U. Texas, San Antonio

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 132 71.7 459 131 79.6 631 150 84 925
2023 118 74.7 459 147 78.7 679 150 83.8 911 196 67.9 602
2022 124 73.3 457 150 78.3 680 151 83.5 900
2021 116 74.5 447 144 79.5 691 147 84.1 908 212 64.1 583
2020 132 71.1 450 136 80.8 698 145 84.4 916
2019 130 71.4 447 140 80.2 697 166 82.1 914 224 62.4 589
2018 136 68.7 428 157 77.9 700 170 81.6 911
2017 140 67.5 425 156 77.5 684 171 81.2 898 201 65.5 575
2016 152 65.2 430 153 78.4 697 182 80 896
2015 158 63.4 426 148 79 693 186 79.6 898 190 67.1 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 127 146 130 133 121 125 116 105 102 94
  Science and engineering 91 101 94 88 74 77 83 76 73 62
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 . . 1 2 . . 2 . 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . 1 2 . . 1 . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 13 14 10 7 5 9 8 8 10 7
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 5 4 1 . 3 4 2 4 4 1
      Molecular biology 1 5 4 4 1 1 2 . 2 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
    Computer and information sciences 20 10 15 11 12 10 11 8 11 8
      Computer science 14 8 10 7 11 9 10 8 10 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 6 2 5 4 1 1 1 . 1 .
    Engineering 17 34 38 35 16 22 26 21 19 21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 8 1 7 3 3 6 5 2 6
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 12 5 3 3 6 3 3 4 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 10 24 17 3 7 9 9 10 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 3 3 7 2 6 4 4 4 3 2
      Engineering, other . . 1 3 . 1 2 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1
      Geological sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 .
    Health sciences 1 . . 2 1 1 . . 2 .
      Public health . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Health sciences, other 1 . . 2 1 1 . . 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 1 3 2 3 . 5 1 4 . .
      Applied mathematics . . . . . 1 . . . .
      Statistics 1 3 2 3 . 2 1 4 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . . 2 . . . .
    Physical sciences 12 16 16 13 11 9 23 17 14 20
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 2 5 3 . 1 4 4 1 1
      Chemistry 6 11 8 7 6 4 6 2 5 5
      Physics 2 3 3 3 5 4 13 11 8 14
    Psychology 7 10 7 5 10 10 1 3 5 1
      Clinical psychology 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 1 1 . 1 2 1 1 3 .
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 3 . 2 6 . 1 . 1
      Psychology, other 3 6 3 5 7 2 . 1 2 .
    Social sciences 17 12 6 10 17 10 13 13 11 3
      Anthropology 3 2 1 4 2 3 4 1 . .
      Economics . . . . . . . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 11 6 3 5 7 7 7 6 6 1
      Social sciences, other 3 4 2 1 8 . 2 6 5 2
  Non-science and engineering 36 45 36 45 47 48 33 29 29 32
    Business 7 12 6 8 7 13 12 9 11 10
      Business 7 12 6 8 7 13 12 9 11 10
    Education 23 30 26 34 40 32 19 17 16 18
      Education leadership and administration 11 14 11 11 16 17 1 . 1 .
      Education research 6 6 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 11
      Teacher education and teaching fields 5 9 3 12 9 4 5 5 5 5
      Education, other 1 1 2 1 5 . 2 2 . 2
    Humanities and arts 6 3 3 3 . 3 2 3 2 4
      Letters 4 3 3 2 . 3 2 2 1 4
      Foreign languages and literature 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 . . . 1 1 .
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Communication . . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 . . . . . . .

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   904   779   706   712   765   659   563   542   604   567
    Hispanic or Latino   420   370   319   330   336   274   230   207   221   196
    Not Hispanic or Latino   465   393   377   369   408   363   309   291   335   349
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   2   1   0   1   1   1   2   0
      Asian   70   56   48   39   52   41   35   46   42   39
      Black or African American   69   53   42   57   58   47   41   39   44   44
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   2   3   3   3   5   1   4   2
      White   276   246   260   248   273   250   206   187   224   242
      More than one race   45   34   23   21   22   21   21   17   19   22
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   16   10   13   21   22   24   44   48   22
  Temporary visa holders   396   353   348   317   275   292   278   309   341   458
  Science and engineering   1,217   1,074   1,001   980   988   897   787   795   874   952
    Science   931   823   772   734   761   663   554   556   609   613
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   28
      Biological and biomedical sciences   125   91   78   79   87   91   101   112   78   59
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   9
      Computer and information sciences   278   228   212   184   168   143   129   131   130   146
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   12   19   17   12   26   13   11   17   22
      Mathematics and statistics   84   78   70   40   53   46   34   31   36   47
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   29   29   26   39   58   2   1   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   16   14   17   17   12   13   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   114   112   106   112   126   109   92   87   91   82
      Psychology   139   127   101   97   99   93   62   65   75   76
      Social sciences   135   130   146   149   141   141   109   101   140   135
    Engineering   286   251   229   246   227   234   233   239   265   339
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   33   33   25   27   29   23   18   26   22   34
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   71   59   49   56   55   51   41   41   45   38
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   102   87   94   103   85   103   103   93   120   191
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   6   7   8   6   10   13   14   14   9
      Mechanical engineering   58   53   52   49   44   42   53   56   59   56
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   5   2   3   8   5   5   9   3   7
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4
    Health   83   58   53   49   52   54   54   56   71   73
      Clinical medicine   48   24   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   35   34   51   48   51   54   54   56   71   73

