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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 106 77.3 459 59 90.9 631 159 83.1 925
2023 105 77.5 459 42 94 679 153 83.5 911 134 78.1 602
2022 88 81.1 457 40 94.3 680 153 83.3 900
2021 79 82.7 447 58 91.8 691 152 83.5 908 132 77.7 583
2020 91 80.2 450 77 89.2 698 148 84.1 916
2019 96 78.9 447 59 91.8 697 150 83.8 914 124 79.3 589
2018 103 76.4 428 55 92.4 700 155 83.2 911
2017 93 78.5 425 49 93 684 158 82.7 898 138 76.4 575
2016 100 77.2 430 40 94.4 697 156 82.8 896
2015 98 77.4 426 39 94.6 693 159 82.6 898 138 76.2 570
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: 2024–15

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 495 397 419 492 508 528 537 552 534 573
    Hispanic or Latino 133 107 101 115 114 92 95 97 74 76
    Not Hispanic or Latino 347 280 307 367 381 423 424 445 445 488
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 1
      Asian 93 88 73 71 79 81 89 103 79 76
      Black or African American 53 28 44 61 56 59 68 55 55 71
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 178 141 165 213 223 259 243 257 283 315
      More than one race 22 23 24 21 21 21 22 28 28 25
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15 10 11 10 13 13 18 10 15 9
  Temporary visa holders 2,367 3,237 3,417 2,032 1,315 1,823 1,874 2,116 2,670 2,720
  Science and engineering 2,805 3,595 3,794 2,454 1,764 2,303 2,371 2,634 3,175 3,241
    Science 1,957 2,463 2,515 1,515 933 1,166 1,131 1,184 1,394 1,350
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
      Biological and biomedical sciences 85 86 77 38 32 40 48 48 58 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1,119 1,705 1,924 1,115 578 785 725 767 905 837
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 15
      Mathematics and statistics 236 151 73 67 82 86 81 84 67 56
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 271 288 214 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 22 21 25 26 23 23 34 42 0 0
      Physical sciences 102 99 101 98 88 97 94 91 125 139
      Psychology 58 60 51 58 63 73 64 66 63 57
      Social sciences 64 53 50 66 67 62 85 86 131 157
    Engineering 848 1,132 1,279 939 831 1,137 1,240 1,450 1,781 1,891
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 54 57 64 69 76 80 74 75 83 90
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 63 49 62 60 83 93 84 105 121 140
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 404 587 562 318 245 329 350 364 248 268
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 145 173 262 195 161 253 287 271 293 409
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 52 135 198 156 108 170 208 267 399 448
      Mechanical engineering 101 103 105 117 126 176 200 317 435 388
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 29 28 26 24 32 36 37 51 56 62
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 86
    Health 57 39 42 70 59 48 40 34 29 52
      Clinical medicine 38 28 28 33 18 7 0 0 0 0
      Other health 19 11 14 37 41 41 40 34 29 52

