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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 132 71.7 459 216 68.6 679 115 81.2 602 195 79 914
2022 146 68.5 457 202 70.7 680 182 80.1 900
2021 153 66.3 447 182 74 691 112 81.1 583 180 80.5 908
2020 144 68.5 450 185 73.9 698 176 81.1 916
2019 131 71.1 447 198 72 697 139 76.8 589 174 81.2 914
2018 133 69.4 428 191 73.1 700 183 80.2 911
2017 132 69.4 425 195 71.9 684 137 76.5 575 180 80.2 898
2016 144 67 430 200 71.7 697 184 79.8 896
2015 129 70.2 426 203 71.1 693 155 73.2 570 192 78.9 898
2014 143 66.6 422 190 72.8 688 190 78.9 889
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 125 106 88 110 124 118 113 110 125 104
  Science and engineering 65 61 53 50 61 74 72 42 63 43
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 2 . . 2 . 1 1 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . 2 . 1 . 1
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 2 . . . . . 1 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 7 3 7 2 8 15 10 6 3
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 2 . 1 3 . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 2 . . . 1 1 2 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 . 2 1 . 1 2 1 3 .
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 . 3 1 2 2 1 1 1
      Molecular biology 4 4 1 . 1 1 2 1 . .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . . . 2 2 4 . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 3 4 1 . 2 1 2 5 4
      Computer science 1 3 3 1 . 2 1 1 5 4
      Computer and information sciences, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Engineering 14 8 1 5 3 3 3 4 5 2
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 . 1 5 2 3 3 3 5 2
      Materials and mining engineering 11 8 . . . . . . . .
      Engineering, other 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 2 3 3
    Health sciences 8 4 3 2 3 1 6 . 5 2
      Nursing science 7 4 2 2 3 1 4 . 3 1
      Public health . . . . . . . . 2 .
      Health sciences, other 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 2 3 7 1 4 4 3 2 2 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . . 1 3 1 1 .
      Mathematics 2 3 7 1 3 3 . 1 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Physical sciences 4 2 7 6 14 14 11 7 11 3
      Chemistry 3 2 5 6 11 12 11 5 7 3
      Physics 1 . 2 . 3 2 . 2 4 .
    Psychology 19 20 14 17 20 23 23 10 18 17
      Clinical psychology 8 3 3 4 5 3 7 2 7 7
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 12 7 7 5 12 7 6 6 7
      Research and experimental psychology 4 4 3 3 7 5 6 1 5 3
      Psychology, other 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 . .
    Social sciences 4 10 9 9 11 14 8 4 7 7
      Economics 3 3 7 . 5 4 2 1 1 1
      Political science and government . 2 . . 1 4 1 1 . 1
      Public policy analysis . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 4 2 9 5 6 5 2 6 5
  Non-science and engineering 60 45 35 60 63 44 41 68 62 61
    Business 9 10 3 12 2 6 3 2 4 7
      Business 9 10 3 12 2 6 3 2 4 7
    Education 25 18 18 24 40 27 21 44 40 39
      Education leadership and administration 5 6 8 10 9 8 9 13 17 23
      Education research 15 8 7 8 12 12 6 18 11 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 5 3 3 6 18 5 6 11 11 7
      Education, other . 1 . . 1 2 . 2 1 .
    Humanities and arts 13 7 6 17 15 6 13 13 13 7
      Letters 9 5 5 13 13 4 10 12 11 6
      History 4 2 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 1
    Other non-science and engineering 13 10 8 7 6 5 4 9 5 8
      Communication 11 7 6 7 6 5 4 9 5 8
      Public administration and social services . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 2 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 245 283 277 254 252 254 261 280 280 320
    Female 373 431 437 388 359 359 346 351 343 347
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 440 515 565 546 504 520 501 479 481 481
    Hispanic or Latino 24 22 16 17 17 15 18 17 17 16
    Not Hispanic or Latino 412 488 543 528 487 505 477 457 461 463
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 1
      Asian 17 20 26 29 25 31 26 8 14 7
      Black or African American 57 77 100 76 54 58 53 49 52 42
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      White 322 375 399 410 386 397 386 391 377 396
      More than one race 15 14 15 12 19 15 9 6 16 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 5 6 1 0 0 6 5 3 2
  Temporary visa holders 178 199 149 96 107 93 106 152 142 186
  Science and engineering 468 513 485 430 432 437 444 454 445 496
    Science 404 447 412 358 364 366 374 381 376 431
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 57 61 52 51 49 54 43 54 57
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 100 96 64 44 41 48 48 41 46 93
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 81 97 90 79 81 86 79 39 42 36
      Mathematics and statistics 4 2 7 11 11 8 3 15 16 14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 27 30 28 24 32 22 33 40 37 38
      Psychology 99 113 106 102 103 108 115 126 105 116
      Social sciences 43 51 54 45 45 45 42 77 76 77
    Engineering 64 66 73 72 68 71 70 73 69 65
      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 64 66 73 72 68 71 70 0 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 0 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 73 69 65
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 150 201 229 212 179 176 163 177 178 171
      Clinical medicine 41 88 112 85 58 62 62 87 88 85
      Other health 109 113 117 127 121 114 101 90 90 86

