U. Texas, The, Austin

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 6 98.9 459 22 96.9 679 41 93.4 602 32 96.6 914
2022 13 97.4 457 19 97.4 680 35 96.3 900
2021 9 98.2 447 20 97.3 691 44 92.7 583 35 96.3 908
2020 8 98.5 450 20 97.3 698 34 96.4 916
2019 3 99.6 447 19 97.4 697 42 93.1 589 37 96.1 914
2018 5 99.1 428 37 94.9 700 36 96.2 911
2017 3 99.5 425 33 95.4 684 43 92.8 575 35 96.2 898
2016 1 100 430 32 95.6 697 34 96.4 896
2015 2 99.8 426 30 95.8 693 36 93.9 570 34 96.4 898
2014 2 99.8 422 27 96.2 688 34 96.3 889
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 767 741 667 744 801 762 795 849 841 851
  Science and engineering 583 573 502 549 584 534 583 630 601 598
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . 1 4 . 1 . 1 1 1 3
      Agricultural sciences . . 3 . 1 . 1 1 . 2
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 1 . . . . . 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 56 61 48 49 58 63 71 70 80 73
      Biochemistry and biophysics 9 8 7 3 7 10 15 9 12 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 1 7 3 6 9 10 7 5
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 8 7 7 7 14 3 10 10 14
      Genetics and genomics . 1 . . 1 1 2 . 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology 8 5 4 2 7 2 11 3 7 6
      Molecular biology 15 18 8 10 8 10 10 6 13 14
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 7 13 6 8 13 8 5 12 15 6
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 1 . . 1 1 2 . 1 5
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . 2 . . . . 4 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 6 5 10 10 8 9 12 13 11 10
    Computer and information sciences 33 32 34 23 22 25 33 34 27 25
      Computer science 23 23 31 18 20 21 25 29 24 24
      Computer and information sciences, other 10 9 3 5 2 4 8 5 3 1
    Engineering 222 214 200 212 239 195 203 227 212 241
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 7 6 5 11 6 7 13 10 9
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 12 13 17 16 18 6 9 11 24 15
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 48 44 50 55 53 45 56 50 47 54
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 42 23 29 32 35 34 38 39 39 37
      Electrical and computer engineering 54 51 42 57 60 53 50 62 52 68
      Industrial engineering and operations research 5 5 9 6 7 3 4 4 4 3
      Materials and mining engineering 12 11 9 8 15 10 10 13 11 14
      Mechanical engineering 26 35 30 20 30 30 20 27 16 27
      Engineering, other 15 25 8 13 10 8 9 8 9 14
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 31 24 19 27 42 31 31 39 22 24
      Geological sciences 25 20 14 22 35 28 31 27 17 20
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 6 4 5 5 7 3 . 12 5 4
    Health sciences 35 32 34 29 37 26 37 24 29 33
      Nursing science 10 7 6 10 5 5 5 4 7 14
      Pharmaceutical sciences 13 15 13 12 15 12 17 8 9 10
      Public health 3 3 1 2 6 1 . 2 2 1
      Health sciences, other 9 7 14 5 11 8 15 10 11 8
    Mathematics and statistics 22 24 18 32 24 30 17 27 24 22
      Applied mathematics 2 2 1 4 2 2 6 9 11 7
      Mathematics . 1 7 13 13 16 4 4 12 12
      Statistics 4 6 4 6 . 3 2 1 1 .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 16 15 6 9 9 9 5 13 . 3
    Physical sciences 65 67 45 68 65 66 67 75 77 57
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 11 4 2 7 7 3 9 8 5
      Chemistry 34 27 25 31 26 24 37 34 33 33
      Physics 27 29 16 35 32 35 27 32 36 19
    Psychology 29 30 41 36 34 30 31 39 36 43
      Clinical psychology 4 5 5 9 6 7 2 4 3 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 10 6 15 14 11 7 14 12 13 21
      Research and experimental psychology 9 14 13 8 8 7 10 14 9 10
      Psychology, other 6 5 8 5 9 9 5 9 11 6
    Social sciences 90 88 59 73 62 68 92 94 93 77
      Anthropology 7 8 6 2 3 7 18 11 15 17
      Economics 16 12 10 17 12 11 17 9 10 12
      Political science and government 10 18 7 12 10 13 13 14 18 11
      Public policy analysis 10 7 4 4 1 6 4 7 5 4
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 14 11 9 9 12 11 16 19 19 9
      Social sciences, other 33 32 23 29 24 20 24 34 26 24
  Non-science and engineering 184 168 165 195 217 228 212 219 240 253
    Business 20 11 12 13 22 24 20 17 16 21
      Business 20 11 12 13 22 24 20 17 16 21
    Education 52 58 54 63 59 71 66 44 83 89
      Education leadership and administration 4 7 8 11 7 18 9 2 9 10
      Education research 37 33 34 31 39 35 39 29 52 54
      Teacher education and teaching fields 11 18 11 20 10 17 16 9 21 25
      Education, other . . 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 .
    Humanities and arts 69 73 73 77 104 89 88 108 103 88
      Letters 25 18 20 19 28 21 21 43 28 18
      Foreign languages and literature 10 6 10 18 17 24 14 12 18 20
      History 10 10 12 15 21 17 13 29 26 25
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 15 9 6 12 9 13 4 9 3
      Music and performing arts 4 6 4 5 6 8 14 9 5 9
      Humanities and arts, other 14 18 18 14 20 10 13 11 17 13
    Other non-science and engineering 43 26 26 42 32 44 38 50 38 55
      Communication 33 17 17 32 22 30 31 41 30 37
      Public administration and social services 7 6 4 6 8 12 5 5 4 9
      Non-science and engineering, other 3 3 5 4 2 2 2 4 4 9

