U. Texas, El Paso

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 146 68.7 459 157 83.3 925
2023 130 72.1 459 183 73.4 679 155 83.2 911 176 71.2 602
2022 151 67.4 457 186 73 680 156 82.9 900
2021 178 60.7 447 167 76.2 691 163 82.3 908 159 73.1 583
2020 134 70.7 450 160 77.4 698 160 82.8 916
2019 171 62.3 447 164 76.8 697 156 83.2 914 180 69.9 589
2018 176 59.4 428 167 76.5 700 161 82.6 911
2017 159 63.1 425 164 76.4 684 160 82.4 898 183 68.6 575
2016 191 56.2 430 215 69.6 697 153 83.2 896
2015 149 65.5 426 207 70.5 693 151 83.4 898 204 64.7 570
2014 217 68.9 688
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
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 106 130 100 69 119 78 75 91 65 99
  Science and engineering 93 105 78 53 90 61 53 70 46 66
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 1 4 . 2 5 . 2 1 1
      Natural resources and conservation 3 1 4 . 2 5 . 2 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 21 18 20 10 20 4 9 5 8 16
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . 3 3 1 . . 1 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 9 10 7 3 7 2 2 . 1 3
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 2 . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 7 4 3 1 6 . 2 1 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology 2 2 1 . 1 . . . 1 2
      Molecular biology . . 2 1 . . . . 3 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . . 2 . 2 1 1 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . . 1 1 . 1 2 . 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 2 . 2 . 1 . . 1
    Computer and information sciences 8 8 4 4 5 2 2 3 2 4
      Computer science 5 8 4 2 5 2 2 2 2 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 . . 2 . . . 1 . 1
    Engineering 23 38 24 24 32 24 21 39 20 23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 3 2 . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 2 1 1 7 3 1 2 . 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 7 4 6 7 7 3 7 5 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 3 6 2 3 3 3 4 10 4 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering 8 6 5 2 6 9 6 8 6 4
      Mechanical engineering 4 8 7 12 6 1 6 10 1 3
      Engineering, other 1 5 2 . 1 . 1 . 2 4
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 9 5 1 6 9 2 7 3 9
      Geological sciences 4 8 4 1 6 8 2 6 3 7
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . 2
    Health sciences 3 3 5 4 6 4 2 2 1 5
      Public health . . 1 1 1 1 2 . . .
      Health sciences, other 3 3 4 3 5 3 . 2 1 5
    Mathematics and statistics 5 12 4 3 4 3 4 . 1 .
      Applied mathematics . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics 5 10 4 3 3 3 4 . 1 .
      Statistics . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences 14 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 6 4
      Chemistry 13 8 7 6 4 4 5 4 5 4
      Physics 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 .
    Psychology 9 7 5 1 10 5 8 8 3 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 . . . 2 2 2 . . 1
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 1
      Psychology, other 5 4 4 . 5 1 3 6 . 1
    Social sciences 2 1 . . . . . . 1 1
      Social sciences, other 2 1 . . . . . . 1 1
  Non-science and engineering 13 25 22 16 29 17 22 21 19 33
    Business 4 9 3 5 11 5 3 6 5 13
      Business 4 9 3 5 11 5 3 6 5 13
    Education 6 6 5 6 7 6 7 2 5 13
      Education leadership and administration . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Education research . 1 1 . . . 2 1 . 2
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 5 3 5 6 5 4 1 2 10
      Education, other . . 1 1 . 1 1 . 3 1
    Humanities and arts 3 8 14 5 11 6 12 13 9 7
      Letters . 3 11 5 4 4 8 6 4 2
      History 3 5 3 . 7 1 4 7 4 5
      Humanities and arts, other . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering . 2 . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 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 458 433 444 431 451 426 445 339 353 309
    Female 389 345 363 347 359 331 311 236 234 206
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 510 484 538 554 547 497 475 344 384 340
    Hispanic or Latino 409 383 428 435 423 388 359 254 290 253
    Not Hispanic or Latino 96 94 102 107 110 95 105 87 90 86
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 3
      Asian 10 17 16 18 15 7 6 6 10 8
      Black or African American 16 10 13 15 8 11 10 7 8 8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
      White 64 62 71 72 85 74 86 72 67 66
      More than one race 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 7 8 12 14 14 11 3 4 1
  Temporary visa holders 337 294 269 224 263 260 281 231 203 175
  Science and engineering 746 679 708 690 727 673 666 539 557 486
    Science 431 405 408 386 392 373 370 332 328 302
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 100 91 84 89 96 101 97 75 70 64
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 64 50 52 44 42 41 39 31 32 30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 24 27 25 25 27 26 39 42 43 40
      Mathematics and statistics 52 58 47 31 33 32 22 12 20 13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 20 22 33 37 32 24 32 18 12
      Natural resources and conservation 5 8 9 6 2 4 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 70 74 68 56 58 57 60 55 50 40
