U. Texas, The, Dallas

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 81 82.7 459 36 94.9 679 102 83.4 602 154 83.4 914
2022 78 83.3 457 33 95.3 680 154 83.2 900
2021 71 84.5 447 39 94.6 691 109 81.6 583 154 83.3 908
2020 78 83 450 41 94.3 698 149 84 916
2019 86 81.1 447 37 94.9 697 110 81.6 589 149 84 914
2018 88 79.8 428 32 95.6 700 149 83.9 911
2017 94 78.3 425 31 95.6 684 125 78.6 575 145 84.1 898
2016 106 75.8 430 29 96 697 146 84 896
2015 97 77.6 426 29 96 693 128 77.9 570 144 84.2 898
2014 105 75.5 422 32 95.5 688 146 83.8 889
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 248 255 244 240 227 222 201 174 195 173
  Science and engineering 199 214 206 197 179 181 160 135 151 136
    Biological and biomedical sciences 19 18 21 17 16 16 13 12 12 13
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 5 3 . 3 . . 1 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 2 . . . . 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 2 1 . 1 . 2 1 3 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . 1 . . 2 . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . . 2 1 1 1 . . .
      Molecular biology 8 5 9 8 5 8 4 3 3 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 5 6 4 6 5 4 3 7 7
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 . . . . 1 1 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 1 . . . . . .
    Computer and information sciences 21 25 18 37 18 21 23 14 19 28
      Computer science 16 18 16 34 16 17 20 13 16 26
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 7 2 3 2 4 3 1 3 2
    Engineering 83 77 78 68 66 68 64 54 47 42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 9 14 9 8 8 4 7 8 6 .
      Electrical and computer engineering 45 40 43 32 37 41 43 35 28 30
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 2 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 10 9 9 11 9 11 7 7 11 10
      Mechanical engineering 14 11 16 16 11 10 6 2 2 1
      Engineering, other 4 . . 1 . 2 1 2 . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 3 3 9 6 8 2 5 6 4
      Geological sciences 5 2 2 7 5 4 2 4 5 4
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 1 2 1 4 . 1 1 .
    Health sciences 2 4 7 1 6 3 3 1 . 1
      Health sciences, other 2 4 7 1 6 3 3 1 . 1
    Mathematics and statistics 14 24 23 10 10 9 10 6 5 1
      Applied mathematics 3 10 4 3 2 3 1 . 2 .
      Mathematics . 4 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Statistics 6 4 9 2 4 3 4 3 3 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 6 9 4 4 3 5 2 . .
    Physical sciences 21 31 20 17 26 21 15 17 15 21
      Astronomy and astrophysics 3 3 . 2 5 1 . 1 1 1
      Chemistry 7 15 14 12 17 9 13 7 9 15
      Physics 11 13 6 3 4 11 2 9 5 5
    Psychology 14 13 7 12 11 8 13 4 2 10
      Research and experimental psychology 12 13 6 9 11 8 13 4 2 10
      Psychology, other 2 . 1 3 . . . . . .
    Social sciences 19 19 29 26 20 27 17 22 45 16
      Anthropology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Economics 3 2 6 4 3 7 2 4 6 2
      Political science and government 5 5 7 7 1 2 3 4 9 3
      Public policy analysis 1 6 5 6 6 3 2 6 15 6
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 10 6 10 8 10 15 10 8 15 5
  Non-science and engineering 49 41 38 43 48 41 41 39 44 37
    Business 24 18 15 13 26 17 14 16 18 16
      Business 24 18 15 13 26 17 14 16 18 16
    Education 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 1 1
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Education research 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Education, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Humanities and arts 17 15 13 22 14 19 20 17 16 16
      Letters 6 3 5 3 2 3 5 7 4 5
      Foreign languages and literature . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1
      History 1 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 3 3
      Philosophy and religious studies 2 . 1 3 1 3 . . . .
      Music and performing arts . . . 2 . 1 . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other 8 9 3 10 7 11 12 8 8 6
    Other non-science and engineering 7 8 10 8 7 5 6 5 9 4
      Communication 3 . 3 1 2 3 1 . 1 .
      Public administration and social services 2 3 6 7 4 2 4 3 8 4
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 5 1 . 1 . 1 2 . .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 2,461 2,525 2,063 1,765 2,062 2,137 2,304 2,461 2,360 2,324
    Female 1,709 1,837 1,518 1,307 1,467 1,455 1,461 1,581 1,498 1,416
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,185 1,197 1,240 1,244 1,163 1,042 1,023 1,057 998 972
    Hispanic or Latino 108 117 142 142 142 146 132 150 130 113
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,020 1,031 1,043 1,050 975 866 866 875 840 823
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2 4 4 2 3 4 2 2 4
      Asian 381 337 280 281 230 193 159 149 149 122
      Black or African American 62 50 57 60 48 48 57 67 67 71
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      White 519 589 647 653 649 576 601 613 591 590
      More than one race 52 52 53 52 46 46 44 44 31 36
    Unknown ethnicity and race 57 49 55 52 46 30 25 32 28 36
  Temporary visa holders 2,985 3,165 2,341 1,828 2,366 2,550 2,742 2,985 2,860 2,768
  Science and engineering 3,955 4,147 3,367 2,850 3,283 3,347 3,530 3,795 3,618 3,504
    Science 3,182 3,337 2,610 2,151 2,515 2,488 2,553 2,738 2,575 2,416
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 362 353 319 328 203 183 173 116 114 107
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 14
      Computer and information sciences 2,004 2,181 1,489 1,044 1,397 1,445 1,595 1,747 1,641 1,549
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 22 17 22 25 27 42 57 53 57 54
      Mathematics and statistics 330 339 330 292 339 324 159 130 115 79
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 5 4 4 2 115 96 117 15 6 8
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 203 199 210 217 193 168 174 164 153 140
      Psychology 62 71 74 67 65 65 67 66 59 63
      Social sciences 194 173 162 176 176 165 211 260 245 244
    Engineering 773 810 757 699 768 859 977 1,057 1,043 1,088
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 131 123 117 121 119 110 110 86 72 70
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 395 418 393 357 416 487 583 682 701 789
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 41 47 27 19 32 50 63 75 60 42
      Mechanical engineering 160 174 167 147 148 153 160 156 153 132
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 46 48 53 55 53 59 61 58 57 55
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 215 215 214 222 246 245 235 247 240 236
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 215 215 214 222 246 245 235 247 240 236