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 3,284 i 3,271 2,307 2,900 3,001 2,293 2,463 2,545 2,577 2,633
    Female 2,337 i 2,325 3,125 2,005 2,084 1,100 1,115 1,246 1,269 1,333
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 3,116 i 3,131 3,278 2,985 2,893 1,746 1,864 2,014 2,083 2,208
    Hispanic or Latino 538 i 547 502 458 410 193 199 207 217 214
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,448 i 2,454 2,647 2,399 2,347 1,484 1,593 1,637 1,803 1,955
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 i 3 8 4 3 3 3 12 10 6
      Asian 458 i 453 386 334 322 203 218 210 218 237
      Black or African American 130 i 135 132 118 104 38 44 44 49 51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 i 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1
      White 1,774 i 1,779 2,018 1,859 1,848 1,186 1,275 1,342 1,502 1,640
      More than one race 82 i 83 100 82 69 54 53 27 23 20
    Unknown ethnicity and race 130 i 130 129 128 136 69 72 170 63 39
  Temporary visa holders 2,505 i 2,465 2,154 1,920 2,192 1,647 1,714 1,777 1,763 1,758
  Science and engineering 5,258 i 5,231 5,076 4,605 4,717 3,265 3,444 3,679 3,737 3,851
    Science 3,286 i 3,256 3,207 2,924 2,941 1,492 1,675 1,863 1,935 2,046
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 403 i 395 398 389 371 344 356 206 210 234
      Communication 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 178 193
      Computer and information sciences 804 i 729 591 452 513 0 51 196 210 210
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 26 28
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 158 i 163 177 185 181 196 214 238 257 267
      Mathematics and statistics 198 i 197 227 246 248 133 201 101 103 118
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 143 i 146 93 53 42 17 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 34 i 35 38 31 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 463 i 454 452 398 400 398 408 431 441 468
      Psychology 227 i 233 257 275 246 0 0 85 92 96
      Social sciences 856 i 904 974 895 924 404 445 371 375 382
    Engineering 1,972 i 1,975 1,869 1,681 1,776 1,773 1,769 1,816 1,802 1,805
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 155 i 153 147 123 106 90 87 93 87 98
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 143 i 133 129 112 110 99 96 88 84 70
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 298 i 296 312 309 340 322 342 377 382 398
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 326 i 327 314 277 305 348 351 366 392 380
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 549 i 562 504 450 520 507 491 455 473 473
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 83 i 88 69 44 54 68 61 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 302 i 304 282 260 246 247 248 341 290 276
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 93 i 90 85 74 65 61 57 54 55 71
      Other engineering 23 i 22 27 32 30 31 36 42 39 39
  Health 363 i 365 356 300 368 128 134 112 109 115
    Clinical medicine 32 i 33 32 24 27 29 27 0 0 0
    Other health 331 i 332 324 276 341 99 107 112 109 115