      Psychology 29 35 45 43 43 41 42 31 35 37
      Social sciences 70 42 56 59 54 39 38 44 52 66
    Engineering 315 274 300 304 335 300 296 207 229 184
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 22 19 18 17 26 35 29 24 30 16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 69 46 57 58 57 59 65 44 57 65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 70 60 58 72 92 62 64 46 54 42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 33 34 47 42 31 40 37 17 14 10
      Mechanical engineering 102 91 91 90 103 83 69 43 34 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 15 20 21 24 25 17 29 31 33 23
      Other engineering 4 4 8 1 1 4 3 2 7 1
  Health 101 99 99 88 83 84 90 36 30 29
    Clinical medicine 15 17 17 16 14 22 25 36 30 29
    Other health 86 82 82 72 69 62 65 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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 292 340 378 372 300 298 311 210 192 203
    Female 211 238 231 218 194 189 186 145 143 139
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 429 480 485 461 387 380 389 281 252 258
    Hispanic or Latino 305 371 373 342 287 279 283 211 200 191
    Not Hispanic or Latino 112 93 101 106 77 88 98 64 50 63
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 4 0 2
      Asian 15 12 10 7 2 6 7 7 7 6
      Black or African American 23 17 15 13 15 11 10 4 2 3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
      White 72 64 75 82 57 68 78 48 40 49
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 12 16 11 13 23 13 8 6 2 4
  Temporary visa holders 74 98 124 129 107 107 108 74 83 84
  Science and engineering 453 546 577 557 452 451 455 329 306 306
    Science 240 263 241 253 251 249 248 198 185 174
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 45 47 44 40 41 23 27 26 13 15
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 19 31 24 25 27 21 21 19 13 19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 27 25 26 25 32 34 23 30 15
      Mathematics and statistics 33 29 22 11 15 12 18 2 6 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 14 23 20 30 34 36 37 11 10 14
      Natural resources and conservation 5 6 3 6 6 11 9 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 16 7 15 15 15 15 16 14 13 25
      Psychology 23 17 7 8 14 12 16 16 17 9
      Social sciences 71 76 81 92 74 87 70 74 73 77
    Engineering 213 283 336 304 201 202 207 131 121 132
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 8 12 16 13 15 12 17 13 12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 40 59 63 51 44 49 47 33 42 35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 42 51 67 71 52 51 47 36 30 33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 82 114 143 119 52 44 55 9 3 11
      Mechanical engineering 25 34 35 38 26 25 29 23 20 18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 18 14 15 9 12 15 14 11 13 17
      Other engineering 2 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 6
  Health 50 32 32 33 42 36 42 26 29 36
    Clinical medicine 13 7 7 10 13 16 16 26 29 36
    Other health 37 25 25 23 29 20 26 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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 147 155 157 151 120 122 99 126 94 82
  Science and engineering 144 150 153 140 115 119 96 125 94 77
    Science 70 68 75 74 53 51 42 49 42 27
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 20 22 25 24 24 21 15 19 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 17 5 9 4 9 7 4 8 3 8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 5 4 6 0 3 3 9 6 3
      Mathematics and statistics 8 9 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 5 6 11 4 1 4 3 4 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 10 12 17 11 8 3 4 4 1
      Psychology 6 4 7 5 1 4 4 5 3 0
      Social sciences 5 8 6 5 2 3 0 2 1 2
    Engineering 74 82 78 66 62 68 54 76 52 50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 6 4 2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 18 13 9 12 21 5 12 3 19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 11 15 15 5 6 6 14 10 12 9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 7 6 2 2 2 4 3 2 2
      Mechanical engineering 29 32 35 39 31 32 24 24 21 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5 4 2 5 6 1 4 21 10 5
      Other engineering 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 5 4 11 5 3 3 1 0 5
    Clinical medicine 1 3 3 9 4 2 3 1 0 5
    Other health 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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 847 778 807 778 810 757 756 575 587 515
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 218 231 224 3 201 187 87 194 164 141
    Federal 145 149 157 3 116 114 40 117 94 79
    Institutional 61 64 57 0 72 55 29 60 63 48
    Nonfederal 12 18 10 0 13 18 18 17 7 14
  Teaching assistantships 245 325 340 335 345 331 231 246 235 222
    Federal 0 0 0 28 4 1 0 1 0 1
    Institutional 245 325 340 307 341 327 230 243 235 215
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 6
  Other types of support 384 222 243 440 264 239 438 132 186 151
    Federal 2 6 0 120 0 7 59 6 0 2
    Institutional 16 14 20 78 23 22 99 17 10 17
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 4 0 2 16 2 0 0
    Personal resources 365 202 223 238 241 208 264 107 176 132

