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U. St. Thomas (MN)

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 538 11.5 602 561 39.3 914
2022 535 41.2 900
2021 530 10 583 410 55.4 908
2020 523 25.9 698 492 46.9 916
2019 509 27.7 697 380 36.2 589 557 39.7 914
2018 504 28.8 700 565 38.6 911
2017 528 23.6 684 613 32.4 898
2016 234 66.9 697 601 33.6 896
2015 548 21.7 693 623 31.4 898
2014 655 27.1 889
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 sources
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Data

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 . . . 40 i 43 i 43 34 322 47 i 0 i
    Female . . . 21 i 24 i 24 20 163 2 i 0 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . 32 i 32 i 32 13 273 49 i 0 i
    Hispanic or Latino . . . 2 i 2 i 2 1 7 49 i 0 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . 27 i 27 i 27 12 247 0 i 0 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Asian . . . 5 i 5 i 5 4 47 0 i 0 i
      Black or African American . . . 6 i 6 i 6 4 61 0 i 0 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      White . . . 13 i 13 i 13 4 133 0 i 0 i
      More than one race . . . 3 i 3 i 3 0 6 0 i 0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . 3 i 3 i 3 0 19 0 i 0 i
  Temporary visa holders . . . 29 i 35 i 35 41 212 0 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . . . 61 i 67 i 67 54 485 49 i 0 i
    Science . . . 32 i 52 i 52 43 357 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . . . 7 i 52 i 52 43 357 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . 25 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . . . 29 i 15 i 15 11 128 49 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . 18 i 2 i 2 4 34 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . 6 i 7 i 7 5 51 43 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . . . 5 i 6 i 6 2 43 6 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Clinical medicine . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . . . 493 i 469 i 471 473 177 58 i 0 i
    Female . . . 203 i 195 i 196 224 63 12 i 0 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents . . . 520 i 496 i 498 513 223 70 i 0 i
    Hispanic or Latino . . . 11 i 11 i 11 7 4 70 i 0 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino . . . 456 i 434 i 436 460 187 0 i 0 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Asian . . . 98 i 95 i 95 86 40 0 i 0 i
      Black or African American . . . 89 i 84 i 84 93 23 0 i 0 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      White . . . 258 i 244 i 246 272 119 0 i 0 i
      More than one race . . . 11 i 11 i 11 9 5 0 i 0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race . . . 53 i 51 i 51 46 32 0 i 0 i
  Temporary visa holders . . . 176 i 168 i 169 184 17 0 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . . . 696 i 664 i 667 697 240 70 i 0 i
    Science . . . 347 i 474 i 476 501 179 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . . . 87 i 470 i 472 492 179 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . 259 i 3 i 3 5 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . . . 1 i 1 i 1 4 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . . . 349 i 190 i 191 196 61 70 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . 203 i 55 i 56 58 23 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . 81 i 75 i 75 77 15 41 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . . . 65 i 60 i 60 61 23 29 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Clinical medicine . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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
All surveyed fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 42 10 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 42 10 i 0 i
    Science . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 30 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 30 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 12 10 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 12 10 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Clinical medicine . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support . . . 61 i 67 i 67 54 485 49 i 0 i
  Fellowships . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Federal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Research assistantships . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 16 0 i 0 i
    Federal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 16 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Teaching assistantships . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Federal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Institutional . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Other types of support . . . 61 i 67 i 67 54 469 49 i 0 i
    Federal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 42 10 i 0 i
    Institutional . . . 1 i 1 i 1 2 2 2 i 0 i
    Nonfederal . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 3 2 i 0 i
    Personal resources . . . 60 i 66 i 66 52 422 35 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Science . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Clinical medicine . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Science and engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Science . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Communication . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Computer and information sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Physical sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Psychology . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Social sciences . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Mechanical engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
      Other engineering . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
  Health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Clinical medicine . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i
    Other health . . . 0 i 0 i 0 0 0 0 i 0 i

i=imputed

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 2,280 2,476 5,146 2,679 1,870 1,645 1,241 1,266 1,082 916
    Science 838 1,074 1,259 1,071 988 727 726 735 714 591
      Computer and information sciences 2 11 328 17 35 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 7 222 18 15 56 85 31 0 10
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5 7 222 18 15 56 85 31 0 10
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 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 143 286 182 514 471 375 239 270 219 64
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 143 286 182 514 471 375 239 270 0 64
        Health 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
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 19 28 43 37 55 73 68 123 219
      Physical sciences 338 340 168 235 360 234 323 363 372 242
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 338 319 126 94 338 187 239 270 0 178
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 21 42 61 22 47 84 93 0 64
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 336 396 328 210 66 0 6 3 0 8
      Social sciences 13 15 3 34 4 7 0 0 0 48
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 13 15 3 34 4 7 0 0 0 46
        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 2
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0
    Engineering 1,145 862 3,212 976 407 617 203 174 122 56
      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 12 8 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 508 316 93 36 32 18 30 66 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 90 114 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 182 214 503 102 78 143 70 95 0 31
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 353 210 2,537 833 286 456 103 13 0 25
    Non-S&E 297 540 675 632 475 301 312 357 246 269
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 4
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 15 196 154 174 107 44 0 7 0 0
      Humanities 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
      Law 2 151 123 0 0 0 14 71 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 60
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 4 6 19 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 271 193 398 454 321 238 298 276 0 190

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 2,280 531 499 578 255 277 140
    Science 838 147 162 192 86 251 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 143 99 28 12 4 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 143 99 28 12 4 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 338 43 132 82 81 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 338 43 132 82 81 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 336 0 0 95 0 241 0
      Social sciences 13 0 0 3 0 10 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 13 0 0 3 0 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,145 367 337 112 166 25 138
      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 12 2 10 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 508 149 327 8 24 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 90 90 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 182 105 0 14 53 10 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 353 21 0 90 89 15 138
    Non-S&E 297 17 0 274 3 1 2
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 15 12 0 0 3 0 0
      Humanities 9 5 0 3 0 1 0
      Law 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 271 0 0 271 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 531 527 1,321 450 313 320 212 195 . 352
  DOD 140 114 82 1 7 0 0 0 . 0
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0
  HHS 93 101 19 16 4 0 6 3 . 4
  NASA 2 12 10 31 20 33 27 4 . 5
  NSF 291 269 1,202 368 253 269 175 182 . 308
  USDA 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 . 35
  Other 5 31 8 8 29 18 4 6 . 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]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 150 21 129 .
2018 121 19 102 .
2017 116 19 97 .

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 20 17 67 i . .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 i . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 5 19 i . .
    Computer and information sciences 1 0 4 i . .
    Engineering 1 4 18 i . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 i . .
    Health sciences 0 0 0 i . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 3 i . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 i . .
    Physical sciences 2 6 14 i . .
    Psychology 2 2 4 i . .
    Social sciences 0 0 6 i . .
    Other 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.
  • 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 . 3,431 . . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 807 . . . 0
    Engineering . 1,439 . . . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 317 . . . 0
    Physical sciences . 868 . . . 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 0 0 0 0 i .
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 i .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 i .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 i .
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 i .
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 i .
    Other 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.
  • 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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