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 1,907 i 1,856 916 774 583 299 308 205 219 227
    Female 698 i 693 1,284 364 306 133 118 89 94 102
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,812 i 1,785 1,644 807 712 332 342 225 233 246
    Hispanic or Latino 276 i 274 210 123 115 53 38 23 31 26
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,397 i 1,375 1,336 617 543 266 289 182 200 217
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 i 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 1 2
      Asian 483 i 462 351 146 99 44 59 37 37 36
      Black or African American 48 i 48 50 26 25 10 11 5 6 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 i 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 820 i 820 878 422 402 202 210 137 153 168
      More than one race 44 i 43 55 22 13 8 6 2 3 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 139 i 136 98 67 54 13 15 20 2 3
  Temporary visa holders 793 i 764 556 331 177 100 84 69 80 83
  Science and engineering 2,494 i 2,424 2,074 1,047 813 410 417 282 297 316
    Science 2,228 i 2,142 1,797 723 478 114 116 93 109 133
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 55 i 61 59 49 44 23 19 3 3 5
      Communication 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 23 28
      Computer and information sciences 1,110 i 1,036 888 517 226 0 7 18 18 18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 i 11 14 12 10 10 16 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 6 i 6 8 4 12 4 8 1 3 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 887 i 858 662 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 i 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 i 4 9 4 11 16 14 6 11 12
      Psychology 36 i 36 42 34 52 0 0 9 4 8
      Social sciences 118 i 128 112 97 122 61 52 40 46 58
    Engineering 266 i 282 277 324 335 296 301 189 188 183
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13 i 12 9 14 6 12 11 10 6 4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 i 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 10 i 11 9 14 9 13 16 3 10 6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 39 i 44 21 21 27 34 29 28 17 11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 121 i 129 129 153 163 155 171 108 107 111
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 i 4 1 5 8 8 9 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 76 i 79 86 76 79 67 60 38 42 46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 i 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 4 0
      Other engineering 0 i 0 20 35 38 4 3 1 1 2
  Health 111 i 125 126 91 76 22 9 12 16 13
    Clinical medicine 23 i 27 19 12 2 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 88 i 98 107 79 74 21 9 12 16 13

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 1,188 i 1,169 1,146 1,024 730 515 755 584 711 719
  Science and engineering 1,139 i 1,119 1,107 986 710 514 750 580 695 703
    Science 588 i 576 585 535 354 273 353 297 333 319
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 139 i 134 147 130 70 105 113 18 19 28
      Communication 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 10
      Computer and information sciences 135 i 123 90 80 65 0 3 65 76 76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 50 i 52 48 49 16 38 64 37 32 42
      Mathematics and statistics 21 i 20 40 38 34 15 24 6 9 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 26 i 31 15 12 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 i 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 137 i 135 139 117 95 88 105 74 103 89
      Psychology 30 i 30 52 52 31 0 0 7 17 8
      Social sciences 45 i 46 52 53 37 27 44 35 36 26
    Engineering 551 i 543 522 451 356 241 397 283 362 384
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 75 i 73 62 51 28 7 3 5 8 12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 45 i 42 50 44 30 40 38 33 39 35
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 60 i 57 64 77 47 43 65 80 53 59
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 58 i 58 53 41 38 18 51 28 20 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 166 i 167 147 124 109 82 123 105 136 138
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13 i 14 12 12 7 0 2 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 91 i 91 96 72 76 42 85 7 79 83
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 40 i 38 35 30 21 8 30 25 27 34
      Other engineering 3 i 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Health 49 i 50 39 38 20 1 5 4 16 16
    Clinical medicine 7 i 7 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
    Other health 42 i 43 36 34 20 1 1 4 16 16

