U. South Alabama

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 232 50.1 459 258 59.6 631 210 77.6 925
2023 212 54.4 459 265 61.4 679 226 75.5 911 232 62 602
2022 254 45.1 457 276 59.9 680 226 75.2 900
2021 243 46.3 447 250 64.3 691 209 77.3 908 226 61.7 583
2020 240 47.3 450 251 64.5 698 199 78.6 916
2019 263 41.8 447 249 64.7 697 200 78.4 914 226 62.1 589
2018 274 36.7 428 259 63.5 700 210 77.3 911
2017 251 41.6 425 259 62.6 684 209 77 898 233 60 575
2016 259 40.5 430 247 65 697 199 78.1 896
2015 301 30.1 426 215 69.4 693 204 77.6 898 236 59.1 570
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 43 50 31 34 36 28 23 31 28 15
  Science and engineering 24 29 16 23 21 26 18 20 20 11
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 10 2 7 1 10 7 8 8 6
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . 1 1 . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 5 1 1 . 2 3 3 3 3
      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 1 . . 2 . .
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 3 1 2 . 4 1 2 3 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . . . . 2 . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 . . .
      Computer science 2 2 2 2 6 2 . . . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 2 2 . . . 1 . . .
    Engineering 3 8 2 4 2 5 2 . 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 1 . . 1 1 . . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 7 2 4 1 4 2 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 . 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 . 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1
    Health sciences 3 . . . 3 2 1 . 2 .
      Health sciences, other 3 . . . 3 2 1 . 2 .
    Psychology 6 7 5 7 7 6 6 10 5 4
      Clinical psychology 5 6 5 7 5 6 5 10 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . 2 . 1 . . 1
  Non-science and engineering 19 21 15 11 15 2 5 11 8 4
    Business 10 13 11 8 12 . . 2 . .
      Business 10 13 11 8 12 . . 2 . .
    Education 9 8 4 3 3 2 5 9 8 4
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education research 8 8 4 3 3 2 5 8 6 4
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Education, other . . . . . . . . 2 .

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 338 297 275 323 325 305 301 299 297 271
    Hispanic or Latino 9 8 5 5 9 8 8 5 5 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 323 280 263 311 307 291 274 273 276 255
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 0
      Asian 17 15 12 16 11 9 8 8 7 6
      Black or African American 40 25 31 39 40 34 35 23 27 35
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
      White 246 223 204 241 240 239 217 228 235 210
      More than one race 16 16 15 13 14 6 10 13 6 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 6 9 7 7 9 6 19 21 16 11
  Temporary visa holders 130 144 116 99 64 78 60 68 142 284
  Science and engineering 407 381 333 364 332 324 309 319 378 500
    Science 302 304 256 287 265 275 259 255 283 317
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 128 106 69 113 105 104 93 98 39 37
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 21
      Computer and information sciences 80 108 94 87 74 82 76 70 121 166
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 36 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 9 7 8 7 8 10 9 10 10 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 29 27 28 27 28 29 30
      Natural resources and conservation 26 6 9 12 13 14 12 3 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 37 41 40 35 34 33 37 40 40 35
      Social sciences 0 0 3 4 4 4 5 6 23 21
    Engineering 105 77 77 77 67 49 50 64 95 183
      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 1 2 2 3 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8 11 11 13 13 10 10 8 8 7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24 18 16 16 17 12 7 10 13 17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 13 17 17 14 7 10 9 17 47 135
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 53 24 27 21 18 10 10 13 10 7
      Mechanical engineering 7 7 6 13 12 6 12 14 14 13
      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 61 60 58 58 57 59 52 48 61 55
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12
      Other health 61 60 58 58 57 59 52 48 47 43

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 90 60 57 64 59 53 53 51 55 73
    Hispanic or Latino 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 83 57 50 56 53 48 50 47 53 65
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Asian 5 4 5 3 4 1 0 2 1 3
      Black or African American 13 5 6 9 4 5 5 3 5 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2
      White 61 45 36 41 42 38 43 41 42 53
      More than one race 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 1
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 4
  Temporary visa holders 10 9 6 3 5 3 2 17 15 5
  Science and engineering 98 67 60 66 64 56 55 67 70 76
    Science 65 41 37 42 42 37 37 44 53 53
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 2 3 5 4 5 9 8 5 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
      Computer and information sciences 22 22 26 22 26 18 13 20 19 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 17 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 5 5 3 7 7 14 12
      Natural resources and conservation 6 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 12 5 4 8 6 9 7 6 6 10
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9
    Engineering 33 26 23 24 22 19 18 23 17 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 3 6 1 1 4 4 4 8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 1 1 0 5 4 4 7 6 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 26 17 17 13 9 7 6 7 3 1
      Mechanical engineering 0 3 2 4 3 5 2 3 4 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 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other health 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 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 37 37 36 46 42 32 21 24 14 24
  Science and engineering 37 37 36 46 42 32 21 24 14 22
    Science 14 13 20 30 32 28 17 18 9 15
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 7 12 18 14 17 12 11 7 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 1 5 11 8 1 0 1 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 1 7 3 2 4 0 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 2 6 0 0 2 3 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Engineering 23 24 16 16 10 4 4 6 5 7
      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 1 0 0 1 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 3 4 4 5 1 0 1 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 7 3 2 0 1 2 3 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 12 9 5 4 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 2 4 1 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 0 0 2
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      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

