U. Rochester

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 73 84.4 459 103 84 631 73 92.3 925
2023 84 82.1 459 110 84.1 679 70 92.5 911 76 87.6 602
2022 92 80.2 457 106 84.7 680 65 93 900
2021 90 80.2 447 93 86.8 691 67 92.8 908 78 86.9 583
2020 89 80.6 450 90 87.4 698 66 93 916
2019 104 77.1 447 93 86.9 697 66 93 914 79 86.9 589
2018 91 79.1 428 95 86.7 700 67 92.8 911
2017 94 78.3 425 96 86.2 684 67 92.7 898 76 87.1 575
2016 81 81.5 430 111 84.4 697 66 92.8 896
2015 92 78.8 426 112 84.1 693 65 92.9 898 66 88.7 570
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 262 245 208 202 207 186 207 201 240 207
  Science and engineering 222 198 165 164 173 154 171 167 200 169
    Biological and biomedical sciences 58 52 45 50 60 45 60 50 74 62
      Biochemistry and biophysics 6 7 7 5 8 6 7 2 11 12
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 6 1 3 5 7 4 5 6 7 5
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 1 . 2 4 4 . . 3 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . . . . 1 1 . 5 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 . 3 4 6 5 4 4 5 4
      Genetics and genomics 3 3 2 1 5 4 7 3 3 6
      Microbiology and immunology 10 13 6 11 9 8 9 12 14 10
      Molecular biology 2 3 1 4 . 1 . 1 2 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 8 8 7 8 6 1 8 13 8 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology 6 10 13 5 10 4 11 4 8 4
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 7 5 3 5 4 7 7 5 8 11
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 1 . . 1 . 1 . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 14 14 10 11 9 7 8 4 6 6
      Computer science 14 14 8 11 9 5 8 4 5 6
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 2 . . 2 . . 1 .
    Engineering 44 36 23 22 24 19 28 24 32 24
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 14 10 7 5 6 9 6 3 7 11
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 8 3 4 4 2 2 3 1 3 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 14 13 4 7 13 4 10 13 12 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 3 3 6 2 1 3 5 4 7 3
      Mechanical engineering 5 7 2 4 1 1 3 3 3 1
      Engineering, other . . . . . . 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 2 3 3 4 1 1 4 2 1
      Geological sciences 2 2 3 2 3 . . 3 2 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 . . 1 1 1 1 1 . .
    Health sciences 11 6 4 9 5 10 3 8 5 2
      Nursing science 3 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Public health 3 1 3 5 3 9 1 5 2 1
      Health sciences, other 5 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 1
    Mathematics and statistics 14 9 8 8 12 5 7 10 5 10
      Mathematics 1 . . 1 5 2 1 1 . 3
      Statistics 6 2 3 . . . 3 4 . 3
      Mathematics and statistics, other 7 7 5 7 7 3 3 5 5 4
    Physical sciences 47 47 45 35 34 35 37 43 46 37
      Astronomy and astrophysics 6 3 4 6 3 3 2 4 1 1
      Chemistry 15 17 17 11 16 13 8 12 19 16
      Physics 26 27 24 18 15 19 27 27 26 20
    Psychology 15 11 18 12 12 20 14 13 14 15
      Clinical psychology 3 4 5 2 5 3 4 2 2 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 1 2 . . 2 1 1 3 .
      Research and experimental psychology 9 6 8 8 5 15 6 10 8 7
      Psychology, other 2 . 3 2 2 . 3 . 1 1
    Social sciences 15 21 9 14 13 12 13 11 16 12
      Economics 9 12 5 8 8 3 6 6 13 7
      Political science and government 4 7 4 5 4 9 7 5 3 4
      Public policy analysis . 2 . . . . . . . 1
      Social sciences, other 2 . . 1 1 . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 40 47 43 38 34 32 36 34 40 38
    Business 4 10 3 8 6 5 8 6 6 7
      Business 4 10 3 8 6 5 8 6 6 7
    Education 16 13 10 8 8 14 9 11 14 11
      Education leadership and administration 1 2 . . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Education research 2 4 4 3 4 8 5 6 3 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields 9 3 5 1 1 3 1 . 6 2
      Education, other 4 4 1 4 2 3 2 4 5 1
    Humanities and arts 20 24 27 22 20 13 19 17 18 18
      Letters 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 7 4 3
      History 3 3 4 2 6 1 3 2 4 2
      Philosophy and religious studies 1 2 4 . 1 2 2 1 2 3
      Music and performing arts 10 9 11 10 5 5 5 4 5 9
      Humanities and arts, other 3 5 3 5 4 2 7 3 3 1
    Other non-science and engineering . . 3 . . . . . 2 2
      Communication . . . . . . . . 1 2
      Public administration and social services . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 3 . . . . . . .