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 5,621 i 5,596 5,432 4,905 5,085 3,393 3,578 3,791 3,846 3,966
  Fellowships 856 i 861 803 728 513 429 540 556 487 508
    Federal 224 i 219 187 169 66 135 193 203 197 204
    Institutional 361 i 365 306 334 270 149 279 290 230 230
    Nonfederal 271 i 277 310 225 177 145 68 63 60 74
  Research assistantships 1,920 i 1,892 1,818 1,582 1,402 786 1,388 1,438 1,459 1,549
    Federal 954 i 940 940 828 659 380 529 362 500 505
    Institutional 489 i 479 395 338 365 147 541 749 501 604
    Nonfederal 477 i 473 483 416 378 259 318 327 458 440
  Teaching assistantships 1,382 i 1,389 1,344 997 1,138 745 1,193 1,286 1,315 1,359
    Federal 1 i 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0
    Institutional 1,380 i 1,387 1,339 989 1,126 744 1,178 1,286 1,315 1,359
    Nonfederal 1 i 1 5 8 10 1 10 0 0 0
  Other types of support 1,463 i 1,454 1,467 1,598 2,032 1,433 457 511 585 550
    Federal 9 i 9 19 27 3 0 28 19 14 10
    Institutional 827 i 816 840 1,121 1,562 1,140 28 59 40 46
    Nonfederal 139 i 139 123 115 45 0 36 45 71 44
    Personal resources 488 i 490 485 335 422 293 365 388 460 450

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 479 i 457 485 463 443 432 292 327 346 348
    Science 344 i 330 347 317 303 294 200 225 198 190
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 98 i 94 94 104 100 94 31 47 24 4
      Communication 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1
      Computer and information sciences 9 i 8 12 6 8 7 5 8 5 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 34 i 32 32 34 32 41 49 14 13 19
      Mathematics and statistics 40 i 41 47 48 42 36 10 13 15 21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 20 i 20 24 18 19 31 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 97 i 91 99 76 78 60 85 96 111 110
      Psychology 23 i 22 22 17 10 20 14 13 13 7
      Social sciences 23 i 22 17 14 14 5 6 10 7 7
    Engineering 135 i 127 138 146 140 138 92 102 148 158
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 i 7 9 1 6 5 11 8 8 8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 i 13 14 16 24 15 12 15 15 15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 38 i 36 27 34 32 35 33 37 53 58
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 18 i 17 16 13 10 13 0 5 0 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 12 i 11 11 14 14 18 17 13 17 23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 35 i 32 44 50 40 40 0 3 23 30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 31 18
      Other engineering 11 i 11 17 18 14 12 3 1 1 1
  Health 22 i 21 23 5 48 20 13 16 24 22
    Clinical medicine 14 i 14 16 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 8 i 7 7 5 29 20 13 16 24 22