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   776   778   864   932   881   626   638   661   830   742
    Hispanic or Latino   417   410   425   434   390   262   262   266   356   329
    Not Hispanic or Latino   342   346   414   469   462   336   330   337   413   388
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   2   3   4   2   4   0   1   4
      Asian   42   40   59   71   56   42   40   44   49   43
      Black or African American   39   39   54   57   46   34   37   26   50   39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   1   2   2   1   1   2   0   2
      White   233   244   278   314   330   236   229   254   295   278
      More than one race   24   19   20   22   24   21   19   11   18   22
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   22   25   29   29   28   46   58   61   25
  Temporary visa holders   59   79   90   106   111   89   94   88   116   109
  Science and engineering   793   823   925   988   934   673   685   707   883   795
    Science   592   619   694   740   694   458   469   494   643   558
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   16
      Biological and biomedical sciences   37   27   36   57   54   54   54   57   42   48
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   11
      Computer and information sciences   190   182   185   171   135   92   93   76   83   59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   24   26   30   33   19   25   21   24   19
      Mathematics and statistics   60   74   94   34   36   37   37   41   45   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   57   58   60   112   132   9   8   14   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   18   25   33   36   25   16   18   16   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   22   27   37   21   24   24   36   25   34
      Psychology   49   50   66   72   69   42   54   58   41   49
      Social sciences   146   157   167   191   189   165   156   175   348   284
    Engineering   201   204   231   248   240   215   216   213   240   237
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   44   31   29   32   24   35   36   27   37   36
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   36   40   52   55   44   37   37   36   40   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   69   76   78   90   102   82   93   97   97   98
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   18   19   12   10   9   9   9   9   17
      Mechanical engineering   24   26   44   53   55   47   36   39   44   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   9   9   6   5   5   5   5   5   5
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   8
    Health   42   34   29   50   58   42   47   42   63   56
      Clinical medicine   26   19   4   7   6   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   16   15   25   43   52   42   47   42   63   56

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   201   152   160   162   151   97   102   72   83   87
  Science and engineering   184   144   149   153   145   89   92   70   71   74
    Science   145   125   105   121   124   72   77   56   53   52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   23   18   18   21   16   14   8   3   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   56   37   27   30   28   15   24   22   7   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   3   6   4   4   2   3   0   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   7   4   6   2   2   2   0   0   5   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   3   1   3   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   1   1   1   0   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   23   16   30   37   22   19   20   7   7
      Psychology   17   16   12   15   9   2   7   3   6   6
      Social sciences   23   16   18   18   15   13   8   3   21   18
    Engineering   39   19   44   32   21   17   15   14   18   22
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   3   4   4   2   2   5   2   2   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   3   6   9   5   1   4   3   2   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   3   19   11   7   11   5   6   7   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   2   1
      Mechanical engineering   10   8   14   7   7   2   1   3   4   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Health   17   8   11   9   6   8   10   2   12   13
      Clinical medicine   10   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   7   6   10   9   5   8   10   2   12   13

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,300   1,132   1,054   1,029   1,040   951   841   851   945   1,025
  Fellowships   6   2   1   0   5   27   52   11   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   7   13   0   0   0
    Institutional   6   2   1   0   5   20   39   11   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   238   187   248   185   184   154   161   159   201   204
    Federal   77   79   87   73   77   56   55   50   30   32
    Institutional   140   88   142   102   93   83   88   92   136   133
    Nonfederal   21   20   19   10   14   15   18   17   35   39
  Teaching assistantships   149   156   178   81   99   118   111   167   206   213
    Federal   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   148   156   178   81   98   117   111   166   206   213
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0
  Other types of support   907   787   627   763   752   652   517   514   538   608
    Federal   123   73   73   89   74   33   34   22   53   55
    Institutional   340   296   113   274   238   261   161   197   198   225
    Nonfederal   9   11   1   6   5   8   9   19   0   0
    Personal resources   435   407   440   394   435   350   313   276   287   328