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   842   796   793   882   818   777   818   902   782   791
    Hispanic or Latino   71   63   61   72   49   53   53   57   49   50
    Not Hispanic or Latino   726   695   707   771   737   714   747   730   711   721
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   3   1   2   1   0   1   1   3
      Asian   115   86   84   86   78   73   80   65   65   61
      Black or African American   43   40   41   49   36   35   38   37   32   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   2   2
      White   538   536   559   613   602   590   613   609   595   620
      More than one race   27   30   19   21   19   15   16   16   16   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   45   38   25   39   32   10   18   115   22   20
  Temporary visa holders   809   778   738   709   685   765   748   551   631   635
  Science and engineering   1,623   1,546   1,508   1,535   1,458   1,491   1,514   1,395   1,378   1,392
    Science   1,338   1,255   1,194   1,228   1,140   1,180   1,209   1,113   1,063   1,040
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   529   487   411   439   373   355   357   342   337   351
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   116   101   120   94   93   126   124   120   92   76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   28   29   23   24   25   23   19   20   21
      Mathematics and statistics   83   83   68   78   79   69   72   67   39   39
      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   413   397   385   402   387   378   408   391   318   312
      Psychology   81   85   84   85   81   75   74   88   110   90
      Social sciences   87   74   97   107   103   152   151   86   111   119
    Engineering   285   291   314   307   318   311   305   282   315   352
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   100   106   115   107   108   96   86   75   64   66
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   28   40   40   44   40   43   54   46   57
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   91   101   96   102   109   127   130   106   125   149
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   55   56   63   58   57   48   46   47   40   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   40   36
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   28   28   23   56   45   51   52   58   35   34
      Clinical medicine   10   8   6   38   25   5   11   11   16   13
      Other health   18   20   17   18   20   46   41   47   19   21

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   96   107   77   56   61   72   69   78   97   80
    Hispanic or Latino   3   5   4   3   4   2   2   1   5   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   88   80   55   46   47   65   64   69   88   74
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Asian   7   10   7   4   8   11   9   6   13   8
      Black or African American   8   7   8   6   4   7   8   4   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   71   60   38   34   33   44   45   55   70   60
      More than one race   1   3   2   2   2   3   2   4   2   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   22   18   7   10   5   3   8   4   2
  Temporary visa holders   7   7   8   5   15   13   6   8   11   5
  Science and engineering   63   79   52   37   31   28   29   45   53   39
    Science   59   71   47   33   27   25   21   24   41   25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   36   18   13   14   8   7   7   12   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   2   1   2   0   1   3   3   2   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   1   2   1   2   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   5   2   1   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   33   28   25   16   9   7   6   8   9   8
      Psychology   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   9   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   0   3   6   4   4   9   8
    Engineering   4   8   5   4   4   3   8   21   12   14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   2   1   4   1   1   4   3   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   1   1   1   0   1   3   3   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   6   1   1   0   0   2   10   4   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   1   1   0   1   2   4   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   40   35   33   24   45   57   46   41   55   46
      Clinical medicine   30   34   33   24   42   52   40   35   41   45
      Other health   10   1   0   0   3   5   6   6   14   1

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   363   353   402   282   298   301   285   239   202   244
  Science and engineering   363   353   402   282   298   301   284   236   201   243
    Science   254   250   284   187   201   193   193   163   141   175
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   3   3   1   15   15   13   14   7   15
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   26   20   66   30   43   45   35   35   24   30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   13   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   1   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   194   194   201   145   136   121   136   110   94   120
      Psychology   18   20   14   10   5   12   9   4   14   7
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   109   103   118   95   97   108   91   73   60   68
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   36   31   37   23   24   38   30   21   14   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   6   13   13   11   16   11   7   4   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   32   34   26   33   31   31   28   23   24
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   34   34   33   29   23   19   17   16   17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   1
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   1

