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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 105 77.5 459
2022 88 81.1 457 40 94.3 680 153 83.1 890
2021 79 82.7 447 58 91.8 691 132 77.7 583 152 83.5 907
2020 91 80.2 450 77 89.2 697 148 84.1 915
2019 96 78.9 447 59 91.7 696 124 79.3 589 150 83.8 913
2018 103 76.4 428 55 92.3 698 155 83.2 910
2017 93 78.5 425 49 93 684 138 76.4 575 158 82.6 897
2016 100 77.2 430 40 94.4 697 156 82.8 895
2015 98 77.4 426 39 94.6 693 138 76.2 570 159 82.5 897
2014 88 79.5 422 48 93.2 688 154 82.9 887
2013 86 84.8 555 134 77.6 588 155 82.7 884
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 180 217 230 205 200 185 207 187 192 214
  Science and engineering 145 173 189 169 151 157 154 146 141 157
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 2 2 3 . 2 . 1 4 2
      Agricultural sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . 2
      Natural resources and conservation 1 1 2 3 . 2 . 1 4 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 21 12 10 8 14 11 9 9 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 2 . 2 1 3 2 2 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 3 2 1 . . . 2 . .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 5 3 3 3 2 4 2 3 4
      Genetics and genomics 3 4 3 3 . 2 1 . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 1 2 1 . . 2 3 . . 1
      Molecular biology 1 3 1 1 1 1 . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 1 1 . . . . . 3 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . . 1 . . 2 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 . . 1 3 . 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 13 15 16 17 11 11 15 15 6 19
      Computer science 11 9 16 16 10 10 13 12 6 19
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 6 . 1 1 1 2 3 . .
    Engineering 59 79 93 80 76 80 72 66 67 79
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6 11 7 5 8 4 13 7 6 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6 8 15 10 8 8 6 5 8 7
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 2 . . . . . . 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 22 28 23 25 21 16 19 12 10 8
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 13 17 14 13 24 14 19 12 27
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 7 8 9 5 7 4 5 11 12
      Materials and mining engineering 4 5 6 1 6 8 5 7 3 10
      Mechanical engineering 8 5 12 16 13 13 10 8 17 7
      Engineering, other 2 2 3 . 2 . 1 3 . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 2 2 4 8 1 4 4 6 2
      Geological sciences 5 2 1 1 5 . 3 1 4 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 . 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 .
    Health sciences 12 8 8 9 2 3 8 5 8 10
      Nursing science 7 4 4 3 . 2 8 4 6 10
      Public health . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Health sciences, other 5 4 4 6 2 1 . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 8 15 12 10 9 17 9 10 10 9
      Applied mathematics 2 4 3 1 2 9 5 4 1 7
      Mathematics 1 . 1 4 3 4 1 2 7 .
      Statistics 2 4 3 . . 1 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 3 7 5 5 4 3 2 4 2 2
    Physical sciences 22 20 20 20 16 17 14 19 17 18
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 1 2 . 1 3 1 1 1 1
      Chemistry 12 12 10 15 14 10 7 10 9 14
      Physics 10 7 8 5 1 4 6 8 7 3
    Psychology 5 7 7 3 7 4 10 8 9 6
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 1 . 1 1 . 2 5 2
      Research and experimental psychology 5 6 5 3 6 3 10 5 4 4
      Psychology, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Social sciences 4 4 17 13 14 8 11 9 5 5
      Public policy analysis . 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 . 1
      Social sciences, other 4 3 15 13 13 6 11 8 5 4
  Non-science and engineering 35 44 41 36 49 28 53 41 51 57
    Business 17 13 14 10 14 14 19 13 10 20
      Business 17 13 14 10 14 14 19 13 10 20
    Education 7 16 9 11 17 5 17 11 22 18
      Education leadership and administration 3 11 7 7 9 4 13 3 11 15
      Education research 2 2 . 2 2 1 . 3 10 3
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 3 1 1 3 . 1 3 1 .
      Education, other 2 . 1 1 3 . 3 2 . .
    Humanities and arts 3 9 8 6 9 6 5 9 10 7
      Letters 2 5 5 3 4 3 4 4 7 5
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . . . 1
      History 1 4 2 3 5 3 1 4 3 1
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 8 6 10 9 9 3 12 8 9 12
      Communication . . 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Public administration and social services 8 6 8 8 9 3 12 7 9 12
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 1 . . . . . .