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 39 48 32 35 38 38 52 56 58 12
    Science 28 32 21 26 31 31 45 47 50 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 8 9 10 9 14 20 17 22 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 1 3 4 2 5 6 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 13 7 9 12 9 15 17 22 4
      Psychology 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 1
      Social sciences 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 11 16 11 9 7 7 7 9 8 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 6 4 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Health 8 8 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 8 6 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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 36 34 28 19 23 23 27 32 22 6
  Science and engineering 31 32 26 19 23 22 27 32 22 6
    Science 22 19 16 13 19 18 22 25 16 4
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 9 3 8 6 6 10 12 10 8 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 8 5 2 5 5 7 12 7 1
      Psychology 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
      Social sciences 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 9 13 10 6 4 4 5 7 6 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 6 3 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  Health 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Other health 5 2 1 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.
  • 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 157,574 145,724 130,501 109,410 108,628 106,809 91,032 94,565 91,330 89,418
    Science 85,345 77,750 66,194 60,293 62,265 65,619 53,564 56,249 55,653 52,990
      Computer and information sciences 9,353 8,443 7,833 6,234 7,597 5,851 5,522 5,832 5,271 6,097
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,889 4,729 4,565 3,757 3,426 3,168 2,566 2,948 3,120 5,357
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 2,284
        Geological and earth sciences 5,871 4,719 4,550 3,747 3,392 3,168 2,488 2,927 3,090 2,893
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 18 10 15 10 34 0 44 21 0 180
      Life sciences 41,893 35,325 30,381 23,452 28,552 30,643 27,452 27,585 27,388 25,094
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 29,055 24,121 21,382 16,281 16,280 20,446 17,475 17,871 18,679 18,480
        Health sciences 12,381 10,288 7,386 5,638 6,503 7,504 6,979 6,303 5,887 2,246
        Natural resources and conservation 0 62 65 116 921 1,457 2,016 2,510 2,549 0
        Life sciences nec 457 854 1,548 1,417 4,848 1,236 982 901 273 4,368
      Mathematics and statistics 2,946 2,552 2,413 2,412 2,927 1,466 668 727 1,141 866
      Physical sciences 9,915 12,207 10,021 9,092 6,775 7,587 7,841 7,737 8,117 6,990
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,413 8,656 6,399 6,291 4,620 6,519 6,456 5,735 6,071 3,112
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,502 3,551 3,622 2,801 2,155 1,068 1,385 2,002 2,046 1,900
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,978
      Psychology 6,556 6,453 4,911 4,407 5,285 10,393 3,962 3,245 3,055 4,280
      Social sciences 4,755 4,319 3,365 4,964 4,161 3,951 3,903 5,083 5,666 4,141
        Anthropology 129 247 145 13 82 513 2,974 3,753 4,123 0
        Economics 679 527 269 1,942 1,092 1,201 85 60 120 150
        Political science and government 1,670 1,766 1,265 1,204 1,184 757 78 113 122 102
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 518 1,471 1,539 1,658 1,658 1,339 301 423 410 1,598
        Social sciences nec 1,759 308 147 147 145 141 465 734 891 2,291
      Sciences nec 4,038 3,722 2,705 5,975 3,542 2,560 1,650 3,092 1,895 165
    Engineering 48,749 45,627 40,798 26,599 25,172 26,586 27,260 27,643 25,328 24,525
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 289 184 42 24 15 1 328 1 24 25
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 614 1,031 1,266 682 1,016 977 0 0 6 0
      Chemical engineering 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 6,289 5,675 5,850 3,901 4,397 4,721 4,905 4,939 5,259 4,494
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,794 7,608 4,940 4,411 4,729 7,331 5,121 4,498 4,032 4,616
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,728 2,466 2,184 1,559 1,645 1,776 1,462 2,960 1,696 0
      Mechanical engineering 26,064 22,981 23,507 13,352 10,955 8,595 9,209 9,023 8,913 8,949
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3,247 3,125 833 934 1,175 1,139 5,942 5,993 5,175 1,463
      Engineering nec 2,724 2,357 2,176 1,736 1,240 2,046 293 229 223 4,978
    Non-S&E 23,480 22,347 23,509 22,518 21,191 14,604 10,208 10,673 10,349 11,903
      Business management and business administration 7,667 5,534 5,487 4,515 6,679 4,309 2,489 3,171 2,470 2,206
      Communication and communications technologies 1,792 1,711 1,736 1,568 1,167 104 159 252 285 452
      Education 4,315 5,959 5,461 5,323 2,554 2,151 1,348 1,455 1,236 1,064
      Humanities 3,706 3,213 3,313 3,658 3,280 1,102 607 785 852 2,013
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 210 270 209 0 156
      Social work 1,773 1,073 1,323 1,212 1,636 947 477 223 230 300
      Visual and performing arts 1,412 1,652 1,548 1,874 2,001 230 314 355 196 198
      Non-S&E nec 2,815 3,205 4,641 4,368 3,874 5,551 4,544 4,223 5,080 5,514