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 630 649 551 593 716 726 687 750 812 746
    Female 380 372 372 380 382 421 401 454 454 461
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 508 576 590 585 560 533 479 532 544 618
    Hispanic or Latino 61 73 68 66 54 60 47 65 63 70
    Not Hispanic or Latino 423 474 495 483 472 450 414 452 458 519
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2
      Asian 175 182 174 162 137 120 102 99 108 123
      Black or African American 35 48 49 31 44 45 36 45 46 52
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 199 230 251 274 271 266 260 289 281 329
      More than one race 13 12 21 16 19 18 15 17 21 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 29 27 36 34 23 18 15 23 29
  Temporary visa holders 502 445 333 388 538 614 609 672 722 589
  Science and engineering 1,003 1,017 917 962 1,091 1,141 1,081 1,198 1,253 1,196
    Science 728 726 627 692 802 844 785 872 853 819
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 61 64 71 58 12 21 24 17 13 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 18
      Computer and information sciences 490 431 351 420 514 517 553 550 578 475
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 9 10 7 21 23 15 18 23 27
      Mathematics and statistics 92 131 110 99 106 107 33 27 24 20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 4 2 10 42 48 28 25 10 11
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 6 11 6 8 9 8 8 3 11
      Psychology 11 12 3 6 11 12 10 14 9 15
      Social sciences 49 69 69 86 88 107 114 163 152 187
    Engineering 275 291 290 270 289 297 296 326 400 377
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 21 10 20 12 16 11 24 17 10 4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 176 182 167 170 189 186 166 209 301 300
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 44 61 58 57 55 71 62 68 65 52
      Mechanical engineering 30 29 36 26 25 23 36 28 20 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 9 9 5 4 6 8 4 4 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 7 4 6 11 7 6 7 6 13 11
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 7 4 6 11 7 6 7 6 13 11

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 365 354 355 336 374 291 272 238 238 209
  Science and engineering 362 350 348 332 307 285 271 236 232 204
    Science 180 165 173 168 162 150 140 112 119 102
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 44 43 42 35 35 27 7 11 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Computer and information sciences 63 47 63 54 52 50 60 55 51 46
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 6 6 3 6 9 5 2 4 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 1 9 2 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 55 55 49 55 43 36 36 22 27 19
      Psychology 4 6 5 7 10 8 6 3 1 4
      Social sciences 3 5 5 4 6 7 5 7 4 2
    Engineering 182 185 175 164 145 135 131 124 113 102
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 37 51 41 35 35 27 14 13 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 81 80 79 74 59 60 63 74 62 56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 45 41 38 43 37 35 38 29 25 19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 18 12 17 12 14 13 16 8 18 18
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 4 7 4 67 6 1 2 6 5
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 3 4 7 4 67 6 1 2 6 5

