U. Utah

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 47 90.1 459 62 90.4 631 47 95.1 925
2023 52 89 459 55 92.1 679 47 95 911 39 93.7 602
2022 36 92.4 457 54 92.3 680 47 94.9 900
2021 52 88.7 447 47 93.4 691 47 95 908 35 94.2 583
2020 51 89 450 47 93.5 698 46 95.1 916
2019 49 89.4 447 56 92.2 697 46 95.1 914 32 94.8 589
2018 53 87.9 428 47 93.5 700 44 95.3 911
2017 55 87.4 425 51 92.8 684 61 93.4 898 29 95.2 575
2016 56 87.3 430 55 92.3 697 63 93.1 896
2015 46 89.5 426 52 92.7 693 40 95.7 898 32 94.6 570
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 378 363 448 321 336 361 332 329 317 372
  Science and engineering 322 310 382 259 280 298 280 265 250 304
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . . 1 . . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 64 70 67 48 52 50 62 54 61 51
      Biochemistry and biophysics 15 8 9 6 4 5 9 10 10 3
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 8 7 9 6 7 3 4 6 12 7
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 6 5 4 4 3 8 4 4 4 3
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 3 3 . 2 4 3 1 4 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 6 5 3 4 4 3 5 1 4 2
      Genetics and genomics 2 5 4 2 5 2 8 6 4 9
      Microbiology and immunology 6 11 4 4 6 4 7 8 3 5
      Molecular biology 3 6 5 3 4 3 3 4 4 2
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 6 5 10 11 8 8 9 10 7 9
      Pharmacology and toxicology 2 2 1 . 1 1 1 1 2 2
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 6 9 11 6 5 8 5 3 4 9
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 4 4 2 3 1 4 . 3 .
    Computer and information sciences 26 20 30 14 17 12 15 14 10 13
      Computer science 21 17 22 12 15 9 12 12 9 11
      Computer and information sciences, other 5 3 8 2 2 3 3 2 1 2
    Engineering 102 84 104 82 67 95 74 68 72 86
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 17 13 21 20 10 17 10 15 22 18
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 13 7 14 10 10 8 9 5 15 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 9 10 16 3 3 9 6 10 6 7
      Electrical and computer engineering 24 18 20 17 21 12 20 9 9 22
      Industrial engineering and operations research . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 7 5 7 9 8 14 7 15 10 18
      Mechanical engineering 26 21 24 17 13 27 17 11 7 11
      Engineering, other 6 10 2 6 1 8 5 3 3 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 8 17 17 9 17 17 9 12 6 11
      Geological sciences 4 7 12 6 9 10 2 7 3 6
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 10 5 3 8 7 7 5 3 5
    Health sciences 32 22 28 21 27 18 29 21 26 45
      Nursing science 6 3 7 4 10 . 7 6 3 13
      Pharmaceutical sciences 5 4 1 . 3 3 7 2 3 9
      Public health 4 9 6 6 8 5 6 1 6 12
      Health sciences, other 17 6 14 11 6 10 9 12 14 11
    Mathematics and statistics 10 16 27 17 21 17 16 21 8 14
      Applied mathematics 1 3 4 . 3 4 7 6 3 3
      Mathematics . 2 2 3 6 5 4 8 2 2
      Statistics 1 . 1 3 . . . 2 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 8 11 20 11 12 8 5 5 2 8
    Physical sciences 28 40 43 35 36 43 32 27 28 32
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 1 .
      Chemistry 22 26 30 19 20 25 22 16 20 22
      Physics 6 12 9 13 14 14 8 10 7 10
    Psychology 21 19 30 12 17 18 21 19 11 21
      Clinical psychology 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 1 1 2
      Counseling and applied psychology 13 11 12 5 5 5 12 9 4 12
      Research and experimental psychology 4 . 8 2 6 5 4 3 3 1
      Psychology, other 3 5 7 2 3 3 . 6 3 6
    Social sciences 31 22 36 20 26 28 22 29 28 31
      Anthropology 2 1 1 . 6 2 . 1 5 5
      Economics 6 6 10 8 9 12 4 7 7 2
      Political science and government 5 3 8 5 3 2 3 3 4 7
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 7 3 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 5
      Social sciences, other 11 9 12 6 5 11 9 11 8 12
  Non-science and engineering 56 53 66 62 56 63 52 64 67 68
    Business 8 10 10 11 8 11 11 8 6 13
      Business 8 10 10 11 8 11 11 8 6 13
    Education 20 16 20 25 14 22 15 20 20 12
      Education leadership and administration 6 6 4 5 6 2 1 8 2 3
      Education research 7 7 12 14 6 10 10 12 9 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 6 3 3 5 2 8 3 . 6 4
      Education, other 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 3 .
    Humanities and arts 16 16 22 14 21 15 15 24 18 26
      Letters 5 11 11 4 11 10 9 11 6 17
      Foreign languages and literature . 1 . 1 3 . . 1 . .
      History 2 . 4 5 3 2 3 1 4 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 4 6 .
      Music and performing arts 3 . 1 1 2 2 1 6 2 3
      Humanities and arts, other . . 2 . . . 1 1 . .
    Other non-science and engineering 12 11 14 12 13 15 11 12 23 17
      Communication 5 5 9 4 7 7 6 7 17 8
      Public administration and social services 3 4 2 7 3 6 5 4 4 8
      Non-science and engineering, other 4 2 3 1 3 2 . 1 2 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   1,815   1,880   1,827   1,984   1,917   1,715   2,107   1,856   1,752   1,815
    Hispanic or Latino   189   208   183   192   176   147   164   136   86   95
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,586   1,602   1,564   1,702   1,658   1,480   1,861   1,648   1,594   1,668
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   3   5   4   5   4   35   17   10   6
      Asian   128   123   122   135   127   104   162   145   119   95
      Black or African American   28   23   24   20   19   17   80   27   25   30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   5   1   5   7   5   7   10   10   6   5
      White   1,340   1,372   1,327   1,450   1,421   1,278   1,558   1,445   1,401   1,496
      More than one race   77   80   81   86   81   70   16   4   33   36
    Unknown ethnicity and race   40   70   80   90   83   88   82   72   72   52
  Temporary visa holders   1,001   1,172   1,050   866   744   722   729   734   782   846
  Science and engineering   2,529   2,734   2,529   2,470   2,307   2,098   2,319   2,297   2,167   2,297
    Science   1,956   2,097   1,853   1,776   1,661   1,478   1,599   1,525   1,466   1,586
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   13
      Biological and biomedical sciences   550   525   478   437   400   382   621   484   338   386
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   53   85
      Computer and information sciences   616   668   603   519   506   355   251   238   239   236
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   74   71   63   73   59   65   78   87   85   112
      Mathematics and statistics   194   185   90   94   90   93   104   107   117   117
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   19   31   39   35   35   38   43   24   30
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   118   233   207   214   205   184   188   237   281   258
      Psychology   191   185   181   189   176   175   116   131   59   61
      Social sciences   182   211   200   211   190   189   203   198   183   209
    Engineering   573   637   676   694   646   620   720   772   701   711
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   93   109   103   122   129   117   156   161   143   127
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   41   52   58   61   58   58   66   81   78   76
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   44   70   65   65   64   62   66   66   80   83
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   172   181   186   171   156   161   159   168   141   181
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   155   154   179   199   163   151   190   209   150   129
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   55   58   67   62   56   58   67   72   93   96
      Other engineering   12   13   18   14   20   13   16   15   16   19
    Health   287   318   348   380   354   339   517   293   367   364
      Clinical medicine   89   89   102   127   126   117   255   161   139   97
      Other health   198   229   246   253   228   222   262   132   228   267