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 190 i 185 185 225 200 177 162 190 219 171
  Science and engineering 184 i 179 180 222 190 175 151 177 202 158
    Science 144 i 141 135 168 157 135 105 138 102 77
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 48 i 47 41 60 58 50 25 37 20 2
      Communication 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
      Computer and information sciences 7 i 6 8 6 6 4 3 6 3 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 i 8 4 12 12 13 15 6 4 8
      Mathematics and statistics 20 i 21 23 30 24 17 3 6 3 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 i 7 5 7 8 14 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 44 i 42 41 39 40 27 43 52 55 39
      Psychology 9 i 9 11 9 6 9 11 13 11 3
      Social sciences 1 i 1 2 5 3 1 5 6 2 3
    Engineering 40 i 38 45 54 33 40 46 39 100 81
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 3 i 3 3 1 2 2 9 2 2 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 i 4 2 6 7 6 7 3 9 8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 i 6 4 9 2 5 10 13 38 22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 5 i 5 4 3 4 3 0 5 0 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 i 7 8 9 7 5 8 7 11 16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 i 9 19 23 11 15 0 0 17 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 23 9
      Other engineering 4 i 4 5 3 0 4 3 0 0 0
  Health 6 i 6 5 3 10 2 11 13 17 13
    Clinical medicine 4 i 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 2 i 2 2 3 8 2 11 13 17 13

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 1,035,838 845,896 779,348 797,199 696,111 679,781 652,187 621,692 604,376 585,251
    Science 578,722 460,322 429,433 466,980 370,141 374,604 359,098 348,295 334,833 319,642
      Computer and information sciences 116,971 100,730 87,595 139,290 66,125 73,386 82,102 78,370 68,999 59,311
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 76,120 55,612 54,009 61,145 51,155 55,302 64,052 70,200 71,843 68,589
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 45 27 16 38 21 9 25 12 0 8
        Geological and earth sciences 58,701 43,557 42,578 47,519 37,311 40,691 50,433 56,819 60,245 57,807
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 12,897 9,266 9,063 11,098 11,681 11,468 12,193 11,948 10,260 9,478
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4,477 2,762 2,352 2,490 2,142 3,134 1,401 1,421 1,338 1,296
      Life sciences 188,258 156,202 148,471 130,377 117,716 119,249 94,334 78,582 74,068 73,448
        Agricultural sciences 167 75 69 58 83 117 129 283 287 280
        Biological and biomedical sciences 83,405 71,830 72,413 62,802 58,063 66,148 53,273 46,835 45,654 47,925
        Health sciences 94,347 77,108 69,548 62,010 56,232 42,958 29,454 27,592 25,620 23,463
        Natural resources and conservation 5,220 4,167 3,192 2,526 1,467 7,569 7,941 1,542 0 0
        Life sciences nec 5,119 3,022 3,249 2,981 1,871 2,457 3,537 2,330 2,507 1,780
      Mathematics and statistics 18,889 18,319 17,349 20,290 17,222 14,581 11,704 9,373 8,508 10,069
      Physical sciences 123,113 93,232 85,250 81,380 81,357 77,735 76,290 83,505 83,873 82,699
        Astronomy and astrophysics 26,910 13,903 12,621 13,187 13,759 11,490 11,080 12,321 12,779 13,469
        Chemistry 24,211 20,895 18,584 16,470 15,321 15,216 15,040 18,227 19,934 20,972
        Materials science 42,219 34,726 30,671 24,874 28,305 24,079 23,441 3,502 0 0
        Physics 28,669 23,264 23,011 26,463 23,553 26,391 26,240 49,332 50,124 47,140
        Physical sciences nec 1,104 444 363 386 419 559 489 123 1,036 1,118
      Psychology 16,683 11,067 10,293 10,435 12,544 11,714 9,784 8,518 9,938 8,295
      Social sciences 32,781 22,612 23,660 20,650 20,467 18,516 18,825 15,135 14,473 14,937
        Anthropology 1,422 1,451 1,266 1,158 628 1,381 1,362 1,358 0 0
        Economics 599 117 90 383 334 452 881 310 373 310
        Political science and government 948 577 346 399 803 665 475 482 597 529
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24,222 15,821 16,316 13,156 13,517 10,274 10,832 9,418 8,791 8,595
        Social sciences nec 5,590 4,646 5,642 5,554 5,185 5,744 5,275 3,567 4,712 5,503
      Sciences nec 5,907 2,548 2,806 3,413 3,555 4,121 2,007 4,612 3,131 2,294
    Engineering 360,947 319,719 279,730 259,935 249,788 242,963 239,499 217,413 216,821 206,531
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18,046 14,072 13,515 12,615 12,550 11,300 10,067 10,907 11,439 11,166
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 10,980 10,324 10,287 12,543 12,519 9,927 9,371 8,456 8,145 8,271
      Chemical engineering 47,864 46,906 41,078 37,569 38,107 43,514 43,517 49,555 51,920 48,858
      Civil engineering 45,300 41,873 37,375 35,537 35,530 37,053 39,355 39,734 32,605 29,761
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 90,376 80,126 67,530 63,425 57,368 51,630 52,013 43,153 42,255 38,766
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 38 72 101 141 302 1,645 2,321 3,519 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 82,731 70,078 60,298 49,202 44,742 45,173 43,887 10,020 8,652 9,035
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 26,976 24,710 22,629 21,465 23,789 21,525 18,014 16,413 17,613 19,209
      Engineering nec 38,636 31,558 26,917 27,438 24,881 21,196 20,954 35,656 44,192 41,465
    Non-S&E 96,169 65,855 70,185 70,284 76,182 62,214 53,590 55,984 52,722 59,078
      Business management and business administration 7,436 4,525 4,969 4,708 8,264 6,441 6,655 7,763 8,584 9,195
      Communication and communications technologies 13,623 9,556 8,910 10,087 11,285 10,818 7,306 7,218 7,679 5,777
      Education 29,939 20,684 16,080 19,359 19,902 18,223 15,159 12,709 13,530 21,178
      Humanities 7,839 6,256 6,706 9,673 10,049 622 697 592 689 1,265
      Law 2,080 1,570 1,092 691 1,027 113 223 509 564 338
      Social work 11,364 12,013 11,835 6,528 5,969 6,081 4,533 5,551 4,834 5,850
      Visual and performing arts 446 574 168 158 361 364 561 338 360 225
      Non-S&E nec 23,442 10,677 20,425 19,080 19,325 19,552 18,456 21,304 16,482 15,250