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 4,170 4,362 3,581 3,072 3,529 3,592 3,765 4,042 3,858 3,740
  Fellowships 13 4 4 7 5 4 0 8 0 0
    Federal 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 11 3 4 7 5 3 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
  Research assistantships 932 600 575 581 521 529 530 506 479 405
    Federal 351 354 343 336 282 263 258 231 235 196
    Institutional 500 123 87 96 106 143 130 121 129 99
    Nonfederal 81 123 145 149 133 123 142 154 115 110
  Teaching assistantships 695 802 608 718 659 615 626 609 602 557
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 695 802 608 718 659 612 625 609 602 557
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
  Other types of support 2,530 2,956 2,394 1,766 2,344 2,444 2,609 2,919 2,777 2,778
    Federal 13 0 12 0 92 27 14 7 3 13
    Institutional 472 360 375 205 343 505 465 401 412 339
    Nonfederal 26 9 14 2 60 14 28 19 26 11
    Personal resources 2,019 2,587 1,993 1,559 1,849 1,898 2,102 2,492 2,336 2,415

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 84 56 63 75 81 86 66 85 79 78
    Science 54 31 27 39 42 48 33 42 44 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 21 8 9 13 16 15 15 2 2 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 2 2 2 6 4 3 2 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 2 3 3 4 1 1 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 25 18 14 19 18 19 10 14 24 24
      Psychology 5 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 1
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
    Engineering 30 25 36 36 39 38 33 43 35 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7 5 6 11 13 10 19 18 10 10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 4 5 2 4 6 1 1 5 6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 1 1 0
      Mechanical engineering 10 11 17 14 13 9 6 9 5 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 4 5 7 5 11 7 14 14 8
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 2 6 6 8 3 5 0 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 2 6 6 8 3 5 0 0 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

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 46 29 36 43 43 42 30 30 29 37
  Science and engineering 46 27 32 36 43 40 30 30 28 37
    Science 34 17 16 17 25 28 14 14 18 29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 6 6 9 9 14 8 0 1 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 1 2 1 2 6 3 1 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 8 7 6 12 6 2 2 6 14
      Psychology 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 12 10 16 19 18 12 16 16 10 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 3 6 5 5 11 11 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 2 5 2 3 5 1 1 1 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 5 8 10 6 1 2 2 1 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 2 4 7 0 2 0 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 2 4 7 0 2 0 0 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

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 146,779 130,914 122,825 132,192 126,661 113,315 113,205 106,205 98,551 99,727
    Science 77,649 69,427 62,313 68,719 64,894 57,587 59,552 56,815 52,886 56,025
      Computer and information sciences 10,213 10,179 8,945 9,992 8,136 7,608 7,580 8,575 7,490 7,719
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 973 815 598 856 907 938 920 1,541 810 940
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 973 815 598 856 338 850 658 1,083 738 890
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 444 0 162 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 125 88 100 223 72 50
      Life sciences 39,684 31,502 27,495 35,986 35,971 31,871 30,484 23,869 21,135 22,624
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,328 5,932 5,280 6,377 3,900 6,117 4,517 3,967 2,310 3,244
        Health sciences 24,356 25,570 22,215 29,609 31,036 25,181 25,367 19,246 16,858 17,501
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 1,035 573 541 656 1,967 1,879
      Mathematics and statistics 1,616 1,429 1,363 1,155 1,063 866 1,393 1,117 1,254 985
      Physical sciences 17,707 16,709 16,444 17,759 15,515 12,433 14,048 13,644 13,175 13,517
        Astronomy and astrophysics 4,669 3,762 3,767 3,602 3,513 4,207 3,669 3,708 4,456 3,871
        Chemistry 5,695 6,100 6,253 5,614 4,093 3,306 4,784 3,615 3,049 4,052
        Materials science 0 0 39 32 1,542 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,916 4,911 4,550 5,219 2,216 3,845 2,178 2,586 1,662 1,659
        Physical sciences nec 1,427 1,936 1,835 3,292 4,151 1,075 3,417 3,735 4,008 3,935
      Psychology 4,915 5,601 4,130 789 751 897 1,196 1,234 1,322 1,145
      Social sciences 2,513 2,262 2,666 2,166 2,480 2,940 3,808 2,882 1,840 2,994
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 198 412 160 179 386 559 590 228 99 1,712
        Political science and government 1,163 922 1,535 1,078 679 791 935 477 178 411
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 782 529 783 607 1,100 1,165 1,889 1,330 609 493
        Social sciences nec 370 399 188 302 315 425 394 847 954 378
      Sciences nec 28 930 672 16 71 34 123 3,953 5,860 6,101
    Engineering 55,368 51,310 50,646 50,812 48,666 43,363 45,588 42,513 39,488 38,936
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13,817 14,392 14,441 14,739 14,653 10,971 11,633 11,703 4,413 1,593
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 126 0 0 6 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 14,774 11,903 13,460 12,239 7,989 10,052 8,810 6,974 6,175 7,653
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,049 1,164 986 1,464 215 0 0 329 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,802 9,581 9,155 7,611 4,835 4,627 5,847 5,056 2,333 1,948
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7,853 5,999 5,672 4,821 6,066 7,211 8,144 7,956 8,096 9,273
      Engineering nec 7,073 8,271 6,932 9,938 14,908 10,376 11,154 10,495 18,465 18,469
    Non-S&E 13,762 10,177 9,866 12,661 13,101 12,365 8,065 6,877 6,177 4,766
      Business management and business administration 10,684 8,070 7,575 7,877 8,159 8,149 4,383 3,590 4,145 2,252
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 644 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,722 640 693 750 843 307 1,289 1,353 124 894
      Humanities 1,356 1,467 1,598 4,034 4,099 3,264 2,393 1,934 1,908 1,620
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