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 468 441 391 422 389 383 361 367 439 555
  Fellowships 43 49 47 47 43 44 38 41 41 46
    Federal 10 7 12 17 14 18 11 8 8 16
    Institutional 31 33 28 25 26 24 25 33 29 26
    Nonfederal 2 9 7 5 3 2 2 0 4 4
  Research assistantships 189 189 168 163 159 152 138 146 100 77
    Federal 27 30 24 29 28 14 10 16 6 8
    Institutional 135 130 127 125 120 106 120 119 94 55
    Nonfederal 27 29 17 9 11 32 8 11 0 14
  Teaching assistantships 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 62
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55 62
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 235 203 176 212 187 187 185 176 243 370
    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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 235 203 176 211 187 187 185 176 243 370

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 17 20 22 26 29 19 20 30 8 6
    Science 14 16 21 25 26 17 19 30 7 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 12 15 20 23 15 17 30 6 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 1 1 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 2 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 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 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 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 24
      Clinical medicine 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 24
      Other health 0 1 0 1 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 11 13 14 16 21 12 13 17 14 13
  Science and engineering 10 13 14 16 21 12 13 17 6 4
    Science 7 9 13 15 19 10 12 17 5 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 8 8 11 17 9 11 17 4 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 1 1 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 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
      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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 70,084 53,182 43,491 47,610 51,102 52,540 41,056 41,431 46,670 43,722
    Science 53,177 44,740 35,689 41,415 46,931 49,557 38,563 37,777 40,433 35,972
      Computer and information sciences 4,064 632 1,432 3,722 3,846 3,355 1,533 1,829 2,070 1,157
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,884 11,611 4,841 4,466 5,011 4,222 4,186 4,020 3,748 2,626
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
        Geological and earth sciences 433 285 217 244 90 69 51 8 42 54
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 10,451 11,326 4,624 4,222 4,921 4,153 4,135 4,012 3,706 2,538
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 29,448 26,117 25,738 31,362 36,664 40,597 31,779 31,113 33,736 30,848
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,326 221 376 232 87 403 413 230 334 332
        Health sciences 23,059 21,011 19,345 23,884 18,893 13,406 10,269 11,104 12,900 12,191
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 5,063 4,885 6,017 7,232 17,684 26,788 21,097 19,779 20,502 18,325
      Mathematics and statistics 1,228 584 267 163 80 31 55 81 68 30
      Physical sciences 1,017 970 561 626 433 471 278 319 326 535
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 606 787 454 589 407 471 278 262 266 493
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 411 183 107 37 26 0 0 57 60 42
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,281 4,059 2,217 561 311 253 200 30 71 23
      Social sciences 1,255 767 633 515 586 628 532 385 414 753
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 60 23 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 357 90 127 89 31 91 112 60 23 59
        Social sciences nec 898 677 506 422 555 477 386 325 391 694
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,730 7,228 6,231 5,085 3,640 2,411 1,956 2,852 2,033 2,273
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 194 92 52
      Chemical engineering 2,187 2,002 2,044 2,508 2,003 822 596 1,055 334 1,456
      Civil engineering 5,260 2,326 2,134 1,373 921 550 459 529 374 262
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,656 1,710 905 543 306 560 302 482 236 120
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 380 224 519 317 322 363 502 193 465 328
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,247 966 629 344 84 116 97 116 532 55
    Non-S&E 5,177 1,214 1,571 1,110 531 572 537 802 4,204 5,477
      Business management and business administration 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      Communication and communications technologies 64 0 24 0 0 0 0 1 6 6
      Education 2,939 1,209 767 719 348 568 537 675 515 16
      Humanities 1,135 0 19 0 53 0 0 7 76 154
      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 676 5 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 0
      Non-S&E nec 363 0 757 391 129 0 0 116 3,605 5,300

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 70,084 32,361 75 32,984 719 3,775 170
    Science 53,177 22,547 15 26,524 637 3,354 100
      Computer and information sciences 4,064 2,766 4 928 253 69 44
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10,884 7,241 1 3,492 0 146 4
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 433 200 1 228 0 0 4
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 10,451 7,041 0 3,264 0 146 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 29,448 10,532 10 18,048 377 473 8
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,326 151 0 1,165 0 2 8
        Health sciences 23,059 9,965 0 12,303 377 414 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 5,063 416 10 4,580 0 57 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,228 403 0 813 0 12 0
      Physical sciences 1,017 495 0 522 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 606 378 0 228 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 411 117 0 294 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,281 852 0 1,773 4 2,652 0
      Social sciences 1,255 258 0 948 3 2 44
        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 357 60 0 295 0 2 0
        Social sciences nec 898 198 0 653 3 0 44
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,730 8,535 58 3,013 41 13 70
      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 2,187 1,704 0 454 29 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,260 3,805 58 1,319 3 5 70
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,656 1,996 0 643 9 8 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 380 125 0 255 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,247 905 0 342 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 5,177 1,279 2 3,447 41 408 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
      Education 2,939 1,279 2 1,233 41 384 0
      Humanities 1,135 0 0 1,111 0 24 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 676 0 0 676 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 363 0 0 363 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 32,361 28,637 23,762 23,758 21,825 19,947 15,098 16,627 17,628 15,106
  DOD 5,888 3,863 1,933 973 359 475 567 1,383 1,000 875
  DOE 230 365 1,036 1,326 919 6 1 3 25 63
  HHS 9,465 10,008 12,440 12,786 12,181 12,062 10,284 10,999 12,406 10,850
  NASA 424 349 221 182 399 346 204 184 49 29
  NSF 6,189 5,486 4,213 4,207 3,510 4,082 2,743 2,745 3,110 2,119
  USDA 2,006 894 741 306 306 224 169 217 94 234
  Other 8,159 7,672 3,178 3,978 4,151 2,752 1,130 1,096 944 936

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
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2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 500 144 356 .
2018 416 141 275 .

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 0 0 4,877 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 51,656 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 41,700 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 318,017 0 0 4,877 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 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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