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 541 549 610 664 665 657 611 584 726 815
    Hispanic or Latino 119 136 138 128 126 130 113 107 134 114
    Not Hispanic or Latino 408 398 460 517 521 510 483 465 576 682
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
      Asian 94 75 94 104 104 100 93 73 65 72
      Black or African American 62 66 71 77 80 75 72 64 140 146
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 230 241 277 310 314 312 293 306 340 430
      More than one race 20 15 17 25 22 21 24 22 30 31
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 15 12 19 18 17 15 12 16 19
  Temporary visa holders 626 788 469 403 409 382 383 499 457 492
  Science and engineering 1,112 1,285 1,031 1,020 1,024 995 959 1,042 1,152 1,276
    Science 623 760 528 495 489 486 427 488 595 708
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
      Biological and biomedical sciences 44 40 41 50 50 46 45 37 23 32
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 303 448 260 213 211 190 158 197 167 235
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
      Mathematics and statistics 35 39 32 45 44 48 39 42 23 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 48 63 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 15 11 11 9 16 33 33 38 0 0
      Physical sciences 73 60 57 66 66 60 57 59 22 16
      Psychology 55 46 28 21 17 11 3 20 0 5
      Social sciences 50 53 72 77 85 98 92 95 330 350
    Engineering 489 525 503 525 535 509 532 554 557 568
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 30 46 54 56 56 39 21 28 34 40
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 23 33 21 25 13 21 22 14 25 34
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 246 243 214 224 217 198 192 177 133 147
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 96 96 71 66 77 88 87 89 87 112
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 45 45 62 64 70 69 82 85 89 88
      Mechanical engineering 36 50 73 74 87 82 110 141 139 117
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 13 12 8 16 15 12 18 20 20 11
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 19
    Health 55 52 48 47 50 44 35 41 31 31
      Clinical medicine 12 19 17 10 12 1 0 0 0 0
      Other health 43 33 31 37 38 43 35 41 31 31

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 179 155 166 164 117 79 120 101 100 129
  Science and engineering 170 150 163 161 111 77 115 98 99 129
    Science 73 68 75 56 41 29 54 44 51 64
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 9 9 5 3 1 3 1 4 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 23 29 23 13 8 11 9 14 14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics 9 8 0 1 4 6 9 3 11 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 23 21 31 22 19 13 24 26 18 27
      Psychology 12 7 3 1 0 1 2 4 3 5
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
    Engineering 97 82 88 105 70 48 61 54 48 65
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5 11 16 13 9 6 5 4 2 4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 9 12 18 24 25 22 25 15 10 9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 43 22 16 30 10 7 12 7 2 7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16 12 17 14 20 8 14 18 14 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 6 8 9 3 1 0 3 5 8
      Mechanical engineering 8 6 13 13 3 3 3 4 7 10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12 13 0 2 0 1 2 3 8 4
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 9 5 3 3 6 2 5 3 1 0
      Clinical medicine 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 3 3 2 6 2 5 3 1 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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 2,862 3,634 3,836 2,524 1,823 2,351 2,411 2,668 3,204 3,293
  Fellowships 18 13 15 94 46 10 16 14 12 30
    Federal 15 12 13 41 11 8 12 14 9 26
    Institutional 1 0 2 53 25 0 0 0 0 2
    Nonfederal 2 1 0 0 10 2 4 0 3 2
  Research assistantships 238 251 257 198 200 138 153 163 133 210
    Federal 148 132 147 122 98 57 86 82 81 102
    Institutional 53 79 85 60 76 65 55 65 48 51
    Nonfederal 37 40 25 16 26 16 12 16 4 57
  Teaching assistantships 594 597 550 405 441 410 480 531 531 589
    Federal 1 10 3 0 3 6 20 0 10 0
    Institutional 567 504 543 405 437 403 460 527 517 584
    Nonfederal 26 83 4 0 1 1 0 4 4 5
  Other types of support 2,012 2,773 3,014 1,827 1,136 1,793 1,762 1,960 2,528 2,464
    Federal 15 1 3 1 5 8 2 5 0 1
    Institutional 20 8 5 13 18 144 0 5 22 42
    Nonfederal 10 4 0 7 14 3 2 12 8 19
    Personal resources 1,967 2,760 3,006 1,806 1,099 1,638 1,758 1,938 2,498 2,402

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 72 61 64 68 71 77 63 47 61 59
    Science 31 26 31 33 39 39 47 31 38 44
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 5 9 6 3 8 3 3 2 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 4 4 5 6 4 3 0 3 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics 5 2 2 3 7 9 14 7 0 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 13 16 18 23 16 21 18 30 31
      Psychology 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 41 35 33 35 32 38 16 16 23 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 0 2 5 11 5 4 2 3 3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 5 8 6 3 8 6 5 5 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16 15 11 13 11 13 3 3 6 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 4 4 0 3 1 4 4 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
      Other engineering 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 4 6 4 6 2 2 5 7 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 4 6 4 6 2 2 5 7 1

