U. Vermont

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 188 59.6 459 198 69 631 129 86.3 925
2023 200 57 459 209 69.6 679 124 86.6 911 160 73.8 602
2022 196 57.7 457 204 70.4 680 123 86.6 900
2021 190 58 447 189 73 691 128 86.1 908 168 71.6 583
2020 203 55.5 450 187 73.6 698 125 86.6 916
2019 177 60.9 447 184 74 697 145 84.4 914 193 67.7 589
2018 194 55.2 428 197 72.2 700 143 84.6 911
2017 202 53.1 425 228 67.1 684 144 84.2 898 186 68.1 575
2016 183 58 430 251 64.4 697 141 84.5 896
2015 188 56.4 426 239 66 693 138 84.9 898 180 68.9 570
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 71 62 66 63 52 74 59 54 67 67
  Science and engineering 68 58 63 60 48 71 59 49 65 65
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 8 6 17 9 9 13 7 9 13 18
      Agricultural sciences 5 4 5 3 1 4 4 4 6 10
      Natural resources and conservation 3 2 12 6 8 9 3 5 7 8
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18 26 16 21 10 25 19 15 25 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . 1 3 3 1 4 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 4 2 7 . 3 2 2 2 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . . . .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 . 1 . 2 2 3 . 2 4
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 . 1
      Genetics and genomics . . . . . 1 2 . 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology 1 4 . 3 1 4 2 1 2 1
      Molecular biology 6 6 6 4 2 . . 5 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 7 5 4 . 3 2 1 8 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . 1 . . 2 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 . . 1 2 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 5 3 . 1 2 4 3 2 . 2
    Computer and information sciences 7 3 8 3 1 2 1 1 . 3
      Computer science 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 . 3
      Computer and information sciences, other 3 2 4 . . 1 . . . .
    Engineering 9 9 9 10 8 10 9 7 8 8
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2 1 1 . . . . 3 2 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 4 2 1 3 4 4 3 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 . 2 2
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 4 1 2 1 . . 2 .
      Mechanical engineering . . . 6 2 2 4 1 1 4
      Engineering, other . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . 1 . . 1 . . 2 .
      Geological sciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
    Health sciences 4 1 2 . . 1 3 1 1 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Public health . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 4 1 2 . . 1 3 . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 . 3
      Applied mathematics 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 2 . 3
      Mathematics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 1 1 . . 1 1 . .
    Physical sciences 8 5 3 7 9 9 5 6 7 5
      Chemistry 8 5 2 7 9 8 5 6 6 4
      Physics . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 1
    Psychology 8 5 5 7 9 8 12 6 8 8
      Clinical psychology 2 3 2 3 7 1 5 2 3 .
      Research and experimental psychology 4 2 1 3 . 4 4 1 2 6
      Psychology, other 2 . 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
    Social sciences 2 . 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
      Economics 2 . . . . . 2 1 1 1
      Public policy analysis . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . . . 1 1 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 3 4 3 3 4 3 . 5 2 2
    Education 3 3 3 3 4 3 . 5 2 2
      Education leadership and administration 2 3 1 2 3 2 . 3 1 1
      Education research 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 2 1 1
      Education, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . . . . . . . .
      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   487   477   534   548   517   533   472   368   350   336 i
    Hispanic or Latino   47   43   42   37   35   31   29   9   9   11 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   431   421   477   495   469   486   408   274   236   295 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   2   1   2   0   1   1   0 i
      Asian   16   17   12   14   11   5   8   10   5   18 i
      Black or African American   15   11   14   8   9   8   9   6   3   4 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      White   377   373   425   447   428   452   382   256   225   270 i
      More than one race   23   20   26   24   20   19   9   1   2   3 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   13   15   16   13   16   35   85   105   30 i
  Temporary visa holders   213   184   165   126   111   115   111   84   79   109 i
  Science and engineering   625   593   610   578   552   544   493   388   403   418 i
    Science   506   490   520   503   478   461   420   339   346   355 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   37   33   38   33   37   33   29   24   19   23 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   192   180   193   195   171   172   146   193   170   143 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   44   42   32   29   27   27   21   22   14   28 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   9   9   9   9   6   10   2   2   2 i
      Mathematics and statistics   23   22   23   32   30   25   27   8   24   22 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   30   31   46   29   32   31   19   6   5   8 i
      Natural resources and conservation   58   59   58   53   53   51   62   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   55   52   54   62   66   70   59   49   42   43 i
      Psychology   30   33   44   43   42   37   36   29   39   53 i
      Social sciences   30   29   23   18   11   9   11   6   7   9 i
    Engineering   119   103   90   75   74   83   73   49   57   63 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   21   21   10   11   8   6   1   3   7 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   36   30   27   32   20   26   23   17   13   19 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   29   28   15   15   14   25   23   16   12   13 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   35   24   25   17   28   22   21   15   16   14 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   10 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   75   68   89   96   76   104   90   64   26   27 i
      Clinical medicine   27   23   37   42   44   59   51   33   0   0 i
      Other health   48   45   52   54   32   45   39   31   26   27 i