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 69 82 78 91 74 65 87 98 93 111
    Female 105 102 104 97 75 96 104 74 99 101
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 150 175 174 183 148 159 185 149 184 191
    Hispanic or Latino 9 9 7 6 3 7 6 2 14 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 136 164 166 177 145 152 175 146 170 187
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2
      Asian 4 7 6 8 6 6 10 3 7 6
      Black or African American 37 38 33 40 23 17 24 22 16 20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 90 113 125 124 113 128 141 119 138 153
      More than one race 4 4 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 24 9 8 5 1 2 6 23 8 21
  Science and engineering 121 120 122 140 123 131 158 143 173 186
    Science 119 114 114 136 118 130 156 139 168 179
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 6 6 4 4 6 4 5 5 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 34 14 8 6 8 5 11 20 3 9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 22 12 20 20 12 19 6 7 10
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 7 17 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 3
      Psychology 21 17 19 17 17 23 29 8 16 13
      Social sciences 39 53 67 84 66 82 90 92 119 128
    Engineering 2 6 8 4 5 1 2 4 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 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 6 8 4 5 1 2 0 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 0 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 4 5 7
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 53 64 60 48 26 30 33 29 19 26
      Clinical medicine 25 34 30 20 9 8 7 14 6 14
      Other health 28 30 30 28 17 22 26 15 13 12

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 112 171 152 149 158 136 146 122 111 101 0
  Science and engineering 104 157 152 133 127 108 133 103 89 93 0
    Science 62 101 100 81 88 79 100 61 57 63 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 14 13 8 7 5 20 9 12 8 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 2 3 2 5 21 29 6 6 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 28 61 56 53 43 39 32 23 15 28 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 7 9 10 13 6 10 13 11 11 0
      Psychology 15 16 11 4 17 7 6 5 6 5 0
      Social sciences 1 1 8 4 3 1 3 3 6 10 0
    Engineering 42 56 52 52 39 29 33 42 32 30 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 42 56 52 52 39 29 33 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 32 30 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 8 14 0 16 31 28 13 19 22 8 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 2 15 26 3 1 1 0 0
      Other health 8 14 0 14 16 2 10 18 21 8 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 618 714 714 642 611 613 607 631 623 667
  Fellowships 107 115 81 108 79 3 84 70 69 45
    Federal 11 13 6 15 13 3 20 37 40 16
    Institutional 88 83 53 72 53 0 56 27 16 23
    Nonfederal 8 19 22 21 13 0 8 6 13 6
  Research assistantships 161 178 181 169 180 217 180 213 169 153
    Federal 94 139 140 113 111 95 114 85 63 77
    Institutional 60 33 35 37 43 83 42 111 74 54
    Nonfederal 7 6 6 19 26 39 24 17 32 22
  Teaching assistantships 156 180 211 174 209 168 169 148 164 161
    Federal 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0 1 3
    Institutional 156 180 201 174 198 168 168 148 163 158
    Nonfederal 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 194 241 241 191 143 225 174 200 221 308
    Federal 7 19 5 21 23 38 11 0 7 5
    Institutional 29 16 33 12 8 45 28 30 37 41
    Nonfederal 43 84 5 0 11 17 23 14 9 9
    Personal resources 115 122 198 158 101 125 112 156 168 253

