U. Rhode Island

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 163 65 459
2022 158 65.9 457 198 71.3 680 158 82.5 890
2021 167 63.2 447 168 76 691 195 67 583 151 83.6 907
2020 164 64.1 450 169 76.1 697 159 82.9 915
2019 147 67.6 447 179 74.6 696 192 67.8 589 151 83.7 913
2018 147 66.2 428 168 76.3 698 156 83.1 910
2017 146 66.1 425 171 75.4 684 187 67.9 575 152 83.3 897
2016 166 61.9 430 206 70.8 697 150 83.5 895
2015 161 62.7 426 202 71.2 693 169 70.8 570 148 83.8 897
2014 147 65.7 422 211 69.7 688 151 83.2 887
2013 183 67.5 555 166 72.2 588 144 84 884
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 88 92 83 90 103 104 100 84 92 102
  Science and engineering 72 71 60 72 84 83 83 64 73 85
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 4 5 2 3 3 6 4 8
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . . . . 2 3 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 2 4 5 2 3 1 3 4 7
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 15 7 12 10 14 10 9 5 13
      Biochemistry and biophysics . 1 . . 2 1 . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . 3 1 3 3 1 2 3
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 3 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1
      Molecular biology 5 1 2 1 . 2 1 2 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 . 1 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 . 1 . 1 3 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 4 . 3 3 2 . . . 3
    Computer and information sciences . 3 . 3 3 2 3 1 1 4
      Computer science . 3 . 3 3 2 3 . 1 4
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Engineering 25 15 17 13 15 15 19 13 15 14
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 2 1 . 1 . . 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 7 1 1 3 4 3 2 2 3 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 4 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 4 6 4 3 2 5 4 3 4
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 2 2 2 . 3 2 2 2 1
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 4 3 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 3
      Engineering, other 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 8 10 6 9 6 7 7 10 10
      Geological sciences 3 1 1 1 1 . . 1 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 6 7 9 5 8 6 7 6 8 9
    Health sciences 7 7 4 7 11 12 5 9 11 9
      Nursing science 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 6 3 5 9 9 3 1 8 4
      Public health . . . . . 1 . 2 1 .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 1 2 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 2 . 5 . 2 4 2 2 5
      Applied mathematics . 1 . 2 . . 1 . 1 1
      Mathematics . . . 2 . 1 . . 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 1 . 1 . 1 3 2 . 4
    Physical sciences 12 8 5 8 17 15 7 4 8 8
      Chemistry 12 6 4 3 13 13 5 2 6 7
      Physics . 2 1 5 4 2 2 2 2 1
    Psychology 5 9 12 12 13 10 23 12 15 13
      Clinical psychology 2 2 2 7 6 3 6 6 2 5
      Counseling and applied psychology . 3 3 3 3 6 7 2 5 6
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 5 1 2 1 7 4 2 1
      Psychology, other 1 1 2 1 2 . 3 . 6 1
    Social sciences 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 2 1
      Economics 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 1 . . 2 1 1 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 16 21 23 18 19 21 17 20 19 17
    Business 2 3 7 3 3 5 1 4 2 1
      Business 2 3 7 3 3 5 1 4 2 1
    Education 8 14 9 7 10 7 9 8 7 12
      Education leadership and administration 1 1 1 . 1 2 3 . 1 1
      Education research 3 2 1 . 3 2 1 5 3 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 4 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 2
      Education, other 4 7 6 6 3 2 2 1 1 5
    Humanities and arts 6 3 7 8 6 9 7 8 10 4
      Letters 5 3 7 8 6 9 7 8 10 4
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Public administration and social services . 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 728 806 718 697 756 716 601 624 565 685
    Male 287 331 321 313 325 332 276 304 286 331
    Female 441 475 397 384 431 384 325 320 279 354
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 570 643 563 448 612 576 486 501 422 557
    Hispanic or Latino 37 32 17 13 20 15 23 20 10 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 446 482 372 405 547 501 438 435 403 509
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 0 2 4 1 0 2 2 5
      Asian 31 26 31 26 46 42 37 34 19 38
      Black or African American 12 19 15 25 22 25 22 22 20 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2
      White 386 426 324 345 466 426 372 373 357 436
      More than one race 14 10 1 5 6 5 6 3 3 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 87 129 174 30 45 60 25 46 9 31
  Temporary visa holders 158 163 155 249 144 140 115 123 143 128
  Science and engineering 625 659 613 584 624 596 525 548 485 602
    Science 514 498 482 451 486 471 397 425 371 462
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 19 21 12 7 0 52 29 31 35
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 28 19 21 30 16 21 20 12 16 19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 86 96 87 64 58 56 53 81 53 92
      Mathematics and statistics 29 27 28 17 24 14 26 28 14 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 212 196 194 176 202 206 84 89 55 79
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 71 70 69 59 62 63 93 100 112 114
      Physical sciences 78 71 62 65 68 65 69 62 67 62
      Social sciences 0 0 0 28 49 46 0 24 23 41
    Engineering 111 161 131 133 138 125 128 123 114 140
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 21 13 16 19 19 25 20 22 18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 20 27 16 24 22 21 24 19 19 17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 41 39 38 39 42 32 38 28 21 39
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 45 41 33 31 22 18 27 31 37
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 30 29 23 21 24 23 23 29 21 29
    Health 103 147 105 113 132 120 76 76 80 83
      Clinical medicine 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 100 147 105 113 132 120 76 76 80 83