i=imputed

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   159   190   175   179   193   167   193   166   232   251 i
    Hispanic or Latino   12   17   13   14   19   12   7   7   3   3 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   143   167   159   160   167   152   171   111   153   221 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1 i
      Asian   7   3   8   8   9   7   4   4   4   9 i
      Black or African American   4   4   9   5   7   5   6   0   0   3 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      White   127   149   135   139   145   136   157   107   149   198 i
      More than one race   5   10   6   7   6   4   4   0   0   10 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   6   3   5   7   3   15   48   76   27 i
  Temporary visa holders   9   9   6   9   11   9   5   38   40   6 i
  Science and engineering   118   126   98   108   109   115   114   204   272   257 i
    Science   98   107   81   84   82   98   96   168   235   219 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   10   9   7   7   7   10   17   26   31 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   26   33   19   18   17   23   22   81   81   57 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   9   10   8   9   7   5   5   10   8   8 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   1   0   0   1   3   0   13   12   12 i
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   5   4   6   5   3   11   76   61 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   11   8   11   8   12   10   8   7   11 i
      Natural resources and conservation   20   18   22   27   27   30   29   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   2   0   1   1   2   2   3   7   5   5 i
      Psychology   3   11   2   2   3   7   9   13   11   23 i
      Social sciences   16   11   7   5   4   4   5   8   9   11 i
    Engineering   20   19   17   24   27   17   18   36   37   38 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   3   3   2   4   2   3   10   7   10 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   8   7   11   13   7   7   13   10   11 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   6   6   5   11   10   8   8   13   15   13 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   50   73   83   80   95   61   84   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   46   65   74   73   77   58   80   0   0   0 i
      Other health   4   8   9   7   18   3   4   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   181   161   134   138   148   128   116   120   121   114 i
  Science and engineering   180   160   128   131   148   128   116   119   121   114 i
    Science   120   117   90   108   124   101   95   100   97   96 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   8   8   4   7   7   9   9   12   11   8 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   42   29   42   43   30   36   52   57   51 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   19   16   19   13   6   7   7   4   2   1 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   4   2   3   2   0   1   1   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   4   3   2   1   1   0   2   1   1   3 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   7   7   7   10   10   4   1   1   1 i
      Natural resources and conservation   11   17   12   10   21   16   19   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   12   9   11   12   14   16   11   15   5   5 i
      Psychology   6   6   2   9   12   10   5   11   11   19 i
      Social sciences   3   5   2   4   8   3   1   3   3   4 i
    Engineering   60   43   38   23   24   27   21   19   24   18 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   2   4   3   5   2   0   0   2   1 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   14   14   9   6   10   6   5   6   7 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   16   9   6   5   9   8   6   3   4 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   18   11   11   5   8   6   7   8   7   4 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   1   1   6   7   0   0   0   1   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   1   1   5   4   0   0   0   1   0   0 i

i=imputed

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   700   661   699   674   628   648   583   452   429   445 i
  Fellowships   41   40   34   32   47   39   34   26   24   26 i
    Federal   34   34   24   31   44   36   31   25   23   14 i
    Institutional   6   3   8   0   0   0   3   0   0   11 i
    Nonfederal   1   3   2   1   3   3   0   1   1   1 i
  Research assistantships   377   356   287   249   227   186   204   118   113   128 i
    Federal   137   127   105   100   104   92   85   94   74   100 i
    Institutional   225   181   150   123   87   70   99   13   22   21 i
    Nonfederal   15   48   32   26   36   24   20   11   17   7 i
  Teaching assistantships   149   139   211   208   190   243   194   153   131   208 i
    Federal   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   24   0 i
    Institutional   138   138   211   208   190   243   192   152   107   208 i
    Nonfederal   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0 i
  Other types of support   133   126   167   185   164   180   151   155   161   83 i
    Federal   0   0   5   7   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Institutional   0   8   14   19   0   0   2   0   0   0 i
    Nonfederal   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Personal resources   133   117   147   156   164   180   149   155   161   83 i

