U. Wisconsin-La Crosse

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 500 21.6 631 537 42.6 925
2023 511 25.5 679 522 43.3 911 515 15.3 602
2022 510 25.8 680 506 44.4 900
2021 476 31.8 691 483 47.4 908 493 16.3 583
2020 449 36.4 698 483 47.8 916
2019 448 36.4 697 494 46.5 914 501 15.8 589
2018 436 38.4 700 445 51.7 911
2017 437 36.8 684 462 49.1 898 259 55.5 575
2016 427 39.4 697 449 50.4 896
2015 422 39.8 693 432 52.4 898 389 32.5 570
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

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   60   65   63   74   84   77   89   87   100   106
    Hispanic or Latino   5   5   3   1   2   2   2   0   1   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   54   60   60   72   82   75   86   87   99   104
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   1   1   0   3   2   1   3   0   3   2
      Black or African American   1   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   48   56   55   64   75   73   81   86   96   102
      More than one race   4   2   3   4   3   1   2   1   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   6   4   10   10   15   24   18   20   21   27
  Science and engineering   60   59   61   70   84   84   79   76   64   72
    Science   53   54   49   56   63   55   57   51   41   43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   22   21   19   22   23   21   23   22   14   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   6   1   6   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   1   4   4   12   10   10   5   3   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   23   24   24   23   23   24   24   24   24   23
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   7   5   12   14   21   29   22   25   23   29
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   5   12   14   21   29   22   25   23   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
    Health   6   10   12   14   15   17   28   31   57   61
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   21
      Other health   6   10   12   14   15   17   28   31   40   40

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   170   157   160   167   161   173   164   118   111   72
    Hispanic or Latino   8   8   9   6   3   5   5   3   2   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   162   147   147   160   157   166   158   114   108   69
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   0
      Asian   7   9   8   13   11   12   8   5   5   4
      Black or African American   3   2   2   3   2   3   0   0   0   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   151   134   135   142   142   149   147   106   101   64
      More than one race   1   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   0   2   4   1   1   2   1   1   1   1
  Temporary visa holders   2   7   6   10   15   14   10   4   5   4
  Science and engineering   159   162   166   174   169   183   160   114   92   59
    Science   155   155   160   163   157   176   154   110   87   49
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   54   56   57   54   47   51   46   42   34   32
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   8   12   6   4   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   3   0   3   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   38   51   66   89   89   113   96   56   42   6
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   46   37   25   11   12   12   12   12   11   11
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   4   7   6   11   12   7   6   4   5   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   7   6   11   12   7   6   4   5   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
    Health   13   2   0   3   7   4   14   8   24   17
      Clinical medicine   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   9
      Other health   2   2   0   3   7   4   14   8   11   8

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   0   0   3   11   0   1   2   2   2   3
  Science and engineering   0   0   3   11   0   1   0   2   2   3
    Science   0   0   3   10   0   1   0   2   2   3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   1   1   3
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   66   69   73   84   99   101   107   107   121   133
  Fellowships   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   0   0   1   11   35   34   37   37   33   44
    Federal   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   2   2   3
    Institutional   0   0   1   9   35   33   37   35   31   40
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Teaching assistantships   5   2   2   3   2   3   3   4   1   3
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   5   2   2   3   2   3   3   4   1   3
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   61   67   69   69   62   64   67   66   87   86
    Federal   0   0   2   9   0   0   2   0   0   0
    Institutional   13   23   17   10   1   6   12   4   15   9
    Nonfederal   1   2   4   5   11   20   14   16   18   22
    Personal resources   47   42   46   45   50   38   39   46   54   55

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   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

