U. South Alabama

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 213 54.2 459 265 61.4 679 232 62 602 225 75.7 914
2022 254 45.1 457 276 59.9 680 226 75.2 900
2021 243 46.3 447 250 64.3 691 226 61.7 583 209 77.3 908
2020 240 47.3 450 251 64.5 698 199 78.6 916
2019 263 41.8 447 249 64.7 697 226 62.1 589 200 78.4 914
2018 274 36.7 428 259 63.5 700 210 77.3 911
2017 251 41.6 425 259 62.6 684 233 60 575 209 77 898
2016 259 40.5 430 247 65 697 199 78.1 896
2015 301 30.1 426 215 69.4 693 236 59.1 570 204 77.6 898
2014 276 35.3 422 220 68.4 688 207 77 889
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 50 31 34 36 28 23 31 28 15 22
  Science and engineering 29 16 23 21 26 18 20 20 11 17
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10 2 7 1 10 7 8 8 6 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 1 . 1 1 . 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 1 1 . 2 3 3 3 3 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . . 2 . 1 . 1 .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 1 . . 2 . . .
      Molecular biology . . 1 . 1 . . . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 3 1 2 . 4 1 2 3 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . . 2 . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 2 6 2 1 . . . .
      Computer science 2 2 2 6 2 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 2 . . . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 8 2 4 2 5 2 . 1 . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research 7 2 4 1 4 2 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 4
    Health sciences . . . 3 2 1 . 2 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . 3 2 1 . 2 . .
    Psychology 7 5 7 7 6 6 10 5 4 6
      Clinical psychology 6 5 7 5 6 5 10 4 3 6
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . 2 . 1 . . 1 .
  Non-science and engineering 21 15 11 15 2 5 11 8 4 5
    Business 13 11 8 12 . . 2 . . .
      Business 13 11 8 12 . . 2 . . .
    Education 8 4 3 3 2 5 9 8 4 5
      Education research 8 4 3 3 2 5 8 6 4 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Education, other . . . . . . . 2 . 1

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 203 177 190 167 161 153 165 230 335 292
    Female 238 214 232 222 222 208 202 209 220 209
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 297 275 323 325 305 301 299 297 271 286
    Hispanic or Latino 8 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5 10
    Not Hispanic or Latino 280 263 311 307 291 274 273 276 255 267
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 2
      Asian 15 12 16 11 9 8 8 7 6 9
      Black or African American 25 31 39 40 34 35 23 27 35 30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      White 223 204 241 240 239 217 228 235 210 224
      More than one race 16 15 13 14 6 10 13 6 4 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 9 7 7 9 6 19 21 16 11 9
  Temporary visa holders 144 116 99 64 78 60 68 142 284 215
  Science and engineering 381 333 364 332 324 309 319 378 500 445
    Science 304 256 287 265 275 259 255 283 317 289
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 106 69 113 105 104 93 98 39 37 45
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 21 25
      Computer and information sciences 108 94 87 74 82 76 70 121 166 119
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 36 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 8 7 8 10 9 10 10 7 9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 29 27 28 27 28 29 30 25
      Natural resources and conservation 6 9 12 13 14 12 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 41 40 35 34 33 37 40 40 35 37
      Social sciences 0 3 4 4 4 5 6 23 21 29
    Engineering 77 77 77 67 49 50 64 95 183 156
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 11 13 13 10 10 8 8 7 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 16 16 17 12 7 10 13 17 16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 17 14 7 10 9 17 47 135 102
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 24 27 21 18 10 10 13 10 7 6
      Mechanical engineering 7 6 13 12 6 12 14 14 13 16
      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 60 58 58 57 59 52 48 61 55 56
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 9
      Other health 60 58 58 57 59 52 48 47 43 47