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 207 245 232 227 254 271 148 169 185 181
    Male 135 146 140 152 139 137 95 109 130 125
    Female 72 99 92 75 115 134 53 60 55 56
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 197 237 218 197 238 251 138 154 168 160
    Hispanic or Latino 10 13 10 7 9 8 10 11 8 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 157 190 164 169 216 219 118 131 146 136
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
      Asian 9 13 7 8 13 17 4 5 8 2
      Black or African American 6 9 2 7 14 11 3 4 3 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
      White 137 160 145 150 185 189 110 121 134 124
      More than one race 4 7 8 3 2 1 0 0 1 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 30 34 44 21 13 24 10 12 14 15
  Temporary visa holders 10 8 14 30 16 20 10 15 17 21
  Science and engineering 190 193 206 203 188 202 124 144 151 150
    Science 137 114 125 130 100 115 54 52 59 63
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 9 7 3 6 0 4 4 3 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 43 47 45 72 15 21 15 14 21 21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 20 8 10 10 8 13 9 15 12 14
      Mathematics and statistics 7 4 8 6 12 8 10 0 19 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 44 33 33 32 37 50 12 8 0 6
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 11 13 20 5 10 11 3 1 1 2
      Physical sciences 3 0 2 0 4 2 1 4 3 5
      Social sciences 0 0 0 2 8 10 0 6 0 0
    Engineering 53 79 81 73 88 87 70 92 92 87
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 3 3 1 7 8 4 6 3 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 7 14 10 10 10 8 11 12 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 20 20 15 12 16 12 16 4 29 14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 34 33 36 36 28 27 53 33 44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 22 15 16 14 19 21 15 18 15 11
    Health 17 52 26 24 66 69 24 25 34 31
      Clinical medicine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 15 52 26 24 66 69 24 25 34 31

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 172 229 191 172 163 174 110 123 123 144 0
  Science and engineering 167 211 180 158 148 149 105 118 116 143 0
    Science 117 137 117 110 100 92 63 85 83 106 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 3 2 1 1 5 2 0 2 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 43 57 51 36 30 22 23 26 27 41 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 52 56 48 54 57 53 19 34 24 31 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 11 11 5 9 5 6 10 10 12 11 0
      Psychology 10 8 7 9 4 6 4 4 5 7 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 11 0
    Engineering 50 74 63 48 48 57 42 33 33 37 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 6 9 5 9 6 9 6 6 7 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 7 7 10 4 21 4 4 2 5 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 21 18 17 13 16 14 18 7 8 10 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 21 16 10 8 4 4 8 10 8 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 17 22 14 10 11 12 7 8 7 7 0
    Health 5 18 11 14 15 25 5 5 7 1 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 5 18 11 14 15 25 5 5 7 1 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 728 806 718 697 756 716 601 624 565 685
  Fellowships 19 41 23 26 38 19 32 29 35 33
    Federal 3 23 9 16 3 1 5 11 10 4
    Institutional 14 13 9 7 20 13 18 14 9 19
    Nonfederal 2 5 5 3 15 5 9 4 16 10
  Research assistantships 196 236 213 192 223 203 141 140 151 180
    Federal 162 193 177 147 157 134 102 109 90 127
    Institutional 28 27 20 26 51 59 28 17 36 31
    Nonfederal 6 16 16 19 15 10 11 14 25 22
  Teaching assistantships 305 304 288 268 268 268 234 245 205 217
    Federal 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 20 11
    Institutional 304 300 288 268 264 260 234 245 185 206
    Nonfederal 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 208 225 194 211 227 226 194 210 174 255
    Federal 6 11 5 9 3 31 3 3 3 2
    Institutional 5 14 15 33 7 16 4 4 13 13
    Nonfederal 3 22 20 27 34 16 4 25 11 3
    Personal resources 194 178 154 142 183 163 183 178 147 237