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   58   82   79   78   97   84   100   84   79   38
    Science   44   66   64   68   82   70   81   60   60   28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   33   31   30   37   31   17   14   14   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   2   3   5   4   2   11   4   5   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   3   2   4   1   1   2   3   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   3   3   0   0   2   3   3   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   17   16   24   31   28   35   33   36   13
      Psychology   2   2   2   1   3   3   13   2   0   0
      Social sciences   4   7   6   6   2   2   1   2   2   1
    Engineering   14   16   15   10   15   14   19   24   19   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   3   3   3   4   4   4   8   2   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   1   0   0   0   3   5   5   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   2   2   2   3   1   7   8   6   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   1   1   0   2   4   0   6   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   3   3   7   7   1   3   0   0
    Health   6   5   3   0   2   0   3   0   2   1
      Clinical medicine   3   3   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Other health   3   2   0   0   2   0   2   0   2   1

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   29   39   40   38   39   27   20   22   0   17
  Science and engineering   27   37   39   38   39   27   20   22   0   17
    Science   21   31   32   32   35   22   14   15   0   12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   24   23   16   21   15   9   7   0   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   2   2   3   2   0   3   1   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   2   5   6   13   10   6   2   7   0   6
      Psychology   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   6   6   7   6   4   5   6   7   0   5
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   2   3   2   1   1   1   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   0   0   1   1   1   1   2   0   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   2   1   1   0   0   2   0   0   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   2   2   2   3   0   1   0   0
    Health   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   1   0   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   171,528   158,453   147,629   145,362   138,586   84,326   72,682   70,163   59,831   54,949
    Science   96,383   90,137   87,580   76,533   68,684   55,791   48,411   46,426   34,986   38,629
      Computer and information sciences   23,992   22,722   21,484   19,203   12,064   12,132   10,239   8,273   6,351   4,258
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,720   4,765   4,787   3,429   2,354   1,178   1,087   1,018   893   1,519
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,403   2,632   2,576   2,203   1,873   1,178   1,087   1,018   893   1,519
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   129   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   3,317   2,133   2,082   1,226   481   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   31,720   31,428   27,073   26,419   25,911   22,455   16,720   17,353   13,205   18,852
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,905   26,481   22,618   23,479   23,733   20,972   15,062   16,323   13,098   18,686
        Health sciences   2,379   2,193   2,527   1,961   2,014   1,483   1,658   1,030   107   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,436   2,754   1,928   979   164   0   0   0   0   166
      Mathematics and statistics   1,850   1,782   2,075   1,554   1,529   586   272   371   331   390
      Physical sciences   15,528   12,226   12,128   11,547   11,234   10,617   11,561   12,884   6,935   6,646
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   10,624   7,586   8,005   7,037   6,980   6,843   8,475   10,155   4,366   3,401
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,904   4,640   4,123   4,510   4,254   3,774   3,086   2,729   2,569   3,245
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,746   3,133   3,738   2,835   4,716   1,262   1,015   1,006   528   911
      Social sciences   11,423   12,152   10,456   9,393   9,447   6,674   5,686   5,521   5,313   3,664
        Anthropology   1,471   1,651   1,190   797   916   800   766   667   659   0
        Economics   1,423   894   941   901   925   801   790   1,201   627   436
        Political science and government   786   906   822   813   760   71   52   47   34   43
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,982   3,866   2,101   2,895   3,242   2,507   2,658   2,356   2,640   1,961
        Social sciences nec   3,761   4,835   5,402   3,987   3,604   2,495   1,420   1,250   1,353   1,224
      Sciences nec   2,404   1,929   5,839   2,153   1,429   887   1,831   0   1,430   2,389
    Engineering   30,334   25,584   24,403   21,499   22,922   19,928   17,781   17,717   14,397   11,383
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,716   4,037   4,096   3,532   3,887   2,689   1,944   1,440   896   781
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   7,787   6,896   7,198   6,580   4,856   4,138   3,825   2,951   2,122   3,564
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,316   3,896   4,575   3,550   3,701   2,467   2,094   4,119   3,777   2,449
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,072   1,353   821   496   584   428   345   234   13   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,265   3,918   3,312   3,124   3,591   2,494   2,228   4,111   3,516   3,613
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   8,178   5,484   4,401   4,217   6,303   7,712   7,345   4,862   4,073   976
    Non-S&E   44,811   42,732   35,646   47,330   46,980   8,607   6,490   6,020   10,448   4,937
      Business management and business administration   8,883   7,685   7,400   7,414   7,081   2,581   2,185   2,345   2,250   2,260
      Communication and communications technologies   1,396   1,226   1,140   1,086   964   55   0   0   0   0
      Education   7,908   9,169   7,511   5,615   6,649   5,032   2,761   2,516   3,274   1,549
      Humanities   5,051   4,052   3,467   3,465   3,166   377   634   773   770   1,073
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   4,020   3,947   1,805   1,331   588   99   0   0   0   55
      Visual and performing arts   926   865   724   786   640   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   16,627   15,788   13,599   27,633   27,892   463   910   386   4,154   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: 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   171,528   60,101   25,628   72,157   8,580   1,821   3,241
    Science   96,383   44,643   12,193   32,622   3,495   1,472   1,958
      Computer and information sciences   23,992   13,058   4,583   5,666   430   16   239
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,720   4,630   126   1,666   217   15   66
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,403   1,624   126   1,572   0   15   66
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   3,317   3,006   0   94   217   0   0
      Life sciences   31,720   18,469   3,452   7,484   1,087   768   460
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   26,905   17,091   2,556   5,219   836   768   435
        Health sciences   2,379   512   22   1,663   157   0   25
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,436   866   874   602   94   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,850   288   0   1,514   0   0   48
      Physical sciences   15,528   5,146   2,460   5,926   625   515   856
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   10,624   2,550   2,460   3,685   575   515   839
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,904   2,596   0   2,241   50   0   17
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,746   348   39   2,337   0   0   22
      Social sciences   11,423   2,439   1,218   6,533   1,136   76   21
        Anthropology   1,471   470   9   871   65   56   0
        Economics   1,423   161   362   855   24   0   21
        Political science and government   786   7   138   630   0   11   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,982   835   53   2,251   836   7   0
        Social sciences nec   3,761   966   656   1,926   211   2   0
      Sciences nec   2,404   265   315   1,496   0   82   246
    Engineering   30,334   11,909   3,550   11,830   2,482   61   502
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,716   1,367   333   2,593   332   23   68
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   7,787   1,254   1,632   3,867   774   27   233
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,316   769   84   2,326   1   1   135
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,072   1,631   23   82   336   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,265   1,925   0   2,266   0   8   66
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   8,178   4,963   1,478   696   1,039   2   0
    Non-S&E   44,811   3,549   9,885   27,705   2,603   288   781
      Business management and business administration   8,883   32   781   7,712   0   10   348
      Communication and communications technologies   1,396   133   53   1,210   0   0   0
      Education   7,908   1,389   1,087   4,085   1,295   2   50
      Humanities   5,051   0   703   3,167   621   224   336
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   4,020   1,095   2,316   607   2   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   926   38   0   874   0   0   14
      Non-S&E nec   16,627   862   4,945   10,050   685   52   33

