U. South Carolina, Beaufort

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 677 27.6 925
2023 629 31.7 911
2022 660 27.4 900
2021 641 30.1 908
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
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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 1,177 1,466 1,041 976 599 532 497 555 804 892
    Science 636 1,157 760 899 541 207 425 543 804 892
      Computer and information sciences 30 558 96 21 3 0 60 28 0 78
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 289 235 220 91 0 27 0 0 91
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2 289 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 397 292 410 495 370 207 27 0 230 688
        Agricultural sciences 219 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 53 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214
        Health sciences 30 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437
        Natural resources and conservation 92 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
      Mathematics and statistics 0 15 5 5 0 0 200 55 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 178 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0
      Social sciences 207 3 14 158 77 0 27 0 171 35
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 207 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 460 225 0
    Engineering 0 135 199 0 0 0 27 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 199 0 0 0 27 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 541 174 82 77 58 325 45 12 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 72 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 468 5 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.
  • 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 1,177 615 27 469 0 66 0
    Science 636 366 27 199 0 44 0
      Computer and information sciences 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 0 0 2 0 0 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 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 397 219 27 107 0 44 0
        Agricultural sciences 219 219 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 53 0 0 53 0 0 0
        Health sciences 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 92 0 27 21 0 44 0
        Life sciences nec 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 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 207 147 0 60 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 207 147 0 60 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 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 541 249 0 270 0 22 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 72 0 0 50 0 22 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 468 249 0 219 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 615 889 . . . . . . . 478
  DOD 0 431 . . . . . . . 0
  DOE 0 0 . . . . . . . 0
  HHS 0 0 . . . . . . . 227
  NASA 0 0 . . . . . . . 182
  NSF 249 140 . . . . . . . 69
  USDA 135 87 . . . . . . . 0
  Other 231 231 . . . . . . . 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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
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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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