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 29 26 32 28 34 33 35 25 24 28
    Science 28 24 31 27 31 30 33 23 23 27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11 11 10 10 11 12 9 8 6 6
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 14 10 16 13 17 15 13 6 7 7
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Physical sciences 2 2 4 3 2 3 9 7 8 10
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
      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 2 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 1 1 0 0 1
    Health 6 7 10 11 7 6 4 7 3 8
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 7 10 11 7 6 4 7 3 8

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 28 17 29 28 27 25 27 20 17 28
  Science and engineering 24 13 23 21 20 20 25 17 15 23
    Science 23 12 23 20 18 19 24 16 14 23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3
      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 sciences, and ocean sciences 8 3 8 8 8 10 7 7 4 6
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 12 8 14 11 8 8 10 5 4 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Physical sciences 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 4 8
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
      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 2 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 4 4 6 7 7 5 2 3 2 5
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 4 4 6 7 7 5 2 3 2 5

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 129,102 129,296 109,967 115,160 104,490 101,871 97,900 93,828 91,706 101,898
    Science 103,258 109,500 91,877 96,797 90,361 87,555 84,013 80,250 78,692 87,431
      Computer and information sciences 743 439 523 687 783 703 636 399 432 386
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 54,685 52,469 42,634 50,513 47,018 49,241 43,504 40,356 38,351 43,736
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 11 0 0 47 58 169 261 418 164 192
        Geological and earth sciences 11,031 11,501 13,990 16,292 16,484 14,903 11,415 9,712 8,050 10,595
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 34,107 32,011 19,534 27,245 27,351 29,939 28,029 26,822 26,862 30,996
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,536 8,957 9,110 6,929 3,125 4,230 3,799 3,404 3,275 1,953
      Life sciences 29,670 28,984 27,699 24,563 24,101 22,192 23,299 21,362 20,603 18,284
        Agricultural sciences 3,465 4,209 3,400 2,546 1,904 1,740 1,556 1,840 778 1,437
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,848 17,614 18,161 13,997 9,141 6,667 8,640 4,392 6,027 5,211
        Health sciences 5,359 3,849 2,397 2,944 2,714 4,076 2,314 8,125 8,060 9,747
        Natural resources and conservation 775 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 4,223 3,310 3,741 5,076 10,337 9,709 10,789 7,005 5,738 1,889
      Mathematics and statistics 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,119 3,328 3,869 3,194 3,713 3,764 4,891 5,723 3,989 6,852
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,246 1,957 2,081 2,020 2,469 2,726 4,181 5,014 3,397 4,301
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 102 20 100 95 104 52 145 202 522 408
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,771 1,351 1,688 1,079 1,140 986 565 507 70 2,143
      Psychology 3,552 3,222 2,059 1,483 2,030 1,507 1,502 1,572 1,495 2,204
      Social sciences 2,746 1,417 2,377 2,432 3,204 2,605 2,753 4,636 4,498 3,942
        Anthropology 0 3 0 530 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 388 565 937 168 836 757 354 67 19 11
        Political science and government 69 85 92 136 110 86 51 90 158 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 287 0 24 82 204 272 196 71 17 275
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,002 764 1,324 1,516 2,054 1,490 2,152 4,408 4,304 3,656
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 7,743 19,636 12,716 13,925 9,512 7,543 7,428 6,138 9,324 12,027
    Engineering 11,931 10,766 10,182 10,632 7,910 7,642 6,549 5,889 5,701 6,950
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 650 510 319 318 575 297 43 71 21 79
      Chemical engineering 2,146 1,539 2,052 1,165 514 485 966 1,122 1,781 1,734
      Civil engineering 1,244 1,195 1,369 2,355 1,080 1,279 1,431 1,247 763 497
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,481 1,793 1,228 1,518 1,122 964 1,369 1,293 1,097 2,071
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,937 2,026 1,808 1,371 1,227 1,669 1,013 886 1,090 1,545
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9 40 0 0 4 10 4 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 3,464 3,663 3,406 3,905 3,387 2,938 1,723 1,270 949 969
    Non-S&E 13,913 9,030 7,908 7,731 6,219 6,674 7,338 7,689 7,313 7,517
      Business management and business administration 1,364 2,271 1,001 207 381 276 1,075 1,428 65 0
      Communication and communications technologies 613 481 1,438 1,433 491 646 611 261 260 0
      Education 1,504 1,287 2,289 2,809 1,672 1,815 1,652 2,241 2,844 2,574
      Humanities 597 609 88 999 844 741 122 232 53 62
      Law 145 13 2 162 165 70 23 0 0 0
      Social work 819 3 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 8,739 4,366 3,090 2,121 2,666 3,126 3,841 3,527 4,087 4,881

