U. South Carolina, Beaufort

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
2024
2023 626 32.2 914
2022 659 27.5 900
2021 640 30.2 908
2020 725 21.7 916
2019 753 18.5 914
2018 767 16.7 911
2017 751 17.2 898
2016 669 26.1 896
2015 656 27.7 898
2014 580 35.4 889
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

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 1,466 1,041 976 599 532 497 555 804 892 1,420 i
    Science 1,157 760 899 541 207 425 543 804 892 1,420 i
      Computer and information sciences 558 96 21 3 0 60 28 0 78 95 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 289 235 220 91 0 27 0 0 91 109 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 i
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Life sciences 292 410 495 370 207 27 0 230 688 1,139 i
        Agricultural sciences 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 0 i
        Health sciences 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437 0 i
        Natural resources and conservation 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 15 5 5 0 0 200 55 0 0 0 i
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 178 0 0 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 i
      Social sciences 3 14 158 77 0 27 0 171 35 77 i
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
        Social sciences nec 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 i
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 30 460 225 0 0 i
    Engineering 135 199 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 i
    Engineering 0 199 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Non-S&E 174 82 77 58 325 45 12 0 0 0 i
      Business management and business administration 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Humanities 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Non-S&E nec 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

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 1,466 889 43 417 0 117 0
    Science 1,157 618 43 382 0 114 0
      Computer and information sciences 558 431 0 127 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 289 94 43 38 0 114 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 289 94 43 38 0 114 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 292 87 0 205 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 109 87 0 22 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 67 0 0 67 0 0 0
        Health sciences 64 0 0 64 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 52 0 0 52 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 15 6 0 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 135 134 0 1 0 0 0
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 135 134 0 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 174 137 0 34 0 3 0
      Business management and business administration 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 164 137 0 24 0 3 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 5 0 0 5 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 889 . . . . . . . 478 .
  DOD 431 . . . . . . . 0 .
  DOE 0 . . . . . . . 0 .
  HHS 0 . . . . . . . 227 .
  NASA 0 . . . . . . . 182 .
  NSF 140 . . . . . . . 69 .
  USDA 87 . . . . . . . 0 .
  Other 231 . . . . . . . 0 .

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]
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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

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