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   888   676   696   859   807   821   905   816   502   472
    Hispanic or Latino   99   79   70   78   66   54   70   52   28   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   746   571   598   739   707   740   799   721   444   429
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   0   3   1   0   5   4   1   2
      Asian   79   54   57   49   60   56   63   65   32   35
      Black or African American   11   16   11   14   15   13   30   10   10   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   3   1   0   0   1   4   4   4   1
      White   620   475   505   641   606   645   675   638   388   379
      More than one race   33   21   24   32   25   25   22   0   9   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   43   26   28   42   34   27   36   43   30   25
  Temporary visa holders   268   151   111   131   150   199   210   186   92   69
  Science and engineering   1,008   703   675   834   815   868   893   891   490   449
    Science   674   477   429   571   570   598   627   662   287   291
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   13
      Biological and biomedical sciences   91   82   72   77   89   103   113   65   30   38
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   49
      Computer and information sciences   161   144   135   175   185   158   129   152   70   68
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   11   20   25   24   29   32   38   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   77   71   9   27   38   37   44   45   31   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   25   29   21   25   23   32   39   21   53   47
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   140   6   19   49   25   42   95   92   2   2
      Psychology   92   74   72   103   106   101   29   89   8   8
      Social sciences   68   60   81   90   80   96   146   160   75   33
    Engineering   334   226   246   263   245   270   266   229   203   158
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   28   22   26   20   29   38   43   35   9   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   12   12   13   10   13   35   30   38   39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   16   21   23   26   36   31   29   25   25
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   93   87   97   98   88   82   71   50   61   20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   93   66   69   82   77   85   72   68   58   49
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   29   16   15   18   12   14   12   13   10   9
      Other engineering   6   7   6   9   3   2   2   4   2   5
    Health   148   124   132   156   142   152   222   111   104   92
      Clinical medicine   32   35   46   57   40   47   79   51   69   64
      Other health   116   89   86   99   102   105   143   60   35   28