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 1,035,838 621,223 37,601 235,987 79,753 52,764 8,510
    Science 578,722 332,576 14,263 165,449 28,800 32,356 5,278
      Computer and information sciences 116,971 97,635 276 13,495 3,073 1,900 592
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 76,120 28,880 2,053 32,646 9,554 2,702 285
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 45 0 0 29 16 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 58,701 21,685 943 24,892 8,774 2,186 221
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 12,897 3,720 1,053 7,180 474 406 64
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 4,477 3,475 57 545 290 110 0
      Life sciences 188,258 97,447 8,035 58,695 10,274 11,771 2,036
        Agricultural sciences 167 3 0 146 18 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 83,405 47,192 3,065 23,296 3,485 5,387 980
        Health sciences 94,347 44,339 4,723 32,387 5,942 5,941 1,015
        Natural resources and conservation 5,220 1,927 247 1,816 794 398 38
        Life sciences nec 5,119 3,986 0 1,050 35 45 3
      Mathematics and statistics 18,889 7,001 33 6,669 838 3,949 399
      Physical sciences 123,113 76,105 2,588 37,119 2,209 4,640 452
        Astronomy and astrophysics 26,910 8,056 0 18,174 324 338 18
        Chemistry 24,211 9,496 2,419 8,161 574 3,203 358
        Materials science 42,219 42,153 2 0 64 0 0
        Physics 28,669 16,400 167 9,731 1,205 1,099 67
        Physical sciences nec 1,104 0 0 1,053 42 0 9
      Psychology 16,683 11,970 437 2,844 108 426 898
      Social sciences 32,781 13,532 841 8,335 2,559 6,916 598
        Anthropology 1,422 1,094 0 145 44 42 97
        Economics 599 51 0 178 3 367 0
        Political science and government 948 493 0 134 60 229 32
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 24,222 9,700 205 5,988 2,085 5,807 437
        Social sciences nec 5,590 2,194 636 1,890 367 471 32
      Sciences nec 5,907 6 0 5,646 185 52 18
    Engineering 360,947 249,098 19,746 43,287 36,909 10,470 1,437
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 18,046 15,736 127 1,318 462 366 37
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 10,980 7,260 897 1,548 314 905 56
      Chemical engineering 47,864 19,206 2,830 7,553 12,643 5,317 315
      Civil engineering 45,300 10,362 14,572 9,487 9,724 917 238
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 90,376 78,185 385 6,100 5,069 397 240
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 38 0 0 38 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 82,731 76,963 658 2,011 2,096 883 120
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 26,976 19,119 0 4,803 2,061 993 0
      Engineering nec 38,636 22,267 277 10,429 4,540 692 431
    Non-S&E 96,169 39,549 3,592 27,251 14,044 9,938 1,795
      Business management and business administration 7,436 1,598 835 2,124 2,081 614 184
      Communication and communications technologies 13,623 2,036 209 6,679 2,194 2,349 156
      Education 29,939 21,143 1,236 4,466 210 2,449 435
      Humanities 7,839 538 0 987 5,445 813 56
      Law 2,080 0 2 52 1,897 129 0
      Social work 11,364 7,489 577 2,655 28 470 145
      Visual and performing arts 446 40 8 143 76 179 0
      Non-S&E nec 23,442 6,705 725 10,145 2,113 2,935 819

