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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