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 3,836 2,524 1,823 2,351 2,411 2,668 3,204 3,293 2,663 1,711
    Male 2,551 1,688 1,225 1,641 1,722 1,911 2,328 2,376 1,879 1,185
    Female 1,285 836 598 710 689 757 876 917 784 526
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 419 492 508 528 537 552 534 573 524 495
    Hispanic or Latino 101 115 114 92 95 97 74 76 60 64
    Not Hispanic or Latino 307 367 381 423 424 445 445 488 453 426
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 1
      Asian 73 71 79 81 89 103 79 76 54 54
      Black or African American 44 61 56 59 68 55 55 71 68 51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 165 213 223 259 243 257 283 315 300 305
      More than one race 24 21 21 21 22 28 28 25 29 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11 10 13 13 18 10 15 9 11 5
  Temporary visa holders 3,417 2,032 1,315 1,823 1,874 2,116 2,670 2,720 2,139 1,216
  Science and engineering 3,794 2,454 1,764 2,303 2,371 2,634 3,175 3,241 2,638 1,707
    Science 2,515 1,515 933 1,166 1,131 1,184 1,394 1,350 1,101 769
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 52 50
      Biological and biomedical sciences 77 38 32 40 48 48 58 46 46 44
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,924 1,115 578 785 725 767 905 837 623 318
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 15 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 73 67 82 86 81 84 67 56 61 60
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 214 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 25 26 23 23 34 42 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 51 58 63 73 64 66 63 57 61 63
      Physical sciences 101 98 88 97 94 91 125 139 91 91
      Social sciences 50 66 67 62 85 86 131 157 167 141
    Engineering 1,279 939 831 1,137 1,240 1,450 1,781 1,891 1,537 938
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 64 69 76 80 74 75 83 90 85 90
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 62 60 83 93 84 105 121 140 136 115
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 562 318 245 329 350 364 248 268 217 112
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 262 195 161 253 287 271 293 409 424 256
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 198 156 108 170 208 267 399 448 306 155
      Mechanical engineering 105 117 126 176 200 317 435 388 310 167
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 26 24 32 36 37 51 56 62 56 43
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 86 3 0
    Health 42 70 59 48 40 34 29 52 25 4
      Clinical medicine 28 33 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 14 37 41 41 40 34 29 52 25 4

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 1,079 1,067 1,074 1,039 994 1,083 1,183 1,307 1,157 1,160
    Male 708 721 728 730 693 754 793 862 760 728
    Female 371 346 346 309 301 329 390 445 397 432
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 610 664 665 657 611 584 726 815 765 840
    Hispanic or Latino 138 128 126 130 113 107 134 114 110 100
    Not Hispanic or Latino 460 517 521 510 483 465 576 682 637 723
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
      Asian 94 104 104 100 93 73 65 72 71 85
      Black or African American 71 77 80 75 72 64 140 146 121 120
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      White 277 310 314 312 293 306 340 430 417 486
      More than one race 17 25 22 21 24 22 30 31 24 28
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 19 18 17 15 12 16 19 18 17
  Temporary visa holders 469 403 409 382 383 499 457 492 392 320
  Science and engineering 1,031 1,020 1,024 995 959 1,042 1,152 1,276 1,151 1,118
    Science 528 495 489 486 427 488 595 708 700 684
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 43 34
      Biological and biomedical sciences 41 50 50 46 45 37 23 32 33 36
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 260 213 211 190 158 197 167 235 210 166
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 6 14
      Mathematics and statistics 32 45 44 48 39 42 23 39 32 46
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 11 9 16 33 33 38 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 28 21 17 11 3 20 0 5 12 12
      Physical sciences 57 66 66 60 57 59 22 16 49 47
      Social sciences 72 77 85 98 92 95 330 350 315 329
    Engineering 503 525 535 509 532 554 557 568 451 434
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 54 56 56 39 21 28 34 40 48 42
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 25 13 21 22 14 25 34 29 33
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 214 224 217 198 192 177 133 147 112 100
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 71 66 77 88 87 89 87 112 92 108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 62 64 70 69 82 85 89 88 79 61
      Mechanical engineering 73 74 87 82 110 141 139 117 86 75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 16 15 12 18 20 20 11 4 15
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 1 0
    Health 48 47 50 44 35 41 31 31 6 42
      Clinical medicine 17 10 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 31 37 38 43 35 41 31 31 6 42