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 29 34 39 36 31 28 22 22 35 24
  Science and engineering 26 30 33 32 27 26 20 19 30 24
    Science 16 18 21 16 18 14 15 13 22 20
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 2 4 5 0 1 1 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 5 4 4 1 5 4 3 0 3 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 10 13 9 13 8 8 9 16 17
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Engineering 10 12 12 16 9 12 5 6 8 4
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 2 5 6 3 8 3 3 3 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 2 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Other engineering 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 3 4 6 4 4 2 2 3 5 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 3 4 6 4 4 2 2 3 5 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 153,780 147,265 133,770 126,477 133,793 123,858 105,688 97,197 87,386 77,798
    Science 58,924 59,987 52,269 47,839 47,622 46,284 38,744 40,807 40,466 37,301
      Computer and information sciences 11,188 9,165 8,415 6,865 7,572 7,191 5,719 4,506 4,471 4,310
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 918 1,228 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 918 1,228 668 867 877 1,289 1,275 1,385 1,323 1,661
        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 21,975 23,340 20,310 19,246 18,430 18,118 12,100 18,039 18,761 16,079
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,428 10,440 9,659 8,816 8,478 7,903 6,319 5,881 2,478 2,195
        Health sciences 12,219 12,347 10,059 9,984 9,511 9,698 5,317 3,035 3,218 1,144
        Natural resources and conservation 328 553 592 446 441 517 464 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,123 13,065 12,740
      Mathematics and statistics 3,704 3,317 2,443 2,350 2,053 2,276 1,992 1,835 2,053 1,716
      Physical sciences 18,863 20,371 18,905 16,864 17,257 15,590 16,067 13,273 12,629 11,596
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,944 6,773 5,006 5,631 5,740 5,243 4,776 4,307 4,849 2,054
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11,890 12,488 12,897 10,373 10,782 9,378 10,412 8,966 7,780 9,487
        Physical sciences nec 1,029 1,110 1,002 860 735 969 879 0 0 55
      Psychology 2,143 2,416 1,404 1,568 1,329 1,660 1,459 1,644 1,121 1,205
      Social sciences 133 150 124 79 104 160 132 125 108 734
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 62 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
        Political science and government 37 42 58 24 4 38 58 24 13 5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 56 77 15 11 9 42 36 0 0 59
        Social sciences nec 40 31 51 44 91 80 38 39 27 670
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 72,342 64,548 61,467 58,154 59,395 54,450 48,513 41,258 41,889 37,401
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6,640 6,018 5,890 4,249 4,444 4,390 2,978 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6,683 5,150 4,880 4,520 5,453 5,864 4,800 3,668 2,973 2,959
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,097 0
      Civil engineering 16,485 15,294 13,842 12,925 11,785 8,543 6,981 5,500 5,922 5,798
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,150 6,992 6,928 5,936 6,625 6,978 6,955 5,113 4,692 6,471
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13,946 13,192 12,597 12,949 12,438 11,161 12,033 10,167 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 6,640 6,018 5,889 4,249 4,451 4,390 3,053 6,731 6,149 5,351
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,614 9,198 9,492
      Engineering nec 12,798 11,884 11,441 13,326 14,199 13,124 11,713 8,465 11,858 7,330
    Non-S&E 22,514 22,730 20,034 20,484 26,776 23,124 18,431 15,132 5,031 3,096
      Business management and business administration 3,809 4,337 3,301 3,531 4,463 2,264 1,454 785 885 537
      Communication and communications technologies 160 109 55 22 87 137 208 158 0 10
      Education 2,341 1,927 1,571 1,171 1,278 1,193 1,308 1,082 2,296 1,612
      Humanities 1,000 809 494 725 1,303 1,318 1,120 1,131 999 86
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6,415 6,195 6,023 6,150 9,201 9,536 5,944 847 798 217
      Visual and performing arts 192 222 272 272 431 377 214 0 0 617
      Non-S&E nec 8,597 9,131 8,318 8,613 10,013 8,299 8,183 11,129 53 17