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   445   438   424   412   371   358   427   378   803   801
  Science and engineering   424   417   405   386   348   340   358   370   767   759
    Science   308   311   292   271   235   233   279   272   500   506
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   194   175   175   152   128   130   175   164   127   165
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Computer and information sciences   27   28   22   18   18   18   16   5   102   101
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   15   16   16   17   11   9   11   12   43   48
      Mathematics and statistics   37   36   30   30   28   30   33   34   18   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   23   19   27   25   23   25   34   129   93
      Psychology   5   5   5   6   6   5   6   8   18   22
      Social sciences   21   28   25   21   19   18   13   12   18   7
    Engineering   116   106   113   115   113   107   79   98   267   253
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   21   25   25   28   28   28   16   17   57   61
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   12   13   15   14   14   2   21   18   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   6   10   9   8   8   7   9   10   28   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   36   41   39   38   36   29   26   56   57
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   45   19   19   20   19   17   19   19   51   41
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   4   6   5   6   5   4   5   44   53
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   13
    Health   21   21   19   26   23   18   69   8   36   42
      Clinical medicine   2   0   0   0   0   0   44   8   4   0
      Other health   19   21   19   26   23   18   25   0   32   42

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   2,816   3,052   2,877   2,850   2,661   2,437   2,836   2,590   2,534   2,661
  Fellowships   180   177   170   169   149   135   274   132   212   304
    Federal   79   85   79   78   70   60   142   28   90   121
    Institutional   98   88   87   86   74   69   123   99   80   145
    Nonfederal   3   4   4   5   5   6   9   5   42   38
  Research assistantships   824   837   816   751   677   668   680   774   1,069   1,016
    Federal   331   328   324   307   273   271   261   314   700   677
    Institutional   365   423   412   366   333   319   345   373   221   211
    Nonfederal   128   86   80   78   71   78   74   87   148   128
  Teaching assistantships   672   784   726   728   691   672   622   631   573   603
    Federal   6   4   4   5   4   6   2   3   5   0
    Institutional   664   778   720   721   685   664   620   628   568   598
    Nonfederal   2   2   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   5
  Other types of support   1,140   1,254   1,165   1,202   1,144   962   1,260   1,053   680   738
    Federal   29   21   17   22   24   21   22   33   8   3
    Institutional   164   181   152   172   160   152   289   152   56   95
    Nonfederal   10   9   6   6   14   12   37   18   19   27
    Personal resources   937   1,043   990   1,002   946   777   912   850   597   613