i=imputed

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   79   71   65   68   54   56   59   60   32   67 i
    Science   77   67   62   62   47   49   54   58   32   66 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   13   11   7   5   5   6   4   1   0   3 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   29   27   29   26   24   26   41   29   46 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   4   5   3   5   0   0   0   2   0   1 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   3   2   1   1   3   0   0   3 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   18   14   13   10   9   10   12   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   2   1   3   6   5   6   6   1   0   3 i
      Psychology   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   13   0   4 i
      Social sciences   3   2   4   2   0   1   3   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   2   4   3   6   7   7   5   2   0   1 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   3   1   3   3   3   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   0   3   4   3   2   2   0   1 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   15   13   16   20   18   19   14   22   19   19 i
      Clinical medicine   15   13   16   18   18   19   14   22   19   19 i
      Other health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   67   67   60   60   54   66   55   65   41   60 i
  Science and engineering   57   57   48   43   38   47   41   49   26   43 i
    Science   56   54   45   38   33   42   37   47   26   43 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   9   7   2   1   4   2   1   0   2 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   23   17   22   22   24   22   34   23   29 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   2 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   13   12   12   5   5   7   8   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   1   0   3   4   4   5   2   1   0   0 i
      Psychology   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   10   0   4 i
      Social sciences   3   2   2   1   0   1   2   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   1   3   3   5   5   5   4   2   0   0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   3   1   2   2   2   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   1   1   0   2   3   2   2   2   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   10   10   12   17   16   19   14   16   15   17 i
      Clinical medicine   10   10   12   15   16   19   14   16   15   17 i
      Other health   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   246,240   233,806   216,307   195,320   191,147   135,859   128,293   117,667   115,611   114,547
    Science   207,850   199,456   190,238   170,393   167,619   127,809   120,467   108,690   105,442   105,585
      Computer and information sciences   3,672   3,361   3,614   2,978   3,036   2,829   1,305   1,830   633   537
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,201   4,650   4,278   3,237   2,716   772   446   141   290   1,038
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   2,549   3,052   2,221   1,947   1,508   12   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   42   940   2,052   1,284   937   459   287   141   290   471
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   530   0   0   6   233   0   0   0   0   185
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   80   658   5   0   38   301   159   0   0   382
      Life sciences   173,661   167,760   158,896   142,622   142,081   111,873   107,706   96,175   93,995   93,690
        Agricultural sciences   36,264   30,263   23,593   21,096   18,247   13,453   17,244   13,402   12,941   10,532
        Biological and biomedical sciences   62,163   59,063   61,287   51,579   54,565   46,795   40,394   36,072   37,923   40,647
        Health sciences   66,150   69,915   65,313   63,210   64,224   48,324   47,413   43,594   40,695   37,943
        Natural resources and conservation   9,084   8,519   8,703   6,737   5,045   3,215   2,343   2,454   2,331   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   86   312   653   105   4,568
      Mathematics and statistics   3,233   2,319   3,132   3,153   2,154   612   327   605   510   759
      Physical sciences   3,367   3,944   4,354   4,354   4,877   3,235   2,297   2,066   1,079   1,056
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   140   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,018   2,849   2,951   3,250   2,415   2,438   1,368   1,298   775   670
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   21   4   17   17   0   0
        Physics   1,349   1,095   1,199   1,104   2,441   793   912   751   304   386
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,298   4,830   5,186   3,694   3,084   1,773   1,333   1,332   1,587   2,113
      Social sciences   14,757   9,950   8,023   6,052   4,492   1,356   1,104   1,037   936   348
        Anthropology   538   571   639   481   604   128   69   107   54   0
        Economics   9,317   5,985   4,384   3,001   1,736   175   101   97   154   4
        Political science and government   1,564   1,408   1,505   1,305   1,098   7   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   690   543   770   671   526   0   0   0   0   263
        Social sciences nec   2,648   1,443   725   594   528   1,046   934   833   728   81
      Sciences nec   2,661   2,642   2,755   4,303   5,179   5,359   5,949   5,504   6,412   6,044
    Engineering   20,298   18,270   11,621   11,914   11,209   7,864   7,712   8,743   9,788   8,505
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,448   2,512   2,128   2,425   1,894   1,865   2,275   2,628   2,858   2,127
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   295   828   1,886   428   306
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   5,028   5,611   3,598   3,890   3,559   2,204   1,627   1,924   1,774   2,970
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,577   1,946   2,198   2,484   3,164   2,011   1,301   663   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,089   2,765   3,230   2,656   2,197   1,238   1,456   731   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   395   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   6,761   5,436   467   459   395   251   225   911   4,728   3,102
    Non-S&E   18,092   16,080   14,448   13,013   12,319   186   114   234   381   457
      Business management and business administration   4,606   3,960   3,363   3,234   3,386   0   0   0   0   35
      Communication and communications technologies   651   577   363   342   346   4   0   0   26   73
      Education   3,909   3,089   2,473   2,417   1,897   86   103   179   210   293
      Humanities   6,582   6,434   6,150   5,442   5,059   43   11   55   145   56
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   258   239   304   242   139   40   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,531   1,624   1,670   1,336   1,492   13   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   555   157   125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   246,240   138,601   566   86,795   4,475   7,620   8,183
    Science   207,850   126,074   416   65,906   2,721   6,496   6,237
      Computer and information sciences   3,672   1,192   0   2,264   0   0   216
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,201   2,555   0   646   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   2,549   2,025   0   524   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   42   0   0   42   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   530   530   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   80   0   0   80   0   0   0
      Life sciences   173,661   109,764   147   50,547   2,611   6,011   4,581
        Agricultural sciences   36,264   25,963   49   8,683   468   689   412
        Biological and biomedical sciences   62,163   43,835   0   15,321   1,402   913   692
        Health sciences   66,150   37,940   27   22,175   741   2,878   2,389
        Natural resources and conservation   9,084   2,026   71   4,368   0   1,531   1,088
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,233   374   0   2,061   33   189   576
      Physical sciences   3,367   1,463   0   1,608   77   156   63
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,018   931   0   975   0   55   57
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,349   532   0   633   77   101   6
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,298   1,392   0   1,673   0   140   93
      Social sciences   14,757   7,608   69   6,394   0   0   686
        Anthropology   538   51   0   486   0   0   1
        Economics   9,317   6,044   0   2,747   0   0   526
        Political science and government   1,564   0   0   1,426   0   0   138
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   690   0   0   690   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   2,648   1,513   69   1,045   0   0   21
      Sciences nec   2,661   1,726   200   713   0   0   22
    Engineering   20,298   10,601   15   7,004   1,754   629   295
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,448   1,856   15   577   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   5,028   2,660   0   2,080   29   96   163
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,577   269   0   2,091   129   0   88
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,089   1,899   0   1,043   4   138   5
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   395   0   0   0   0   395   0
      Engineering nec   6,761   3,917   0   1,213   1,592   0   39
    Non-S&E   18,092   1,926   135   13,885   0   495   1,651
      Business management and business administration   4,606   0   0   3,614   0   0   992
      Communication and communications technologies   651   243   0   264   0   124   20
      Education   3,909   1,277   135   2,205   0   264   28
      Humanities   6,582   128   0   5,878   0   53   523
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   258   0   0   258   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,531   0   0   1,445   0   0   86
      Non-S&E nec   555   278   0   221   0   54   2