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 153,780 62,500 31,989 46,231 5,058 5,866 2,136
    Science 58,924 26,489 9,654 19,702 1,063 1,398 618
      Computer and information sciences 11,188 4,470 2,663 3,694 349 12 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 918 125 39 610 1 143 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 918 125 39 610 1 143 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 21,975 8,960 2,836 8,468 302 835 574
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 9,428 3,886 1,783 3,454 63 88 154
        Health sciences 12,219 5,074 832 4,919 227 747 420
        Natural resources and conservation 328 0 221 95 12 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,704 1,709 1,417 546 1 31 0
      Physical sciences 18,863 10,123 2,620 5,383 354 343 40
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,944 2,207 693 2,360 342 302 40
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 11,890 7,916 1,146 2,775 12 41 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,029 0 781 248 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,143 1,058 79 942 26 34 4
      Social sciences 133 44 0 59 30 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 37 0 0 37 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 56 44 0 12 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 40 0 0 10 30 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 72,342 32,308 18,645 14,649 3,229 2,905 606
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 6,640 3,570 932 1,613 436 39 50
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 6,683 3,151 355 2,013 82 830 252
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 16,485 4,976 6,490 3,889 453 630 47
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,150 5,689 774 1,837 471 309 70
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 13,946 8,881 2,341 1,520 695 498 11
      Mechanical engineering 6,640 3,570 932 1,613 436 39 50
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 12,798 2,471 6,821 2,164 656 560 126
    Non-S&E 22,514 3,703 3,690 11,880 766 1,563 912
      Business management and business administration 3,809 20 0 2,423 98 649 619
      Communication and communications technologies 160 2 14 144 0 0 0
      Education 2,341 1,258 257 706 21 99 0
      Humanities 1,000 36 363 467 0 83 51
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 6,415 1,634 161 4,351 76 145 48
      Visual and performing arts 192 1 12 135 2 42 0
      Non-S&E nec 8,597 752 2,883 3,654 569 545 194

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 62,500 56,337 56,025 46,946 44,950 41,764 36,027 33,111 26,664 27,712
  DOD 12,603 11,021 12,573 8,786 8,647 10,128 9,469 6,943 4,246 4,466
  DOE 4,829 3,474 2,931 2,462 2,863 3,121 2,502 1,676 1,374 1,740
  HHS 14,724 13,742 11,601 10,353 9,470 7,258 3,807 4,118 2,541 2,348
  NASA 2,655 2,233 2,188 1,753 1,568 849 1,027 1,106 1,077 1,017
  NSF 13,846 12,822 12,699 9,340 9,087 8,919 9,292 10,844 8,187 9,216
  USDA 1,899 1,126 721 225 160 48 0 65 108 136
  Other 11,944 11,919 13,312 14,027 13,155 11,441 9,930 8,359 9,131 8,789

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
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,777 412 1,365 .
2018 1,802 390 1,412 .

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 515 515 557 463 448
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 83 83 85 68 72
    Computer and information sciences 41 41 37 29 27
    Engineering 205 205 216 210 184
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 14 14 18 14 14
    Health sciences 56 56 50 22 14
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 6 6 6
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 98 98 126 94 112
    Psychology 15 15 17 17 18
    Social sciences 1 1 2 2 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: 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 0 131,583 0 0 125,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 53,628 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 30,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 60,656 0 0 30,000
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 10,000
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 30,000
    Psychology 0 17,299 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 25,000
    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

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 1,726 765 282 7,531
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 6,763
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 630 291 282 421
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 780 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 316 474 0 347
    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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