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 621,223 536,296 489,827 500,409 407,981 405,131 396,447 357,309 346,215 332,758
  DOD 252,267 211,424 191,082 178,548 156,351 141,803 139,457 134,638 135,342 123,161
  DOE 59,115 54,041 52,059 43,372 35,772 40,820 47,753 41,287 40,546 42,454
  HHS 128,822 119,022 110,282 88,179 89,062 84,399 74,424 68,312 64,126 64,493
  NASA 26,172 17,385 13,954 15,134 17,529 16,672 12,603 12,340 11,862 12,957
  NSF 122,660 110,937 97,303 144,693 78,379 87,222 93,746 78,961 77,160 68,859
  USDA 428 403 533 489 455 463 584 400 557 412
  Other 31,759 23,084 24,614 29,994 30,433 33,752 27,880 21,371 16,622 20,422

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 3,753 i 829 i 2,924 i .
2018 3,753 829 2,924 .
2017 3,777 775 3,002 .

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, 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 1,629 1,463 1,404 1,375 1,551
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 217 204 198 193 199
    Computer and information sciences 47 41 36 39 36
    Engineering 520 469 444 449 491
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 69 42 38 58 60
    Health sciences 72 83 48 44 100
    Mathematics and statistics 2 3 3 3 9
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 10
    Physical sciences 167 158 178 162 202
    Psychology 39 36 33 35 38
    Social sciences 27 26 20 25 16
    Other 469 402 406 367 391

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 5,601 130,344 . 0
    Engineering . . . 121,359 . 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . 8,985 . 0
    Psychology . . 5,601 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 459,919 50,219 91,945 136,006 188,884
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 565 6,601 2,729 13,657 6,147
    Computer and information sciences 278,719 1,044 27,169 21,215 0
    Engineering 128,312 17,622 17,178 19,167 3,816
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 2,150 1,488 4,493 23,513
    Health sciences 0 7,000 0 29,924 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 5,323 11,634 8,496 11,357 155,409
    Psychology 0 1,064 5,868 2,195 0
    Social sciences 47,000 1,473 0 422 0
    Other 0 1,631 29,017 33,576 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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