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   138,601   128,645   117,163   103,554   97,981   90,405   86,940   78,394   83,124   83,733
  DOD   5,110   4,713   4,170   2,653   2,321   1,753   1,694   2,338   2,577   2,184
  DOE   2,376   886   600   1,429   1,175   1,263   1,196   913   187   261
  HHS   79,090   80,259   79,120   71,695   69,411   66,169   59,473   54,413   58,885   60,584
  NASA   1,856   1,797   1,497   1,688   1,278   1,165   1,495   1,703   1,881   1,358
  NSF   11,148   10,563   10,399   9,574   10,774   10,286   9,985   9,158   10,821   10,834
  USDA   26,539   21,988   16,786   12,829   10,145   7,413   10,830   7,419   6,603   5,565
  Other   12,482   8,439   4,591   3,686   2,877   2,356   2,267   2,450   2,170   2,947

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   1,530   339   1,191   .
2018   1,528   329   1,199   .

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   666   628   550   533   526
    Agricultural sciences   18   19   20   24   27
    Biological and biomedical sciences   194   191   168   166   153
    Computer and information sciences   12   8   8   7   12
    Engineering   136   133   121   118   115
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   17   19   12   11   13
    Health sciences   127   102   82   75   86
    Mathematics and statistics   1   2   0   1   1
    Natural resources and conservation   25   24   18   19   20
    Physical sciences   79   79   73   67   69
    Psychology   17   16   15   13   17
    Social sciences   17   13   11   11   10
    Other   21   21   22   21   3

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   41,335   0   12,149
    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   0   0   1,237
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   41,335   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   10,912
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

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   29,198   43,133   5,530   13,952   15,458
    Agricultural sciences   0   28,260   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   830   2,312   2,626   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   7,857
    Engineering   0   12,118   892   4,797   2,460
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   998   0   0   3,936   374
    Health sciences   8,110   1,925   2,326   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1,765
    Natural resources and conservation   2,600   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   507
    Psychology   17,490   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   2,592   2,494
    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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