903 16,446 13,704 12,898 11,804 12,115 10,947
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 6 14 0 0 0 6 26
      Chemical engineering 1,627 1,657 3,699 5,510 4,293 3,701 3,288 3,265 3,389 2,609
      Civil engineering 1,485 1,779 2,515 3,205 3,204 2,868 2,594 2,443 2,585 2,167
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,982 2,867 1,711 2,882 3,694 3,205 2,950 2,772 2,902 3,128
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 239 74 31 735 942 866 854 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 485 664 996 1,205 1,152 924 830 795 964 768
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9 300 1,562 1,841 1,460 1,070 1,456 1,716 1,740 1,393
      Engineering nec 574 1,141 883 1,519 1,687 1,070 926 813 529 856
    Non-S&E 1,344 2,360 2,046 657 785 1,005 802 583 1,114 1,232
      Business management and business administration 541 1,060 888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 318 451 447 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 94 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 182 0 488 4 19 179 116 77 159 111
      Visual and performing arts 0 101 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 209 444 223 653 766 769 686 506 955 1,121

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 13,989 12,260 193 421 455 660 0
    Science 5,244 4,604 4 177 228 231 0
      Computer and information sciences 333 296 0 0 9 28 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,976 1,913 0 45 17 1 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 790 790 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,186 1,123 0 45 17 1 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 368 366 0 0 2 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 83 83 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 275 273 0 0 2 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 51 0 0 0 27 24 0
      Physical sciences 2,339 1,857 0 131 173 178 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,539 1,214 0 131 101 93 0
        Materials science 158 95 0 0 10 53 0
        Physics 642 548 0 0 62 32 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 177 172 4 1 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 123 119 4 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 54 53 0 1 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,401 6,545 162 48 217 429 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 1,627 1,532 0 39 24 32 0
      Civil engineering 1,485 1,201 162 0 30 92 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,982 2,786 0 0 56 140 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 239 239 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 485 395 0 0 45 45 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 574 392 0 0 62 120 0
    Non-S&E 1,344 1,111 27 196 10 0 0
      Business management and business administration 541 521 0 10 10 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 318 318 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 94 94 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 182 178 4 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 209 0 23 186 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 12,260 16,223 13,073 15,842 15,653 14,111 13,604 14,446 15,700 14,162
  DOD 791 987 1,313 884 1,258 1,043 1,187 1,656 2,342 1,479
  DOE 843 983 226 246 224 269 140 105 173 239
  HHS 1,320 950 1,016 1,275 1,209 1,400 1,562 1,678 2,167 2,091
  NASA 195 237 148 269 237 240 229 223 191 101
  NSF 4,972 3,991 5,980 5,805 4,815 3,708 3,226 3,372 2,579 1,686
  USDA 771 351 1,044 626 1,084 440 617 743 976 1,118
  Other 3,368 8,724 3,346 6,737 6,826 7,011 6,643 6,669 7,272 7,448

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 224 116 108 .
2018 216 120 96 .
2017 222 120 102 .

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 2,205 2,119 2,156 2,446 2,572
    Agricultural sciences 61 61 61 324 324
    Biological and biomedical sciences 369 367 349 352 360
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 70 70 70 83 83
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 33 33 33 46 46
    Health sciences 1,396 1,330 1,374 1,371 1,477
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 4 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 54 54 54 55 55
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 0
    Social sciences 7 5 17 18 18
    Other 211 193 194 193 208

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 164,100 . . . 124,000
    Engineering 9,000 . . . 0
    Health sciences 155,100 . . . 116,560
    Social sciences 0 . . . 7,440

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 290,900 299,688 229,600 162,850 136,569
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 97,000 97,700 76,500 54,200 45,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 250 1,069
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 500
    Health sciences 193,900 195,500 153,100 108,400 90,000
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 6,488 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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