U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 110 76.4 459 101 85.4 679 150 75.5 602 211 77.2 914
2022 117 74.8 457 109 84.2 680 202 77.9 900
2021 106 76.7 447 108 84.6 691 150 74.6 583 194 78.9 908
2020 117 74.4 450 101 85.8 698 188 79.8 916
2019 112 75.4 447 102 85.6 697 144 75.9 589 197 78.8 914
2018 104 76.1 428 120 83.2 700 190 79.4 911
2017 109 74.8 425 113 83.8 684 146 75 575 192 78.9 898
2016 115 73.7 430 124 82.5 697 183 79.9 896
2015 110 74.6 426 130 81.5 693 140 75.8 570 171 81.2 898
2014 96 77.7 422 125 82.1 688 179 80.2 889
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 159 145 159 140 164 184 177 147 167 187
  Science and engineering 123 105 111 107 111 127 128 97 106 137
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 2 . . . . 2 . . 1
      Agricultural sciences 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . 1 . . . . 2 . . 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 16 14 22 8 13 10 10 10 17
      Biochemistry and biophysics 2 2 4 3 1 3 2 . 2 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 . 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 3 2 1 3 2 3 . . 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 1 . 1 1 . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . . . 3 . 1 . 1 1 2
      Genetics and genomics 1 1 1 . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 5 2 . 5 1 2 3 5 1 7
      Molecular biology . . 1 3 . 1 1 . 2 .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
      Pharmacology and toxicology . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1
    Computer and information sciences 6 4 7 2 8 4 5 5 3 4
      Computer science 4 1 4 . 6 2 4 3 2 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 3
    Engineering 27 19 22 20 23 21 22 15 19 31
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 7 7 4 6 6 . 4 2 5 5
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 4 4 3 3 9 7 2 5 6
      Industrial engineering and operations research 3 . 5 3 3 1 2 1 1 4
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . 5 1 3 1 2 2 1 3
      Mechanical engineering 6 5 2 5 5 6 4 5 6 9
      Engineering, other 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 . 3
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 3 2 4 3 1 3 5 2 1
      Geological sciences . 2 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 1 .
    Health sciences 17 10 16 17 15 17 23 9 16 23
      Nursing science 9 3 11 10 11 14 13 3 11 17
      Public health 3 4 2 3 . 3 2 3 2 3
      Health sciences, other 5 3 3 4 4 . 8 3 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 3 3 9 2 12 7 11 9 10 3
      Applied mathematics 1 . 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 .
      Mathematics . 1 2 . 1 3 3 3 8 3
      Statistics . 1 2 1 1 . 2 2 . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 1 4 . 6 1 3 3 1 .
    Physical sciences 9 19 10 10 13 13 15 14 15 11
      Astronomy and astrophysics 4 3 1 1 2 4 . 1 5 .
      Chemistry 4 15 5 8 8 8 9 7 10 6
      Physics 1 1 4 1 3 1 6 6 . 5
    Psychology 18 12 19 14 9 22 16 14 14 13
      Clinical psychology 5 3 8 4 5 8 5 5 4 6
      Counseling and applied psychology 13 6 6 6 2 6 6 4 7 3
      Research and experimental psychology . 1 5 3 2 6 5 4 3 4
      Psychology, other . 2 . 1 . 2 . 1 . .
    Social sciences 26 17 12 16 20 29 21 16 17 33
      Anthropology 3 3 2 3 1 2 . 2 2 2
      Economics 10 1 3 4 3 9 5 4 8 11
      Political science and government 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 . 8
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 1 2 3 . 4 2 1 . .
      Social sciences, other 8 11 4 5 15 13 13 5 7 12
  Non-science and engineering 36 40 48 33 53 57 49 50 61 50
    Business 5 7 5 4 7 7 5 5 9 10
      Business 5 7 5 4 7 7 5 5 9 10
    Education 7 9 15 9 21 16 15 15 20 18
      Education leadership and administration . 3 2 3 8 6 9 4 8 9
      Education research 4 4 10 3 10 7 5 3 10 9
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 1 3 2 3 3 . 7 1 .
      Education, other . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 .
    Humanities and arts 20 20 18 15 16 19 18 17 16 12
      Letters 13 13 12 10 9 15 10 12 14 7
      History 3 2 4 3 2 2 . 2 . 1
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 4 4 2 2 5 2 8 3 2 4
    Other non-science and engineering 4 4 10 5 9 15 11 13 16 10
      Communication 3 2 6 2 3 9 5 10 7 8
      Public administration and social services 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 2 1 1
      Non-science and engineering, other . 1 3 2 6 5 5 1 8 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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 780 707 630 635 688 571 570 559 566 549
    Female 858 792 793 759 744 641 666 692 614 655
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 789 850 941 952 939 841 822 834 777 846
    Hispanic or Latino 85 85 83 69 60 10 7 8 6 11
    Not Hispanic or Latino 653 743 834 860 860 817 801 814 759 828
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 3 2 1 4 3 3 2 1 2
      Asian 40 41 43 46 56 34 39 36 26 33
      Black or African American 29 39 48 48 49 35 38 38 32 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 1 1 3 23 15 10 9 6
      White 574 629 703 722 709 648 647 675 636 706
      More than one race 0 31 37 42 39 74 59 53 55 52
    Unknown ethnicity and race 51 22 24 23 19 14 14 12 12 7
  Temporary visa holders 849 649 482 442 493 371 414 417 403 358
  Science and engineering 1,282 1,192 1,126 1,114 1,165 1,010 1,021 1,040 1,038 986
    Science 1,127 1,030 955 929 946 838 827 825 819 789
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 29 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 59 60 64 64 68 58 55 69 62 63
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 32
      Computer and information sciences 388 269 131 93 109 92 79 65 55 51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 32 28 35 32 32 23 12 12 10 35
      Mathematics and statistics 52 58 58 51 65 56 69 69 77 74
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 66 20 25 24 25 21 15 15 23 0
      Natural resources and conservation 27 27 27 32 35 35 34 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 97 102 102 107 124 87 90 82 85 95
      Psychology 228 216 235 267 241 238 238 226 226 210
      Social sciences 178 250 278 259 247 228 235 233 226 229
    Engineering 155 162 171 185 219 172 194 215 219 197
      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 8 7 2 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 10 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 137 155 169 185 219 172 194 215 219 197
    Health 356 307 297 280 267 202 215 211 142 218
      Clinical medicine 86 94 89 105 99 77 62 62 5 32
      Other health 270 213 208 175 168 125 153 149 137 186