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   250   224   190   194   260   263   203   344   344   346
    Science   224   203   172   167   224   224   187   315   315   318
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   99   106   103   107   137   136   133   162   149   149
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   1   2   1   8   8   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   11   12   8   10   11   5   9   9   7
      Mathematics and statistics   18   11   2   0   1   3   0   25   25   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   42   34   30
      Natural resources and conservation   10   1   1   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   71   53   40   35   61   56   7   59   59   59
      Psychology   8   9   7   6   4   8   5   5   5   4
      Social sciences   9   12   7   11   10   8   7   5   5   12
    Engineering   26   21   18   27   36   39   16   29   29   28
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   3   2   3   2   4   3   9   9   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   1   3   2   6   3   2   1   1   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   2   5   3   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   2   4   10   13   3   3   3   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   5   5   11   10   10   2   4   4   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   8   6   7   6   4   3   12   12   15
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   33   34   34   40   93   77   159   170   160   141
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   3   3   146   141   131   116
      Other health   33   34   34   40   90   74   13   29   29   25

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   143   137   115   121   184   173   67   217   278   282
  Science and engineering   126   116   98   104   138   137   59   158   217   210
    Science   105   98   84   80   109   101   48   138   197   189
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   48   47   43   45   51   47   33   60   106   98
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   10   11   7   8   9   3   4   4   4
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   29   27
      Natural resources and conservation   4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   30   23   18   40   35   4   31   31   31
      Psychology   4   3   3   2   2   4   3   4   4   3
      Social sciences   3   8   4   8   8   6   2   2   2   2
    Engineering   21   18   14   24   29   36   11   20   20   21
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   3   2   3   2   4   3   8   8   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   2   5   1   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   2   4   10   13   3   1   1   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   5   5   11   10   10   2   2   2   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   6   5   6   5   4   1   8   8   11
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   17   21   17   17   46   36   8   59   61   72
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   43   45   55
      Other health   17   21   17   17   46   36   7   16   16   17