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 43 38 42 39 35 36 48 45 46 35
    Female 26 25 25 25 21 19 20 25 32 25
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 60 57 64 59 53 53 51 55 73 58
    Hispanic or Latino 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 57 50 56 53 48 50 47 53 65 54
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
      Asian 4 5 3 4 1 0 2 1 3 2
      Black or African American 5 6 9 4 5 5 3 5 4 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 1
      White 45 36 41 42 38 43 41 42 53 47
      More than one race 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 4 2
  Temporary visa holders 9 6 3 5 3 2 17 15 5 2
  Science and engineering 67 60 66 64 56 55 67 70 76 57
    Science 41 37 42 42 37 37 44 53 53 43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 5 4 5 9 8 5 3 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
      Computer and information sciences 22 26 22 26 18 13 20 19 11 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 5 5 3 7 7 14 12 11
      Natural resources and conservation 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5 4 8 6 9 7 6 6 10 4
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 7
    Engineering 26 23 24 22 19 18 23 17 23 14
      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 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 6 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 6 1 1 4 4 4 8 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 1 0 5 4 4 7 6 7 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17 17 13 9 7 6 7 3 1 1
      Mechanical engineering 3 2 4 3 5 2 3 4 1 1
      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 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Other health 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 37 36 46 42 32 21 24 14 24 27 0
  Science and engineering 37 36 46 42 32 21 24 14 22 24 0
    Science 13 20 30 32 28 17 18 9 15 21 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 12 18 14 17 12 11 7 12 16 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 5 11 8 1 0 1 1 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 1 7 3 2 4 0 2 2 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 2 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    Engineering 24 16 16 10 4 4 6 5 7 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 4 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 3 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9 5 4 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 441 391 422 389 383 361 367 439 555 501
  Fellowships 49 47 47 43 44 38 41 41 46 46
    Federal 7 12 17 14 18 11 8 8 16 17
    Institutional 33 28 25 26 24 25 33 29 26 27
    Nonfederal 9 7 5 3 2 2 0 4 4 2
  Research assistantships 189 168 163 159 152 138 146 100 77 50
    Federal 30 24 29 28 14 10 16 6 8 10
    Institutional 130 127 125 120 106 120 119 94 55 29
    Nonfederal 29 17 9 11 32 8 11 0 14 11
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 62 95
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 62 95
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 203 176 212 187 187 185 176 243 370 310
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 203 176 211 187 187 185 176 243 370 310

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 19 21 26 29 19 20 30 8 6 9
    Science 15 21 25 26 17 19 30 7 6 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 15 20 23 15 17 30 6 6 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 31
      Clinical medicine 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 31
      Other health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 13 14 16 21 12 13 17 14 13 24
  Science and engineering 13 14 16 21 12 13 17 6 4 7
    Science 9 13 15 19 10 12 17 5 4 7
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 8 11 17 9 11 17 4 4 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 17
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 17
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 53,182 43,491 47,610 51,102 52,540 41,056 41,431 46,670 43,722 41,681
    Science 44,740 35,689 41,415 46,931 49,557 38,563 37,777 40,433 35,972 31,658
      Computer and information sciences 632 1,432 3,722 3,846 3,355 1,533 1,829 2,070 1,157 479
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,611 4,841 4,466 5,011 4,222 4,186 4,020 3,748 2,626 1,860
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
        Geological and earth sciences 285 217 244 90 69 51 8 42 54 41
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 11,326 4,624 4,222 4,921 4,153 4,135 4,012 3,706 2,538 1,819
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 26,117 25,738 31,362 36,664 40,597 31,779 31,113 33,736 30,848 28,190
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 221 376 232 87 403 413 230 334 332 355
        Health sciences 21,011 19,345 23,884 18,893 13,406 10,269 11,104 12,900 12,191 13,411
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4,885 6,017 7,232 17,684 26,788 21,097 19,779 20,502 18,325 14,424
      Mathematics and statistics 584 267 163 80 31 55 81 68 30 22
      Physical sciences 970 561 626 433 471 278 319 326 535 442
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 787 454 589 407 471 278 262 266 493 437
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 183 107 37 26 0 0 57 60 42 5
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,059 2,217 561 311 253 200 30 71 23 134
      Social sciences 767 633 515 586 628 532 385 414 753 531
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 60 23 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 0 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 90 127 89 31 91 112 60 23 59 106
        Social sciences nec 677 506 422 555 477 386 325 391 694 419
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,228 6,231 5,085 3,640 2,411 1,956 2,852 2,033 2,273 2,336
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 267 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 194 92 52 257
      Chemical engineering 2,002 2,044 2,508 2,003 822 596 1,055 334 1,456 321
      Civil engineering 2,326 2,134 1,373 921 550 459 529 374 262 1,080
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,710 905 543 306 560 302 482 236 120 40
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 224 519 317 322 363 502 193 465 328 383
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 966 629 344 84 116 97 116 532 55 255
    Non-S&E 1,214 1,571 1,110 531 572 537 802 4,204 5,477 7,687
      Business management and business administration 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16
      Communication and communications technologies 0 24 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 10
      Education 1,209 767 719 348 568 537 675 515 16 945
      Humanities 0 19 0 53 0 0 7 76 154 0
      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 5 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 0 122
      Non-S&E nec 0 757 391 129 0 0 116 3,605 5,300 6,594