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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 166 164 117 79 120 101 100 129 126 131 0
  Science and engineering 163 161 111 77 115 98 99 129 125 129 0
    Science 75 56 41 29 54 44 51 64 53 67 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 5 3 1 3 1 4 5 2 6 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 29 23 13 8 11 9 14 14 11 19 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 4 6 9 3 11 8 10 16 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 22 19 13 24 26 18 27 23 22 0
      Psychology 3 1 0 1 2 4 3 5 4 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
    Engineering 88 105 70 48 61 54 48 65 72 62 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 13 9 6 5 4 2 4 5 4 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18 24 25 22 25 15 10 9 17 14 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16 30 10 7 12 7 2 7 5 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17 14 20 8 14 18 14 23 21 19 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 9 3 1 0 3 5 8 7 8 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 13 3 3 3 4 7 10 9 6 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 2 0 1 2 3 8 4 8 10 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 3 6 2 5 3 1 0 1 2 0
      Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 2 6 2 5 3 1 0 1 2 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 3,836 2,524 1,823 2,351 2,411 2,668 3,204 3,293 2,663 1,711
  Fellowships 15 94 46 10 16 14 12 30 41 43
    Federal 13 41 11 8 12 14 9 26 15 19
    Institutional 2 53 25 0 0 0 0 2 7 18
    Nonfederal 0 0 10 2 4 0 3 2 19 6
  Research assistantships 257 198 200 138 153 163 133 210 187 214
    Federal 147 122 98 57 86 82 81 102 109 106
    Institutional 85 60 76 65 55 65 48 51 43 63
    Nonfederal 25 16 26 16 12 16 4 57 35 45
  Teaching assistantships 550 405 441 410 480 531 531 589 531 458
    Federal 3 0 3 6 20 0 10 0 0 0
    Institutional 543 405 437 403 460 527 517 584 524 458
    Nonfederal 4 0 1 1 0 4 4 5 7 0
  Other types of support 3,014 1,827 1,136 1,793 1,762 1,960 2,528 2,464 1,904 996
    Federal 3 1 5 8 2 5 0 1 2 6
    Institutional 5 13 18 144 0 5 22 42 57 35
    Nonfederal 0 7 14 3 2 12 8 19 14 6
    Personal resources 3,006 1,806 1,099 1,638 1,758 1,938 2,498 2,402 1,831 949

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 60 62 71 76 63 47 61 59 49 44
    Science 31 27 39 39 47 31 38 44 24 21
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 4 3 8 3 3 2 0 2 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 4 6 4 3 0 3 1 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 7 9 14 7 0 11 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 15 23 16 21 18 30 31 19 17
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 29 35 32 37 16 16 23 15 25 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 5 11 5 4 2 3 3 4 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 6 3 8 6 5 5 2 7 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11 13 11 12 3 3 6 6 6 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 4 0 3 1 4 4 3 5 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 3 2
      Other engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 6 4 0 2 2 5 7 1 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 4 0 2 2 5 7 1 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 39 36 31 28 22 22 35 24 30 21
  Science and engineering 33 32 27 26 20 19 30 24 30 21
    Science 21 16 18 14 15 13 22 20 20 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 5 4 3 0 3 1 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 9 13 8 8 9 16 17 15 12
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 16 9 12 5 6 8 4 10 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5 6 3 8 3 3 3 0 7 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
      Other engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 6 4 4 2 2 3 5 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 6 4 4 2 2 3 5 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 133,770 126,477 133,793 123,858 105,688 97,197 87,386 77,798 89,175 86,735
    Science 52,269 47,839 47,622 46,284 38,744 40,807 40,466 37,301 28,821 24,338
      Computer and information sciences 8,415 6,865 7,572 7,191 5,719 4,506 4,471 4,310 4,241 3,919
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661 1,842 1,504
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661 1,842 1,302
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
      Life sciences 20,310 19,246 18,430 18,118 12,100 18,039 18,761 16,079 4,101 5,228
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,659 8,816 8,478 7,903 6,319 5,881 2,478 2,195 2,986 2,982
        Health sciences 10,059 9,984 9,511 9,698 5,317 3,035 3,218 1,144 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 592 446 441 517 464 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 9,123 13,065 12,740 1,115 2,246
      Mathematics and statistics 2,443 2,350 2,053 2,276 1,992 1,835 2,053 1,716 1,706 1,664
      Physical sciences 18,905 16,864 17,257 15,590 16,067 13,273 12,629 11,596 12,448 10,764
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,006 5,631 5,740 5,243 4,776 4,307 4,849 2,054 4,449 4,010
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,897 10,373 10,782 9,378 10,412 8,966 7,780 9,487 7,999 6,752
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,002 860 735 969 879 0 0 55 0 2
      Psychology 1,404 1,568 1,329 1,660 1,459 1,644 1,121 1,205 1,500 915
      Social sciences 124 79 104 160 132 125 108 734 2,983 344
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 62 62 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 21 2
        Political science and government 58 24 4 38 58 24 13 5 16 24
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 15 11 9 42 36 0 0 59 24 73
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 51 44 91 80 38 39 27 670 2,922 245
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 61,467 58,154 59,395 54,450 48,513 41,258 41,889 37,401 45,440 48,233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5,890 4,249 4,444 4,390 2,978 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,880 4,520 5,453 5,864 4,800 3,668 2,973 2,959 4,049 4,280
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 13,842 12,925 11,785 8,543 6,981 5,500 5,922 5,798 6,190 5,787
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,928 5,936 6,625 6,978 6,955 5,113 4,692 6,471 4,395 3,833
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 12,597 12,949 12,438 11,161 12,033 10,167 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5,889 4,249 4,451 4,390 3,053 6,731 6,149 5,351 7,033 5,618
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1,614 9,198 9,492 2,020 1,900
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 11,441 13,326 14,199 13,124 11,713 8,465 11,858 7,330 21,753 26,815
    Non-S&E 20,034 20,484 26,776 23,124 18,431 15,132 5,031 3,096 14,914 14,164
      Business management and business administration 3,301 3,531 4,463 2,264 1,454 785 885 537 613 751
      Communication and communications technologies 55 22 87 137 208 158 0 10 486 539
      Education 1,571 1,171 1,278 1,193 1,308 1,082 2,296 1,612 520 683
      Humanities 494 725 1,303 1,318 1,120 1,131 999 86 520 389
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
      Social work 6,023 6,150 9,201 9,536 5,944 847 798 217 1,269 2,889
      Visual and performing arts 272 272 431 377 214 0 0 617 121 96
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 8,318 8,613 10,013 8,299 8,183 11,129 53 17 11,385 8,799