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   789,271   723,713   670,119   624,737   607,061   601,133   552,306   380,295   350,212   518,928
    Science   577,096   512,855   440,735   549,093 i   519,630 i   493,236 i   492,155 i   278,963   284,317   405,043
      Computer and information sciences   5,279   249   3,034   33,446 i   37,159 i   40,967 i   42,025 i   0   28,660   30,756
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   13,903   11,126   9,233   47,024 i   20,011 i   27,848 i   12,580 i   11,668   13,199   12,633
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   5,755   5,647   984   0 i   7,124 i   7,784 i   7,409 i   500   4,586   4,613
        Geological and earth sciences   8,148   5,479   6,198   41,384 i   12,887 i   20,064 i   5,171 i   11,168   8,613   8,004
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   2,051   5,640 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0   16
      Life sciences   502,926   453,037   379,462   420,965 i   402,001 i   343,744 i   391,825 i   229,488   209,924   326,552
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   183   15
        Biological and biomedical sciences   45,199   28,019   27,988   44,662 i   40,013 i   16,890 i   20,288 i   50,471   65,171   52,034
        Health sciences   439,439   409,503   351,390   369,765 i   361,988 i   321,728 i   345,008 i   168,137   141,740   193,906
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   84   363 i   0 i   0 i   24,152 i   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   18,288   15,515   0   6,175 i   0 i   5,126 i   2,377 i   10,880   2,830   80,597
      Mathematics and statistics   3,792   3,727   6,083   3,708 i   4,065 i   3,722 i   4,496 i   3,176   3,453   5,959
      Physical sciences   25,799   24,991   18,579   30,441 i   30,170 i   54,131 i   24,919 i   25,908   22,257   19,361
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   9,145   0 i   9,853 i   9,855 i   8,984 i   10,116   6,263   0
        Chemistry   18,579   17,148   9,434   19,435 i   18,018 i   40,326 i   15,935 i   15,140   14,447   11,963
        Materials science   0   0   0   2,061 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   192   1,547   0
        Physics   7,220   7,843   0   8,945 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   446   0   7,398
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0 i   2,299 i   3,950 i   0 i   14   0   0
      Psychology   4,794   5,663   6,805   7,255 i   11,198 i   18,431 i   5,683 i   4,640   3,954   3,545
      Social sciences   20,603   14,062   16,524   6,254 i   14,837 i   3,776 i   10,627 i   4,083   2,870   6,237
        Anthropology   928   621   44   992 i   1,286 i   1,044 i   1,110 i   559   412   0
        Economics   301   141   198   92 i   164 i   90 i   0 i   0   163   225
        Political science and government   325   336   662   516 i   1,017 i   720 i   213 i   0   221   67
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   18,150   12,021   11,402   4,626 i   7,151 i   1,146 i   9,304 i   3,445   2,074   486
        Social sciences nec   899   943   4,218   28 i   5,219 i   776 i   0 i   79   0   5,459
      Sciences nec   0   0   1,015   0 i   189 i   617 i   0 i   0   0   0
    Engineering   122,011   113,129   111,749   48,225 i   57,608 i   55,478 i   42,053 i   39,993   38,353   104,366
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0   0   2,218
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   5,905   5,103   9,552   6,433 i   10,656 i   10,282 i   5,311 i   7,624   7,243   6,603
      Chemical engineering   6,986   6,491   4,170   7,795 i   9,364 i   3,073 i   2,218 i   8,292   8,262   8,479
      Civil engineering   45,932   43,039   48,174   5,500 i   4,901 i   4,815 i   4,460 i   0   3,224   21,123
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   41,461   38,983   34,210   12,354 i   13,230 i   11,078 i   9,358 i   9,942   6,820   5,808
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   1 i   0 i   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,211   13,090   2,052   10,970 i   12,796 i   11,561 i   11,162 i   5,669   4,615   4,872
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   5,501   4,744   722   2,688 i   3,945 i   5,637 i   7,571 i   7,684   6,228   7,829
      Engineering nec   6,015   1,679   12,869   2,485 i   2,716 i   9,031 i   1,973 i   782   1,961   47,434
    Non-S&E   90,164   97,729   117,635   27,419 i   29,823 i   52,419 i   18,098 i   61,339   27,542   9,519
      Business management and business administration   2,004   932   3,460   2,296 i   924 i   646 i   828 i   2,354   961   1,315
      Communication and communications technologies   2,486   1,902   1,671   2,628 i   2,771 i   1,872 i   956 i   29,639   310   1,360
      Education   1,790   2,433   1,809   2,609 i   472 i   1,370 i   0 i   345   312   3,000
      Humanities   380   386   1,557   308 i   269 i   863 i   0 i   177   370   2,570
      Law   1,007   883   732   48 i   16 i   18 i   345 i   0   29   1,139
      Social work   0   0   43   2,805 i   1,685 i   8,146 i   1,300 i   3,463   941   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,342   1,096   3,950   1,568 i   1,127 i   0 i   474 i   77   44   135
      Non-S&E nec   81,155   90,097   104,413   15,157 i   22,559 i   39,504 i   14,195 i   25,284   24,575   0