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 13 16 14 24 9 24 23 24 14 14
    Science 9 13 9 17 4 17 18 17 6 5
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 2 2 0 4 3 2 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 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 6 12 7 14 3 12 11 9 4 2
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
    Engineering 4 3 5 7 5 7 5 7 8 9
      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 4 3 5 7 5 7 5 0 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 0 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 7 8 9
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 3 4 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 9 16 14 22 5 12 10 13 7 10
  Science and engineering 9 16 14 20 5 12 10 13 7 10
    Science 5 13 9 14 1 8 6 8 1 3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 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 3 12 7 12 1 5 0 4 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4 3 5 6 4 4 4 5 6 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 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4 3 5 6 4 4 4 0 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 0 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 5 6 7
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 2 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 75,034 72,477 67,417 72,322 76,464 61,336 61,659 59,363 51,840 51,938
    Science 54,713 57,063 54,484 58,497 61,878 48,571 48,248 46,371 41,400 44,958
      Computer and information sciences 311 662 232 144 443 3,163 1,993 1,154 417 397
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28,664 27,927 26,110 29,843 29,968 18,864 23,802 24,064 17,963 21,394
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 2,425 244 120
        Geological and earth sciences 7,896 6,014 5,211 4,695 4,042 2,433 2,311 2,613 378 418
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 5,443 4,736 5,342 9,920 9,890 9,496 14,883 17,685 13,732 16,650
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 15,325 17,177 15,557 15,228 16,036 6,861 6,608 1,341 3,609 4,206
      Life sciences 10,616 12,031 11,218 11,248 10,316 10,079 7,699 7,695 9,736 9,333
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,279 1,543
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,112 9,825 8,983 8,948 7,545 7,978 7,222 7,101 5,965 5,496
        Health sciences 2,504 2,111 2,235 2,300 2,771 2,101 380 566 38 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 28 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,454 2,294
      Mathematics and statistics 0 119 0 195 96 315 235 0 28 40
      Physical sciences 12,954 14,071 14,672 13,422 15,682 13,416 11,528 11,550 10,862 11,199
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 223 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
        Chemistry 10,393 11,978 12,382 11,328 13,266 11,054 11,125 11,180 10,213 10,808
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 199 148 158 254 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 7 307 281 10 0 366 387
        Physical sciences nec 2,561 2,093 2,067 2,087 1,910 1,933 235 116 283 0
      Psychology 17 139 118 0 0 0 15 0 469 670
      Social sciences 2,151 2,114 2,134 3,645 5,373 2,734 2,976 1,908 1,707 1,735
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 1,090 171 322 176 144
        Political science and government 7 0 0 8 10 522 430 384 493 341
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 281 304 133 338
        Social sciences nec 2,144 2,114 2,134 3,637 5,363 1,122 2,094 898 905 912
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 190
    Engineering 10,921 7,380 5,963 5,999 3,371 1,214 1,521 824 32 169
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 596 544 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 30 123 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 10,891 7,257 5,952 5,999 3,370 1,209 845 115 32 169
    Non-S&E 9,400 8,034 6,970 7,826 11,215 11,551 11,890 12,168 10,408 6,811
      Business management and business administration 219 44 44 103 49 110 342 424 369 601
      Communication and communications technologies 4 9 1 0 1 12 15 4 114 199
      Education 4,589 4,206 149 73 63 159 211 318 327 958
      Humanities 1,097 681 697 873 769 455 95 185 217 175
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 30 1 19 235 5 180 0 0 241 184
      Visual and performing arts 0 864 1 1 8 0 0 0 43 25
      Non-S&E nec 3,461 2,229 6,059 6,541 10,320 10,635 11,227 11,237 9,097 4,669

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 75,034 48,374 13,504 12,285 372 499 0
    Science 54,713 40,323 8,599 4,971 359 461 0
      Computer and information sciences 311 236 0 75 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28,664 22,242 3,285 2,838 120 179 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,896 7,471 140 282 1 2 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 5,443 3,542 1,207 535 74 85 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 15,325 11,229 1,938 2,021 45 92 0
      Life sciences 10,616 7,120 2,308 959 168 61 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,112 6,633 317 933 168 61 0
        Health sciences 2,504 487 1,991 26 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 12,954 9,823 2,260 721 71 79 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 10,393 9,325 264 680 71 53 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 2,561 498 1,996 41 0 26 0
      Psychology 17 17 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2,151 885 746 378 0 142 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 7 0 0 7 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2,144 885 746 371 0 142 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10,921 5,330 204 5,387 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 30 0 19 11 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 10,891 5,330 185 5,376 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 9,400 2,721 4,701 1,927 13 38 0
      Business management and business administration 219 101 30 75 13 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 4 0 0 1 0 3 0
      Education 4,589 226 4,313 31 0 19 0
      Humanities 1,097 498 9 590 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 30 0 2 17 0 11 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 3,461 1,896 347 1,213 0 5 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 48,374 48,368 44,401 42,870 46,924 31,815 27,661 25,482 25,005 26,163
  DOD 12,088 13,469 13,655 11,057 15,828 11,075 9,310 7,734 5,001 5,500
  DOE 306 496 254 748 323 53 181 58 40 107
  HHS 4,114 5,561 5,023 6,315 5,610 5,177 4,214 4,260 5,180 3,734
  NASA 1,945 2,327 1,897 1,389 1,270 1,443 1,379 1,169 1,317 2,675
  NSF 3,557 4,094 4,732 4,231 4,714 4,104 3,360 3,191 3,718 3,397
  USDA 1,415 1,360 1,317 1,158 1,407 1,419 1,560 1,433 1,116 1,207
  Other 24,949 21,061 17,523 17,972 17,772 8,544 7,657 7,637 8,633 9,543

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 688 115 573 .
2018 723 209 514 .
2017 733 352 381 .

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 635 639 458 467 382
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 2 80 98
    Biological and biomedical sciences 278 291 171 158 86
    Computer and information sciences 4 4 4 5 5
    Engineering 63 60 26 26 26
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 46 46 39 39 39
    Health sciences 27 19 14 8 12
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 4 3
    Natural resources and conservation 92 93 80 14 0
    Physical sciences 96 96 96 96 96
    Psychology 7 7 9 6 0
    Social sciences 11 12 14 31 16
    Other 5 5 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 15,000 . . . 1,253
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15,000 . . . 0
    Social sciences 0 . . . 1,253

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 0 1,363 1,300 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 738 1,300 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 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 625 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

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