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,651   1,574   1,531   1,591   1,503   1,542   1,566   1,453   1,413   1,426
  Fellowships   649   634   588   571   522   500   539   519   508   517
    Federal   60   61   69   43   59   48   54   47   59   69
    Institutional   586   570   515   527   462   447   480   450   438   438
    Nonfederal   3   3   4   1   1   5   5   22   11   10
  Research assistantships   558   505   542   442   395   408   365   326   299   313
    Federal   294   282   311   223   235   250   231   192   143   173
    Institutional   218   199   185   169   123   110   101   123   100   97
    Nonfederal   46   24   46   50   37   48   33   11   56   43
  Teaching assistantships   135   150   149   175   155   129   121   145   126   142
    Federal   2   5   9   15   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   133   145   140   160   152   127   121   144   126   142
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   1   0   0
  Other types of support   309   285   252   403   431   505   541   463   480   454
    Federal   7   5   13   1   4   3   0   0   0   2
    Institutional   64   54   82   147   167   264   337   245   191   215
    Nonfederal   4   14   2   3   8   0   6   0   0   1
    Personal resources   234   212   155   252   252   238   198   218   289   236

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   123   110   128   128   128   135   118   130   186   175
    Science   100   92   114   116   113   118   107   121   176   160
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   52   53   81   77   80   75   65   78   104   98
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   3   1   1   0   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   5   4   3   2   1   3   2   3   3   3
      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   32   20   19   25   27   35   34   33   42   38
      Psychology   11   11   10   11   5   5   6   7   7   12
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
    Engineering   23   18   14   12   15   17   11   9   10   15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   7   9   5   6   12   7   4   3   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   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   4   5   1   2   3   2   1   1   2   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   5   4   5   6   3   2   4   4   4
      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   40   39   50   54   79   93   100   84   63   58
      Clinical medicine   37   36   46   50   74   85   90   77   51   49
      Other health   3   3   4   4   5   8   10   7   12   9

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

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

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   106   108   121   127   141   127   116   113   147   159
  Science and engineering   83   86   94   100   101   92   77   79   111   116
    Science   65   72   83   89   86   78   68   74   104   106
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   39   43   62   60   62   50   47   49   56   57
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   3   1   1   0   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   2   2   2   1   0   1   1   0   1   2
      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   21   17   12   21   21   25   17   20   28   29
      Psychology   3   7   6   6   3   2   3   5   5   10
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   18   14   11   11   15   14   9   5   7   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   6   6   5   6   10   7   3   2   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   2   3   1   1   3   1   1   1   2   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   5   4   5   6   3   1   1   2   4
      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   23   22   27   27   40   35   39   34   36   43
      Clinical medicine   21   20   26   27   38   31   33   30   30   36
      Other health   2   2   1   0   2   4   6   4   6   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

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   492,372   481,227   450,805   409,255   397,211   393,960   370,645   353,003   346,165   346,932
    Science   467,557   455,440   426,085   390,278   379,658   377,403   355,654   341,328   334,131   261,166
      Computer and information sciences   3,465   3,544   3,099   3,608   4,021   3,657   3,557   2,948   3,209   2,934
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,575   3,103   2,724   2,536   3,104   2,765   2,702   2,696   2,136   1,941
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,575   3,103   2,724   2,536   3,104   2,765   2,702   2,696   2,136   1,941
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   308,141   304,786   291,673   271,630   259,224   248,086   244,380   232,649   231,254   231,100
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   75,559   71,596   61,720   56,944   54,066   53,241   53,493   48,761   50,169   52,216
        Health sciences   232,582   233,190   229,953   214,686   205,158   194,845   190,887   183,888   181,085   174,735
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4,149
      Mathematics and statistics   196   396   175   214   201   213   348   302   517   376
      Physical sciences   132,926   124,977   112,275   99,556   101,004   111,388   93,061   89,368   82,756   10,618
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   8,284   7,859   6,758   5,705   5,309   5,111   4,195   4,601   4,612   5,407
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   124,642   117,118   105,517   93,851   95,695   106,277   88,866   84,767   78,144   5,211
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   7,332   6,934   6,367   5,135   5,576   5,573   6,526   7,042   8,192   11,993
      Social sciences   1,107   1,167   634   343   279   219   180   201   51   30
        Anthropology   187   189   123   28   21   35   28   39   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   462   684   335   52   171   149   125   68   21   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   458   294   176   263   87   35   27   94   30   26
      Sciences nec   10,815   10,533   9,138   7,256   6,249   5,502   4,900   6,122   6,016   2,174
    Engineering   22,234   22,767   22,179   16,780   16,116   14,872   13,418   10,596   10,358   83,755
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,311   6,882   5,664   5,734   6,329   6,212   5,448   3,902   4,102   4,373
      Chemical engineering   1,438   1,409   1,647   1,020   1,062   1,008   771   764   1,119   1,301
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,567   6,847   5,945   4,712   4,431   4,631   4,026   3,130   2,437   2,931
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,743   6,732   7,745   4,512   3,367   1,954   1,537   885   1,232   68,439
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,175   897   1,178   802   927   1,067   1,636   1,915   1,468   6,711
    Non-S&E   2,581   3,020   2,541   2,197   1,437   1,685   1,573   1,079   1,676   2,011
      Business management and business administration   3   120   166   106   124   159   150   107   89   58
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,256   1,702   1,951   1,249   1,150   1,061   1,111   843   1,058   1,880
      Humanities   139   70   34   96   141   91   16   45   44   73
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   151   17   56   455   12   2   0   0   51   0
      Non-S&E nec   32   1,111   334   291   10   372   296   84   434   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