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: 2022
(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 129,102 93,190 5,508 24,722 1,304 3,470 908
    Science 103,258 80,121 4,442 14,555 991 2,317 832
      Computer and information sciences 743 701 0 2 0 40 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 54,685 42,342 1,583 9,028 167 1,516 49
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 11 0 0 2 0 9 0
        Geological and earth sciences 11,031 3,662 15 7,354 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 34,107 31,018 358 1,111 167 1,422 31
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,536 7,662 1,210 561 0 85 18
      Life sciences 29,670 23,613 1,869 2,869 723 443 153
        Agricultural sciences 3,465 2,339 19 1,107 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,848 14,387 96 645 380 314 26
        Health sciences 5,359 3,547 1,011 262 283 129 127
        Natural resources and conservation 775 0 0 775 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 4,223 3,340 743 80 60 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4,119 2,698 0 526 12 260 623
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,246 1,629 0 475 7 24 111
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 102 86 0 16 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,771 983 0 35 5 236 512
      Psychology 3,552 2,978 4 568 0 2 0
      Social sciences 2,746 1,817 107 694 89 32 7
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 388 344 0 3 41 0 0
        Political science and government 69 10 0 8 44 0 7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 287 0 0 287 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 2,002 1,463 107 396 4 32 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 7,743 5,972 879 868 0 24 0
    Engineering 11,931 9,997 390 1,120 313 40 71
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 650 563 0 87 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,146 1,298 348 447 53 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,244 1,001 19 224 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,481 2,319 0 162 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,937 1,801 23 34 39 40 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 9 8 0 0 1 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 3,464 3,007 0 166 220 0 71
    Non-S&E 13,913 3,072 676 9,047 0 1,113 5
      Business management and business administration 1,364 811 0 553 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 613 346 107 134 0 21 5
      Education 1,504 273 229 43 0 959 0
      Humanities 597 463 0 3 0 131 0
      Law 145 0 0 145 0 0 0
      Social work 819 581 80 158 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 132 0 0 132 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 8,739 598 260 7,879 0 2 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 93,190 78,923 67,242 73,080 64,026 62,785 61,641 64,711 65,715 74,870
  DOD 9,281 6,546 4,913 5,439 5,307 4,744 6,172 6,018 5,285 5,692
  DOE 1,322 1,096 1,262 628 621 1,707 965 1,978 2,459 2,062
  HHS 21,890 20,897 19,303 16,927 17,317 14,295 15,408 18,982 19,856 21,323
  NASA 736 873 1,031 1,365 1,002 1,038 558 731 366 639
  NSF 19,687 19,473 18,523 22,832 16,945 16,207 14,392 15,870 18,022 18,572
  USDA 7,212 5,129 5,328 6,419 5,822 5,991 6,518 5,446 5,443 6,659
  Other 33,062 24,909 16,882 19,470 17,012 18,803 17,628 15,686 14,284 19,923

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,746 257 1,489 .
2018 1,713 213 1,500 .
2017 1,713 213 1,500 .
2016 1,716 213 1,503 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 272 272 272 320 320
    Agricultural sciences 26 21 21 114 114
    Biological and biomedical sciences 49 49 49 28 28
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 1 1
    Engineering 26 26 26 24 24
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 86 86 86 93 93
    Health sciences 19 24 24 26 26
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 34 36 36 0 .
    Physical sciences 14 14 14 10 10
    Psychology 1 1 1 16 16
    Social sciences 8 6 6 6 6
    Other 8 8 8 2 2

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 20,557 . . 47,187 26,677
    Engineering 7,564 . . 47,187 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,993 . . 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 . . 0 26,677

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 6,306 6,162 1,766 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 1,766 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 6,306 6,162 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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