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 157,574 74,836 18,373 49,884 1,100 2,321 11,060
    Science 85,345 40,140 12,697 24,728 578 1,238 5,964
      Computer and information sciences 9,353 6,150 359 1,367 186 0 1,291
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,889 3,814 205 1,241 249 32 348
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 5,871 3,814 205 1,241 249 32 330
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 18 0 0 0 0 0 18
      Life sciences 41,893 18,787 7,664 12,007 10 503 2,922
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 29,055 15,391 4,194 7,417 0 156 1,897
        Health sciences 12,381 3,197 3,470 4,365 10 347 992
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 457 199 0 225 0 0 33
      Mathematics and statistics 2,946 1,228 172 1,513 0 4 29
      Physical sciences 9,915 4,786 413 4,124 133 385 74
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 6,413 2,954 165 2,784 133 322 55
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,502 1,832 248 1,340 0 63 19
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 6,556 4,049 389 1,745 0 128 245
      Social sciences 4,755 1,326 498 2,026 0 176 729
        Anthropology 129 125 0 0 0 0 4
        Economics 679 93 63 37 0 33 453
        Political science and government 1,670 347 75 1,052 0 111 85
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 518 277 171 12 0 21 37
        Social sciences nec 1,759 484 189 925 0 11 150
      Sciences nec 4,038 0 2,997 705 0 10 326
    Engineering 48,749 31,589 3,774 10,752 368 186 2,080
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 289 0 173 88 0 0 28
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 614 426 3 185 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 6,289 2,956 1,095 2,119 0 21 98
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,794 5,089 176 1,194 47 18 270
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,728 1,032 240 1,290 92 0 74
      Mechanical engineering 26,064 19,161 1,607 4,673 31 142 450
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 3,247 1,960 382 733 38 0 134
      Engineering nec 2,724 965 98 470 160 5 1,026
    Non-S&E 23,480 3,107 1,902 14,404 154 897 3,016
      Business management and business administration 7,667 52 636 5,502 154 0 1,323
      Communication and communications technologies 1,792 36 220 1,447 0 6 83
      Education 4,315 1,665 155 2,015 0 269 211
      Humanities 3,706 228 272 2,482 0 458 266
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,773 771 467 420 0 90 25
      Visual and performing arts 1,412 0 79 1,076 0 0 257
      Non-S&E nec 2,815 355 73 1,462 0 74 851

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 74,836 70,873 60,387 43,930 39,126 41,261 44,352 44,811 42,423 41,897
  DOD 17,331 12,633 12,604 6,445 2,802 2,937 4,387 5,353 4,714 4,738
  DOE 7,020 5,238 4,206 2,302 2,279 2,032 1,725 2,021 1,304 1,676
  HHS 20,021 21,672 18,064 14,720 14,008 14,492 15,382 16,195 14,527 12,421
  NASA 1,591 2,622 3,569 2,699 2,808 2,166 3,675 3,392 2,669 1,878
  NSF 21,217 19,551 14,445 11,223 10,527 11,838 10,008 10,639 10,551 10,291
  USDA 282 510 274 454 1,260 2,105 2,084 1,882 1,936 1,373
  Other 7,374 8,647 7,225 6,087 5,442 5,691 7,091 5,329 6,722 9,520

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 2,147 230 1,917 .
2018 2,860 233 2,627 .

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 317 362 293 280 242
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 83 86 81 83 76
    Computer and information sciences 12 12 12 10 12
    Engineering 100 107 91 65 60
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 20 20 20 12 12
    Health sciences 12 15 13 15 8
    Mathematics and statistics 3 4 3 4 2
    Natural resources and conservation 5 8 8 4 4
    Physical sciences 38 40 41 48 44
    Psychology 23 18 18 24 18
    Social sciences 17 10 4 12 5
    Other 5 43 3 3 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 0 34,291 0 91,765
    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 34,291 0 1,765
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 90,000

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 1,575 639 345 3,147
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 750 316 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 825 0 345 351
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 960
    Psychology 0 0 323 0 1,836
    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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