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   492,372   376,088   1,462   57,986   31,672   17,003   8,161
    Science   467,557   355,207   1,462   55,737   31,367   16,703   7,081
      Computer and information sciences   3,465   2,582   0   578   171   134   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,575   1,926   153   705   0   738   53
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,575   1,926   153   705   0   738   53
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   308,141   210,569   634   49,015   28,588   13,376   5,959
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   75,559   62,456   0   8,814   753   3,149   387
        Health sciences   232,582   148,113   634   40,201   27,835   10,227   5,572
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   196   196   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   132,926   125,486   675   2,674   1,628   1,766   697
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   8,284   6,954   0   1,088   74   168   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   124,642   118,532   675   1,586   1,554   1,598   697
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   7,332   5,508   0   1,444   0   330   50
      Social sciences   1,107   604   0   173   0   218   112
        Anthropology   187   164   0   23   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   462   156   0   88   0   218   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   458   284   0   62   0   0   112
      Sciences nec   10,815   8,336   0   1,148   980   141   210
    Engineering   22,234   18,478   0   2,128   305   278   1,045
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,311   5,648   0   520   30   113   0
      Chemical engineering   1,438   667   0   652   0   61   58
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,567   5,765   0   518   249   0   35
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,743   6,398   0   215   26   104   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,175   0   0   223   0   0   952
    Non-S&E   2,581   2,403   0   121   0   22   35
      Business management and business administration   3   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,256   2,229   0   27   0   0   0
      Humanities   139   0   0   88   0   22   29
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   151   140   0   5   0   0   6
      Non-S&E nec   32   31   0   1   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   376,088   368,190   334,503   309,647   296,241   306,551   285,330   267,860   266,322   262,681
  DOD   15,513   14,305   12,329   13,268   13,201   10,738   8,509   7,448   6,326   8,200
  DOE   110,979   106,915   91,685   83,975   83,859   94,427   79,551   75,340   69,787   70,098
  HHS   223,837   221,412   207,285   193,162   180,292   180,234   178,104   166,855   172,093   167,690
  NASA   1,717   1,766   1,825   1,394   1,729   1,946   1,333   1,954   1,891   1,577
  NSF   21,951   21,335   20,026   17,335   16,881   18,569   16,774   15,456   15,613   13,342
  USDA   0   0   20   138   157   85   23   7   11   75
  Other   2,091   2,457   1,333   375   122   552   1,036   800   601   1,699

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   4,110   935   3,175   .
2018   4,076   936   3,140   .

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   905   829   808   845   925
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   321   289   278   288   319
    Computer and information sciences   7   8   7   9   7
    Engineering   52   44   40   42   47
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9   11   12   6   7
    Health sciences   262   224   217   233   273
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   215   214   213   220   224
    Psychology   36   37   39   46   46
    Social sciences   3   2   2   1   2
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   0   55,800   0   0   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   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   1,800   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   54,000   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   6,392   20,515   8,440   7,690   42,780
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   2,565
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   19,900
    Engineering   0   0   0   5,759   8,685
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   1,260
    Health sciences   2,000   14,780   6,143   0   4,674
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   4,392   5,735   2,297   1,586   4,890
    Psychology   0   0   0   345   806
    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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