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: 2022
(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 133,770 56,025 27,482 38,339 2,935 6,948 2,041
    Science 52,269 24,765 9,818 14,756 740 1,630 560
      Computer and information sciences 8,415 2,977 2,617 2,603 164 54 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 668 251 2 374 0 16 25
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 668 251 2 374 0 16 25
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 20,310 8,854 3,692 6,646 298 476 344
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,659 3,410 3,027 2,825 186 48 163
        Health sciences 10,059 5,444 363 3,551 98 422 181
        Natural resources and conservation 592 0 302 270 14 6 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2,443 847 1,283 293 0 20 0
      Physical sciences 18,905 11,568 2,187 3,667 259 1,036 188
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,006 2,520 394 1,641 183 233 35
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 12,897 9,048 1,793 1,799 76 28 153
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,002 0 0 227 0 775 0
      Psychology 1,404 248 21 1,085 19 28 3
      Social sciences 124 20 16 88 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 58 20 0 38 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 15 0 8 7 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 51 0 8 43 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 61,467 28,177 14,939 12,469 1,662 3,780 440
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5,890 3,191 1,125 987 471 44 72
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4,880 2,509 366 1,433 68 401 103
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 13,842 3,169 5,684 3,043 222 1,650 74
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,928 3,749 1,617 1,229 118 170 45
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 12,597 9,684 177 2,062 44 624 6
      Mechanical engineering 5,889 3,191 1,125 987 470 44 72
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 11,441 2,684 4,845 2,728 269 847 68
    Non-S&E 20,034 3,083 2,725 11,114 533 1,538 1,041
      Business management and business administration 3,301 49 357 1,693 109 487 606
      Communication and communications technologies 55 0 12 43 0 0 0
      Education 1,571 687 58 566 0 260 0
      Humanities 494 20 21 378 0 20 55
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6,023 625 256 4,740 0 354 48
      Visual and performing arts 272 0 15 195 0 62 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 8,318 1,702 2,006 3,499 424 355 332

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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 56,025 46,946 44,950 41,764 36,027 33,111 26,664 27,712 24,857 30,815
  DOD 12,573 8,786 8,647 10,128 9,469 6,943 4,246 4,466 3,588 7,331
  DOE 2,931 2,462 2,863 3,121 2,502 1,676 1,374 1,740 2,047 1,865
  HHS 11,601 10,353 9,470 7,258 3,807 4,118 2,541 2,348 3,364 5,681
  NASA 2,188 1,753 1,568 849 1,027 1,106 1,077 1,017 695 1,018
  NSF 12,699 9,340 9,087 8,919 9,292 10,844 8,187 9,216 9,302 8,161
  USDA 721 225 160 48 0 65 108 136 87 133
  Other 13,312 14,027 13,155 11,441 9,930 8,359 9,131 8,789 5,774 6,626

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,777 412 1,365 .
2018 1,802 390 1,412 .
2017 1,810 417 1,393 .
2016 1,428 259 1,169 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 515 557 463 448 456
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 83 85 68 72 82
    Computer and information sciences 41 37 29 27 28
    Engineering 205 216 210 184 193
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 18 14 14 10
    Health sciences 56 50 22 14 13
    Mathematics and statistics 2 6 6 6 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 98 126 94 112 111
    Psychology 15 17 17 18 17
    Social sciences 1 2 2 1 1
    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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space . . . 125,000 . 0
    Engineering . . . 30,000 . 0
    Health sciences . . . 30,000 . 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . . 10,000 . 0
    Physical sciences . . . 30,000 . 0
    Social sciences . . . 25,000 . 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 820 765 282 7,531 3,987
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 6,763 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 250 291 282 421 898
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 1,486
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 680
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 570 474 0 347 924
    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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