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   60,101   58,171   54,384   42,952   34,334   34,588   29,824   29,947   25,813   23,511
  DOD   6,866   8,071   7,398   5,252   4,451   6,646   4,478   4,869   6,316   5,052
  DOE   10,027   9,876   11,164   5,954   1,503   448   371   410   440   397
  HHS   22,659   20,698   17,482   14,320   13,096   12,526   10,872   12,394   11,472   11,978
  NASA   3,002   2,205   2,568   2,341   1,722   592   561   563   468   673
  NSF   9,902   8,173   8,444   8,001   6,456   7,715   6,751   6,034   3,767   3,447
  USDA   946   525   234   295   625   632   558   428   338   393
  Other   6,699   8,623   7,094   6,789   6,481   6,029   6,233   5,249   3,012   1,571

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   1,818   332   1,486   .
2018   1,763   294   1,469   .

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   371 i   281 i   260   296   306
    Agricultural sciences   10 i   9 i   9   6   5
    Biological and biomedical sciences   50 i   50 i   50   100   107
    Computer and information sciences   15 i   8 i   7   7   8
    Engineering   109 i   89 i   83   72   69
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   19 i   9 i   10   12   16
    Health sciences   12 i   0 i   0   1   1
    Mathematics and statistics   5 i   3 i   1   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   17 i   11 i   8   5   4
    Physical sciences   78 i   53 i   52   51   58
    Psychology   20 i   19 i   15   15   15
    Social sciences   37 i   29 i   25   25   22
    Other   0 i   0 i   0   0   0

i=imputed

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 i   0 i   105,577 i   0   25,866
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   0 i   35,192 i   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0 i   0 i   35,192 i   0   0
    Engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   16,483
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Health sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0 i   0 i   35,193 i   0   9,383
    Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Physical sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Psychology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Social sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Other   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0

i=imputed

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 i   0 i   330 i   1,752   1,689
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   648   0
    Computer and information sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Engineering   0 i   0 i   330 i   661   379
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Health sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Physical sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   443   1,310
    Psychology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Social sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0
    Other   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0

i=imputed

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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