U. Rhode Island

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 169 63.7 459 187 70.8 631 166 82.3 925
2023 163 65 459 192 72.1 679 157 83 911 173 71.7 602
2022 158 65.9 457 198 71.3 680 159 82.6 900
2021 167 63.2 447 168 76 691 151 83.6 908 195 67 583
2020 164 64.1 450 169 76.1 698 159 82.9 916
2019 147 67.6 447 179 74.7 697 151 83.7 914 192 67.8 589
2018 147 66.2 428 168 76.4 700 156 83.1 911
2017 146 66.1 425 171 75.4 684 152 83.3 898 187 67.9 575
2016 166 61.9 430 206 70.8 697 150 83.5 896
2015 161 62.7 426 202 71.2 693 148 83.8 898 169 70.8 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 82 88 92 83 90 103 104 100 84 92
  Science and engineering 73 72 71 60 72 84 83 83 64 73
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 2 4 5 2 3 3 6 4
      Agricultural sciences . 1 . . . . . 2 3 .
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 2 4 5 2 3 1 3 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17 9 15 7 12 10 14 10 9 5
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . . 2 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 3 1 1 . 3 1 3 3 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology . . 3 1 1 . 1 . 1 1
      Molecular biology 3 5 1 2 1 . 2 1 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 1 1 . 1 . 1 3 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 . 4 . 3 3 2 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 . 3 . 3 3 2 3 1 1
      Computer science 1 . 3 . 3 3 2 3 . 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 16 25 15 17 13 15 15 19 13 15
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 2 1 . 1 . . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 7 1 1 3 4 3 2 2 3
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 7 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 4
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 1 4 6 4 3 2 5 4 3
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 3 2 2 2 . 3 2 2 2
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 5 1 1
      Engineering, other 4 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 9 8 10 6 9 6 7 7 10
      Geological sciences 1 3 1 1 1 1 . . 1 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 10 6 7 9 5 8 6 7 6 8
    Health sciences 10 7 7 4 7 11 12 5 9 11
      Nursing science 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences 6 4 6 3 5 9 9 3 1 8
      Public health . . . . . . 1 . 2 1
      Health sciences, other 2 . . . . . . 1 2 .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 1 2 . 5 . 2 4 2 2
      Applied mathematics . . 1 . 2 . . 1 . 1
      Mathematics . . . . 2 . 1 . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 1 1 . 1 . 1 3 2 .
    Physical sciences 10 12 8 5 8 17 15 7 4 8
      Chemistry 7 12 6 4 3 13 13 5 2 6
      Physics 3 . 2 1 5 4 2 2 2 2
    Psychology 2 5 9 12 12 13 10 23 12 15
      Clinical psychology . 2 2 2 7 6 3 6 6 2
      Counseling and applied psychology . . 3 3 3 3 6 7 2 5
      Research and experimental psychology . 2 3 5 1 2 1 7 4 2
      Psychology, other 2 1 1 2 1 2 . 3 . 6
    Social sciences 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 2
      Economics 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2
      Social sciences, other . 1 1 . . 2 1 1 . .
  Non-science and engineering 9 16 21 23 18 19 21 17 20 19
    Business 1 2 3 7 3 3 5 1 4 2
      Business 1 2 3 7 3 3 5 1 4 2
    Education 4 8 14 9 7 10 7 9 8 7
      Education leadership and administration . 1 1 1 . 1 2 3 . 1
      Education research . 3 2 1 . 3 2 1 5 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 4 1 1 3 1 3 2 2
      Education, other 3 4 7 6 6 3 2 2 1 1
    Humanities and arts 4 6 3 7 8 6 9 7 8 10
      Letters 4 5 3 7 8 6 9 7 8 10
      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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   593   591   570   643   563   448   612   576   486   501
    Hispanic or Latino   34   44   37   32   17   13   20   15   23   20
    Not Hispanic or Latino   515   492   446   482   372   405   547   501   438   435
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   2   1   0   2   4   1   0   2
      Asian   40   31   31   26   31   26   46   42   37   34
      Black or African American   20   21   12   19   15   25   22   25   22   22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   1   2   3   2   1   1
      White   441   424   386   426   324   345   466   426   372   373
      More than one race   14   15   14   10   1   5   6   5   6   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   44   55   87   129   174   30   45   60   25   46
  Temporary visa holders   208   187   158   163   155   249   144   140   115   123
  Science and engineering   642   617   625   659   613   584   624   596   525   548
    Science   470   474   514   498   482   451   486   471   397   425
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   19   10   19   21   12   7   0   52   29
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   43   33   28   19   21   30   16   21   20   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   61   60   86   96   87   64   58   56   53   81
      Mathematics and statistics   23   27   29   27   28   17   24   14   26   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   154   168   212   196   194   176   202   206   84   89
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   64   63   78   71   62   65   68   65   69   62
      Psychology   72   75   71   70   69   59   62   63   93   100
      Social sciences   33   29   0   0   0   28   49   46   0   24
    Engineering   172   143   111   161   131   133   138   125   128   123
      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   17   10   19   21   13   16   19   19   25   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   20   20   27   16   24   22   21   24   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   41   32   41   39   38   39   42   32   38   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   15   6   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   35   35   1   45   41   33   31   22   18   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   47   40   30   29   23   21   24   23   23   29
    Health   159   161   103   147   105   113   132   120   76   76
      Clinical medicine   1   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   158   157   100   147   105   113   132   120   76   76