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 53,182 28,637 683 19,291 1,300 2,422 849
    Science 44,740 21,788 611 18,029 1,081 2,399 832
      Computer and information sciences 632 580 0 52 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 11,611 7,899 576 2,872 6 218 40
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 285 226 21 38 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 11,326 7,673 555 2,834 6 218 40
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 26,117 10,461 35 13,623 1,069 387 542
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 221 80 10 127 0 4 0
        Health sciences 21,011 9,800 25 9,985 318 369 514
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 4,885 581 0 3,511 751 14 28
      Mathematics and statistics 584 494 0 81 0 9 0
      Physical sciences 970 816 0 154 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 787 638 0 149 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 183 178 0 5 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 4,059 1,153 0 872 6 1,785 243
      Social sciences 767 385 0 375 0 0 7
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 90 73 0 17 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 677 312 0 358 0 0 7
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 7,228 5,784 72 1,238 94 23 17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 2,002 1,503 0 416 83 0 0
      Civil engineering 2,326 1,851 72 383 11 0 9
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,710 1,281 0 398 0 23 8
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 224 224 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 966 925 0 41 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,214 1,065 0 24 125 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,209 1,065 0 19 125 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 28,637 23,762 23,758 21,825 19,947 15,098 16,627 17,628 15,106 14,353
  DOD 3,863 1,933 973 359 475 567 1,383 1,000 875 377
  DOE 365 1,036 1,326 919 6 1 3 25 63 62
  HHS 10,008 12,440 12,786 12,181 12,062 10,284 10,999 12,406 10,850 10,204
  NASA 349 221 182 399 346 204 184 49 29 207
  NSF 5,486 4,213 4,207 3,510 4,082 2,743 2,745 3,110 2,119 1,310
  USDA 894 741 306 306 224 169 217 94 234 91
  Other 7,672 3,178 3,978 4,151 2,752 1,130 1,096 944 936 2,102

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 500 144 356 .
2018 416 141 275 .
2017 425 124 301 .

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 853 918 925 902 866
    Agricultural sciences 93 113 92 92 88
    Biological and biomedical sciences 198 227 220 217 214
    Computer and information sciences 34 31 43 40 42
    Engineering 207 208 217 193 179
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 38 25 23 22 22
    Health sciences 93 82 100 101 87
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 2 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 22 24 25 24 24
    Physical sciences 104 118 115 123 122
    Psychology 52 62 60 60 58
    Social sciences 10 26 27 26 27
    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 411,373 . . 4,877 .
    Computer and information sciences 51,656 . . 0 .
    Engineering 41,700 . . 0 .
    Health sciences 318,017 . . 4,877 .

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 15,450 39,919 17,800 43,749 10,862
    Agricultural sciences 0 4,230 849 4,460 1,050
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2,300 2,871 15,490 1,279
    Computer and information sciences 0 4,804 879 2,429 0
    Engineering 14,000 2,060 9,205 4,756 4,641
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 854 427
    Health sciences 1,450 17,493 1,061 1,148 1,456
    Mathematics and statistics 0 8,374 394 323 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 863 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 659 903 2,831 2,009
    Psychology 0 0 775 11,141 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 316 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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