i=imputed

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   789,271   453,025   4,358   236,568   57,158   33,428   4,734
    Science   577,096   330,125   2,217   159,298   53,182   28,847   3,427
      Computer and information sciences   5,279   0   0   5,279   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   13,903   8,957   947   3,488   278   182   51
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   5,755   4,564   569   301   200   108   13
        Geological and earth sciences   8,148   4,393   378   3,187   78   74   38
        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   502,926   276,878   1,032   147,206   48,114   26,875   2,821
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   45,199   28,376   0   11,522   2,399   2,524   378
        Health sciences   439,439   233,795   758   133,123   45,520   23,949   2,294
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   18,288   14,707   274   2,561   195   402   149
      Mathematics and statistics   3,792   3,118   0   674   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   25,799   21,493   0   1,703   1,091   1,051   461
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   18,579   16,096   0   662   1,006   462   353
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,220   5,397   0   1,041   85   589   108
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,794   3,971   0   416   80   327   0
      Social sciences   20,603   15,708   238   532   3,619   412   94
        Anthropology   928   795   0   131   0   2   0
        Economics   301   91   29   12   0   169   0
        Political science and government   325   105   0   125   0   95   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   18,150   14,112   209   95   3,619   28   87
        Social sciences nec   899   605   0   169   0   118   7
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   122,011   99,597   1,101   15,218   3,933   1,416   746
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   5,905   4,388   0   1,099   191   93   134
      Chemical engineering   6,986   5,298   11   1,279   274   80   44
      Civil engineering   45,932   44,116   1,081   474   83   42   136
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   41,461   33,123   0   5,629   1,586   811   312
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10,211   8,089   9   1,851   197   30   35
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   5,501   3,680   0   524   1,116   181   0
      Engineering nec   6,015   903   0   4,362   486   179   85
    Non-S&E   90,164   23,303   1,040   62,052   43   3,165   561
      Business management and business administration   2,004   124   1   1,777   0   102   0
      Communication and communications technologies   2,486   2,265   0   195   0   26   0
      Education   1,790   846   58   625   0   175   86
      Humanities   380   105   0   150   0   125   0
      Law   1,007   23   0   984   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,342   975   98   249   0   20   0
      Non-S&E nec   81,155   18,965   883   58,072   43   2,717   475

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   453,025   416,079   367,040   340,434   314,023   302,585   307,844   248,908   233,652   274,375
  DOD   25,504   23,494   26,133   27,748   30,944   29,860   26,381   23,931   18,295   17,543
  DOE   58,607   54,890   42,094   40,128   24,872   23,822   24,956   19,139   18,945   18,115
  HHS   306,656   277,075   245,834   223,690   215,237   204,671   200,737   160,479   150,814   178,867
  NASA   4,984   4,649   4,027   3,666   3,718   3,430   4,765   3,086   2,843   3,554
  NSF   51,034   51,343   43,706   38,298   34,587   35,354   40,890   37,170   37,051   36,850
  USDA   1,337   764   760   879   635   499   479   453   606   745
  Other   4,903   3,864   4,486   6,025   4,030   4,949   9,636   4,650   5,098   18,701

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   7,974   1,228   6,746   .
2018   7,390   1,196   6,194   .

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   2,007   2,025   2,041   2,094   1,985
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   493   519   511   573   552
    Computer and information sciences   92   90   91   95   95
    Engineering   257   234   256   254   250
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   62   79   89   87   86
    Health sciences   743   737   726   736   674
    Mathematics and statistics   37   37   37   37   37
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   201   210   210   210   188
    Psychology   61   60   60   56   60
    Social sciences   59   58   59   45   41
    Other   2   2   2   2   2

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   243,022   126,607   22,400   4,280   143,412
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   58,022   0   0   0   80,850
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   4,197
    Engineering   0   0   22,400   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   6,250   0   0   2,861
    Health sciences   185,000   101,607   0   4,280   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1,091
    Physical sciences   0   18,750   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   2,610
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   51,803
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   36,574   64,517   58,380   69,409   75,365
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   15,991   8,146   25,652   3,706   719
    Computer and information sciences   0   452   0   0   2,283
    Engineering   3,940   20,070   10,876   4,269   3,178
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   561   857   564   0   310
    Health sciences   3,408   23,746   9,725   44,003   54,306
    Mathematics and statistics   0   450   275   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   6,900   9,793   11,289   11,757   12,154
    Psychology   0   0   0   2,675   2,415
    Social sciences   5,775   1,003   0   3,000   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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