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   345   326   197   237   218   197   238   251   138   154
    Hispanic or Latino   28   25   10   13   10   7   9   8   10   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   275   260   157   190   164   169   216   219   118   131
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   0
      Asian   10   11   9   13   7   8   13   17   4   5
      Black or African American   27   20   6   9   2   7   14   11   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   1
      White   227   217   137   160   145   150   185   189   110   121
      More than one race   9   9   4   7   8   3   2   1   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   41   30   34   44   21   13   24   10   12
  Temporary visa holders   35   31   10   8   14   30   16   20   10   15
  Science and engineering   313   285   190   193   206   203   188   202   124   144
    Science   228   204   137   114   125   130   100   115   54   52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   2   9   9   7   3   6   0   4   4
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   59   56   43   47   45   72   15   21   15   14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   43   37   20   8   10   10   8   13   9   15
      Mathematics and statistics   8   8   7   4   8   6   12   8   10   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   92   75   44   33   33   32   37   50   12   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   7   3   0   2   0   4   2   1   4
      Psychology   7   10   11   13   20   5   10   11   3   1
      Social sciences   11   9   0   0   0   2   8   10   0   6
    Engineering   85   81   53   79   81   73   88   87   70   92
      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   6   7   4   3   3   1   7   8   4   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   7   7   7   14   10   10   10   8   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   18   20   20   15   12   16   12   16   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   10   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   14   0   34   33   36   36   28   27   53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   20   25   22   15   16   14   19   21   15   18
    Health   67   72   17   52   26   24   66   69   24   25
      Clinical medicine   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   67   72   15   52   26   24   66   69   24   25

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   193   179   172   229   191   172   163   174   110   123
  Science and engineering   186   173   167   211   180   158   148   149   105   118
    Science   93   96   117   137   117   110   100   92   63   85
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   2   0   2   4   1   3   0   5   4
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   4   1   3   2   1   1   5   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   34   28   43   57   51   36   30   22   23   26
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   22   47   52   56   48   54   57   53   19   34
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   10   11   11   5   9   5   6   10   10
      Psychology   13   2   10   8   7   9   4   6   4   4
      Social sciences   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
    Engineering   93   77   50   74   63   48   48   57   42   33
      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   9   4   6   6   9   5   9   6   9   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   8   5   7   7   10   4   21   4   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   21   14   21   18   17   13   16   14   18   7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   18   1   21   16   10   8   4   4   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   35   31   17   22   14   10   11   12   7   8
    Health   7   6   5   18   11   14   15   25   5   5
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   7   6   5   18   11   14   15   25   5   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   801   778   728   806   718   697   756   716   601   624
  Fellowships   24   18   19   41   23   26   38   19   32   29
    Federal   14   2   3   23   9   16   3   1   5   11
    Institutional   8   11   14   13   9   7   20   13   18   14
    Nonfederal   2   5   2   5   5   3   15   5   9   4
  Research assistantships   225   204   196   236   213   192   223   203   141   140
    Federal   167   171   162   193   177   147   157   134   102   109
    Institutional   43   23   28   27   20   26   51   59   28   17
    Nonfederal   15   10   6   16   16   19   15   10   11   14
  Teaching assistantships   318   309   305   304   288   268   268   268   234   245
    Federal   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   8   0   0
    Institutional   318   308   304   300   288   268   264   260   234   245
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0
  Other types of support   234   247   208   225   194   211   227   226   194   210
    Federal   12   5   6   11   5   9   3   31   3   3
    Institutional   10   6   5   14   15   33   7   16   4   4
    Nonfederal   3   6   3   22   20   27   34   16   4   25
    Personal resources   209   230   194   178   154   142   183   163   183   178