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 146,779 66,127 13,085 38,169 12,518 16,383 497
    Science 77,649 39,971 9,229 16,570 2,292 9,587 0
      Computer and information sciences 10,213 7,112 296 1,616 543 646 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 973 277 0 459 0 237 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 973 277 0 459 0 237 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 39,684 17,587 5,393 9,623 1,021 6,060 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,328 9,395 652 3,208 707 1,366 0
        Health sciences 24,356 8,192 4,741 6,415 314 4,694 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,616 962 2 530 0 122 0
      Physical sciences 17,707 11,068 2,123 2,215 573 1,728 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 4,669 4,176 0 363 122 8 0
        Chemistry 5,695 3,019 693 734 204 1,045 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,916 3,867 811 511 204 523 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,427 6 619 607 43 152 0
      Psychology 4,915 1,992 1,070 1,473 106 274 0
      Social sciences 2,513 973 345 636 49 510 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 198 0 0 65 0 133 0
        Political science and government 1,163 409 182 325 29 218 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 782 269 154 190 20 149 0
        Social sciences nec 370 295 9 56 0 10 0
      Sciences nec 28 0 0 18 0 10 0
    Engineering 55,368 25,609 3,610 11,319 10,166 4,167 497
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 13,817 9,038 800 1,885 936 661 497
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 14,774 4,869 0 2,165 6,759 981 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,049 572 0 456 19 2 0
      Mechanical engineering 10,802 7,272 172 2,243 325 790 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 7,853 2,328 1,139 1,754 1,918 714 0
      Engineering nec 7,073 1,530 1,499 2,816 209 1,019 0
    Non-S&E 13,762 547 246 10,280 60 2,629 0
      Business management and business administration 10,684 58 0 9,135 60 1,431 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,722 458 246 531 0 487 0
      Humanities 1,356 31 0 614 0 711 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • 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 66,127 60,706 58,249 55,983 48,466 40,046 36,097 35,451 31,068 32,699
  DOD 12,884 11,635 11,441 13,592 13,688 9,784 8,892 8,724 6,568 8,968
  DOE 4,243 3,812 4,106 3,198 2,493 1,588 1,147 1,410 1,470 2,185
  HHS 28,004 27,924 25,506 24,730 19,176 13,653 12,233 10,721 10,299 8,899
  NASA 2,861 2,055 2,254 1,289 1,215 1,146 1,257 2,523 3,409 1,824
  NSF 17,448 14,536 14,529 12,782 11,072 12,641 10,936 10,334 8,042 9,347
  USDA 56 121 25 0 0 0 0 21 24 26
  Other 631 623 388 392 822 1,234 1,632 1,718 1,256 1,450

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 2,522 304 2,218 .
2018 2,277 282 1,995 .
2017 2,191 277 1,914 .

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 707 661 643 529 496
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 141 134 136 129 97
    Computer and information sciences 22 22 23 21 23
    Engineering 327 303 306 214 167
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 32 27 28 87 74
    Health sciences 30 18 18 12 9
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 107 116 90 31 58
    Psychology 10 11 12 7 19
    Social sciences 3 8 4 8 29
    Other 34 22 26 19 18

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 . . . 24,603 84,724 0
    Engineering . . . . 60,000 0
    Health sciences . . . . 24,724 0
    Physical sciences . . . 24,603 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 0 858 6,478 5,500
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 580 0 4,500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 1,856 1,000
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 4,622 0
    Psychology 0 0 278 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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