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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   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   3,068   2,921   2,942   3,001   2,795   2,692   3,569   3,187   3,211   3,615
    Science   2,792   2,561   2,778   2,847   2,570   2,355   3,178   2,840   2,795   2,948
      Computer and information sciences   37   60   76   42   68   84   128   64   62   25
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   29   39   35   18   35   31   25   34   50   36
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   29   39   35   18   35   31   25   34   50   36
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   989   729   897   681   851   807   1,321   1,178   1,213   1,171
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   894   631   813   603   667   703   1,012   962   1,008   777
        Health sciences   22   10   18   12   22   8   8   90   45   96
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   73   88   66   66   162   96   301   126   160   298
      Mathematics and statistics   7   21   59   84   112   107   164   129   109   60
      Physical sciences   353   322   299   476   416   298   406   288   389   476
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   80   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   279   220   194   144   228   249   242   248   274   301
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   0   0
        Physics   74   102   105   252   188   49   164   18   115   175
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   13   21   16   7   10   26   33   23   21   36
      Social sciences   1,353   1,359   1,383   1,487   1,024   945   1,019   1,040   878   976
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   450   518   716   614   313   174   237   107   20   28
        Political science and government   3   11   34   11   5   14   17   29   28   21
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   15   3   3   12   24   7   101   6   2   5
        Social sciences nec   885   827   630   850   682   750   664   898   828   922
      Sciences nec   11   10   13   52   54   57   82   84   73   168
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   276   360   164   154   225   337   391   347   416   667
      Business management and business administration   43   110   25   46   65   123   101   108   92   123
      Communication and communications technologies   3   3   0   0   9   3   6   5   9   4
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   14
      Humanities   90   81   35   22   34   92   100   44   46   93
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   8   27   3   4   13   8   1   0   0   6
      Non-S&E nec   132   139   101   82   104   111   183   190   261   427

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   3,068   1,051   721   571   631   94   0
    Science   2,792   1,045   596   426   631   94   0
      Computer and information sciences   37   14   9   14   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   29   0   16   13   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   29   0   16   13   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   989   560   211   160   0   58   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   894   560   186   109   0   39   0
        Health sciences   22   0   5   15   0   2   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   73   0   20   36   0   17   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7   0   5   0   0   2   0
      Physical sciences   353   165   128   39   0   21   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   279   91   128   39   0   21   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   74   74   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   13   0   13   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,353   306   203   200   631   13   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   450   101   25   12   312   0   0
        Political science and government   3   0   3   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   15   6   9   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   885   199   166   188   319   13   0
      Sciences nec   11   0   11   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   276   6   125   145   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   43   0   43   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   3   0   3   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   90   6   43   41   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   8   0   8   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   132   0   28   104   0   0   0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   1,051   714   968   895   817   777   1,171   1,158   1,250   1,006
  DOD   21   29   22   26   14   52   13   26   19   23
  DOE   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  HHS   100   0   103   56   65   113   311   263   174   121
  NASA   10   28   10   25   21   4   27   0   7   19
  NSF   223   190   203   410   318   276   384   358   484   386
  USDA   168   194   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   10
  Other   529   273   606   378   399   332   436   511   566   447

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   267   116   151   .
2018   279   111   168   .

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   1,692   1,707   1,757   1,790 i   1,613 i
    Agricultural sciences   1   1   1   0 i   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   551   517   546   480 i   442 i
    Computer and information sciences   23   27   26   31 i   30 i
    Engineering   258   243   257   325 i   280 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   51   54   51   65 i   54 i
    Health sciences   490   515   510   520 i   465 i
    Mathematics and statistics   6   6   5   9 i   7 i
    Natural resources and conservation   10   11   10   0 i   5 i
    Physical sciences   252   279   282   287 i   266 i
    Psychology   17   22   24   29 i   21 i
    Social sciences   19   18   30   29 i   29 i
    Other   13   13   13   13 i   14 i

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   14,763   0   77,007   249,812 i
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   1,209   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   2,981   174,153 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   11,509   0   0   0 i
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1,187   0 i
    Health sciences   0   0   0   57,947   75,659 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   3,242   0 i
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   10,441   0 i
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Other   0   3,254   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.
  • 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   40,239   81,756   26,735   7,862   43,823 i
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   11,107   676   574   5,373 i
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   777 i
    Engineering   22,065   11,346   0   0   23,057 i
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   2,368   401   350 i
    Health sciences   15,441   51,777   23,691   1,728   5,373 i
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Natural resources and conservation   0   475   0   0   0 i
    Physical sciences   2,734   7,051   0   5,159   8,893 i
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Other   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.
  • 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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