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   30   29   30   26   33   28   34   33   35   25
    Science   28   26   29   24   32   27   31   30   33   23
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   9   12   11   11   10   11   12   9   8
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   9   14   10   16   13   17   15   13   6
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   3   2   2   4   3   2   3   9   7
      Psychology   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2   3   1   2   1   1   3   3   2   2
      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   2   1   1   1   2   1   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   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   1   1   0
    Health   5   5   6   7   10   11   7   6   4   7
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   5   5   6   7   10   11   7   6   4   7

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   21   26   28   17   29   28   27   25   27   20
  Science and engineering   17   22   24   13   23   21   20   20   25   17
    Science   15   19   23   12   23   20   18   19   24   16
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1
      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   6   5   8   3   8   8   8   10   7   7
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   7   12   8   14   11   8   8   10   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   3   2   1   1   1   1   1   5   3
      Psychology   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   2   3   1   1   0   1   2   1   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   0   1   0   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   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   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   4   4   6   7   7   5   2   3
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   4   4   4   6   7   7   5   2   3

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   137,462   144,013   129,102   129,296   109,967   115,160   104,490   101,871   97,900   93,828
    Science   111,316   119,228   103,258   109,500   91,877   96,797   90,361   87,555   84,013   80,250
      Computer and information sciences   1,574   2,484   743   439   523   687   783   703   636   399
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   55,727   61,366   54,685   52,469   42,634   50,513   47,018   49,241   43,504   40,356
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   17   11   0   0   47   58   169   261   418
        Geological and earth sciences   4,815   10,374   11,031   11,501   13,990   16,292   16,484   14,903   11,415   9,712
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   41,133   38,572   34,107   32,011   19,534   27,245   27,351   29,939   28,029   26,822
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   9,779   12,403   9,536   8,957   9,110   6,929   3,125   4,230   3,799   3,404
      Life sciences   40,419   36,874   29,670   28,984   27,699   24,563   24,101   22,192   23,299   21,362
        Agricultural sciences   7,124   5,436   3,465   4,209   3,400   2,546   1,904   1,740   1,556   1,840
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,191   22,967   15,848   17,614   18,161   13,997   9,141   6,667   8,640   4,392
        Health sciences   17   2   5,359   3,849   2,397   2,944   2,714   4,076   2,314   8,125
        Natural resources and conservation   105   0   775   2   0   0   5   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   10,982   8,469   4,223   3,310   3,741   5,076   10,337   9,709   10,789   7,005
      Mathematics and statistics   29   57   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   64
      Physical sciences   3,774   6,026   4,119   3,328   3,869   3,194   3,713   3,764   4,891   5,723
        Astronomy and astrophysics   109   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,375   3,553   2,246   1,957   2,081   2,020   2,469   2,726   4,181   5,014
        Materials science   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   319   421   102   20   100   95   104   52   145   202
        Physical sciences nec   965   2,052   1,771   1,351   1,688   1,079   1,140   986   565   507
      Psychology   3,926   3,779   3,552   3,222   2,059   1,483   2,030   1,507   1,502   1,572
      Social sciences   3,250   4,447   2,746   1,417   2,377   2,432   3,204   2,605   2,753   4,636
        Anthropology   0   0   0   3   0   530   0   0   0   0
        Economics   405   965   388   565   937   168   836   757   354   67
        Political science and government   275   587   69   85   92   136   110   86   51   90
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   287   0   24   82   204   272   196   71
        Social sciences nec   2,570   2,895   2,002   764   1,324   1,516   2,054   1,490   2,152   4,408
      Sciences nec   2,617   4,195   7,743   19,636   12,716   13,925   9,512   7,543   7,428   6,138
    Engineering   17,567   14,637   11,931   10,766   10,182   10,632   7,910   7,642   6,549   5,889
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,282   674   650   510   319   318   575   297   43   71
      Chemical engineering   1,451   1,907   2,146   1,539   2,052   1,165   514   485   966   1,122
      Civil engineering   3,980   1,624   1,244   1,195   1,369   2,355   1,080   1,279   1,431   1,247
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,489   2,417   2,481   1,793   1,228   1,518   1,122   964   1,369   1,293
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   41   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,517   3,772   1,937   2,026   1,808   1,371   1,227   1,669   1,013   886
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   20   17   9   40   0   0   4   10   4   0
      Engineering nec   5,697   4,226   3,464   3,663   3,406   3,905   3,387   2,938   1,723   1,270
    Non-S&E   8,579   10,148   13,913   9,030   7,908   7,731   6,219   6,674   7,338   7,689
      Business management and business administration   1,156   1,816   1,364   2,271   1,001   207   381   276   1,075   1,428
      Communication and communications technologies   632   1,885   613   481   1,438   1,433   491   646   611   261
      Education   2,025   3,185   1,504   1,287   2,289   2,809   1,672   1,815   1,652   2,241
      Humanities   771   737   597   609   88   999   844   741   122   232
      Law   58   391   145   13   2   162   165   70   23   0
      Social work   555   790   819   3   0   0   0   0   14   0
      Visual and performing arts   8   0   132   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,374   1,344   8,739   4,366   3,090   2,121   2,666   3,126   3,841   3,527

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   137,462   111,503   3,309   16,517   1,530   3,867   736
    Science   111,316   93,720   2,678   10,347   593   3,301   677
      Computer and information sciences   1,574   1,388   22   164   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   55,727   48,531   1,539   3,237   179   2,069   172
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   4,815   2,785   0   2,021   9   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   41,133   37,460   499   829   119   2,054   172
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   9,779   8,286   1,040   387   51   15   0
      Life sciences   40,419   32,644   853   5,480   308   864   270
        Agricultural sciences   7,124   4,454   17   2,653   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   22,191   19,783   260   1,199   171   664   114
        Health sciences   17   6   0   11   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   105   60   0   45   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   10,982   8,341   576   1,572   137   200   156
      Mathematics and statistics   29   29   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3,774   3,268   31   54   92   252   77
        Astronomy and astrophysics   109   85   0   24   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,375   2,272   0   15   26   62   0
        Materials science   6   0   0   0   6   0   0
        Physics   319   287   31   1   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   965   624   0   14   60   190   77
      Psychology   3,926   3,242   0   598   0   0   86
      Social sciences   3,250   2,624   44   407   14   89   72
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   405   346   25   34   0   0   0
        Political science and government   275   194   0   67   14   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   2,570   2,084   19   306   0   89   72
      Sciences nec   2,617   1,994   189   407   0   27   0
    Engineering   17,567   13,733   301   2,796   150   537   50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   90   0   0   0   90   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,282   1,222   4   56   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,451   1,258   83   62   0   48   0
      Civil engineering   3,980   1,204   176   2,404   15   174   7
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,489   1,372   0   0   0   97   20
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   41   0   0   41   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,517   3,231   38   46   0   202   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   20   0   0   0   20   0   0
      Engineering nec   5,697   5,446   0   187   25   16   23
    Non-S&E   8,579   4,050   330   3,374   787   29   9
      Business management and business administration   1,156   757   0   399   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   632   530   58   38   0   2   4
      Education   2,025   998   140   79   781   27   0
      Humanities   771   592   0   174   0   0   5
      Law   58   0   58   0   0   0   0
      Social work   555   517   0   38   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,374   656   74   2,638   6   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   111,503   102,056   93,190   78,923   67,242   73,080   64,026   62,785   61,641   64,711
  DOD   11,540   12,127   9,281   6,546   4,913   5,439   5,307   4,744   6,172   6,018
  DOE   1,683   1,652   1,322   1,096   1,262   628   621   1,707   965   1,978
  HHS   24,988   26,068   21,890   20,897   19,303   16,927   17,317   14,295   15,408   18,982
  NASA   1,144   763   736   873   1,031   1,365   1,002   1,038   558   731
  NSF   17,486   15,519   19,687   19,473   18,523   22,832   16,945   16,207   14,392   15,870
  USDA   8,843   6,867   7,212   5,129   5,328   6,419   5,822   5,991   6,518   5,446
  Other   45,819   39,060   33,062   24,909   16,882   19,470   17,012   18,803   17,628   15,686

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   1,746   257   1,489   .
2018   1,713   213   1,500   .

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   322   272   272   272   320
    Agricultural sciences   43   26   21   21   114
    Biological and biomedical sciences   71   49   49   49   28
    Computer and information sciences   2   1   1   1   1
    Engineering   58   26   26   26   24
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   100   86   86   86   93
    Health sciences   13   19   24   24   26
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   34   36   36   0
    Physical sciences   27   14   14   14   10
    Psychology   6   1   1   1   16
    Social sciences   2   8   6   6   6
    Other   0   8   8   8   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: 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   15,128   0   0   0   47,187
    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   7,564   0   0   0   47,187
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7,564   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   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

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   0   915   6,306   6,162   1,766
    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   0   1,766
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   915   6,306   6,162   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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