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 211 177 202 186 215 307 291 334 311 349
    Female 210 213 211 194 230 238 282 313 263 277
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 332 336 376 347 409 403 435 479 424 452
    Hispanic or Latino 28 32 23 25 33 10 9 10 5 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 290 302 346 320 373 383 423 466 418 444
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 0
      Asian 23 14 21 21 25 23 21 19 18 22
      Black or African American 30 26 25 27 23 22 25 28 18 23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 4
      White 235 242 280 255 304 299 347 377 359 380
      More than one race 0 17 17 15 17 35 27 37 21 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 2 7 2 3 10 3 3 1 6
  Temporary visa holders 89 54 37 33 36 142 138 168 150 174
  Science and engineering 370 335 341 322 365 488 477 573 511 579
    Science 327 287 288 249 289 337 325 407 353 407
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 2 3 2 19 14 28 34 54
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 32 42
      Computer and information sciences 146 84 93 81 92 68 59 51 35 33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 2 1 1 4 12 8 7 9 39
      Mathematics and statistics 17 6 2 3 4 10 11 22 12 15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 7 9 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
      Natural resources and conservation 9 15 10 11 12 20 17 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 2 2 5 5 4 27 31 31 29 32
      Psychology 64 66 69 50 85 53 68 71 52 54
      Social sciences 76 101 104 92 85 128 116 153 127 138
    Engineering 43 48 53 73 76 151 152 166 158 172
      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 1 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 42 48 53 73 76 151 152 166 158 172
    Health 51 55 72 58 80 57 96 74 63 47
      Clinical medicine 20 20 35 18 23 24 22 23 5 9
      Other health 31 35 37 40 57 33 74 51 58 38

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 67 46 44 48 51 29 40 28 30 40 0
  Science and engineering 59 39 38 43 46 21 33 21 28 35 0
    Science 35 24 21 27 28 18 25 17 25 32 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 0 2 3 3 1 2 1 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 4 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 3 4 7 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 18 11 12 12 10 8 13 6 7 11 0
      Psychology 4 1 3 3 6 2 4 6 6 5 0
      Social sciences 1 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 24 15 17 16 18 3 8 4 3 3 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 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 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 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 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 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 0
      Mechanical engineering 4 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 0
      Other engineering 20 15 17 16 18 3 8 4 3 3 0
    Health 8 7 6 5 5 8 7 7 2 5 0
      Clinical medicine 3 2 1 2 2 4 1 2 0 3 0
      Other health 5 5 5 3 3 4 6 5 2 2 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,638 1,499 1,423 1,394 1,432 1,212 1,236 1,251 1,180 1,204
  Fellowships 189 153 157 81 104 28 26 48 52 67
    Federal 1 1 3 1 3 3 5 3 0 0
    Institutional 187 152 154 80 101 24 21 44 50 66
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1
  Research assistantships 117 106 113 129 153 88 88 86 103 144
    Federal 43 36 31 44 48 26 35 25 27 39
    Institutional 60 53 63 61 86 34 28 45 68 89
    Nonfederal 14 17 19 24 19 28 25 16 8 16
  Teaching assistantships 413 424 429 485 514 339 357 299 332 414
    Federal 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
    Institutional 412 421 423 485 514 339 357 299 326 413
    Nonfederal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Other types of support 919 816 724 699 661 757 765 818 693 579
    Federal 22 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 363 210 142 70 32 0 0 0 0 49
    Nonfederal 3 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 531 595 574 624 627 757 765 818 693 530

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 87 78 69 91 57 60 56 70 25 97
    Science 56 65 54 68 36 36 37 46 21 70
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 10 2 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 12 12 28 9 5 5 4 6 12
      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 10 13 2 5 5 0 1 1 2 15
      Mathematics and statistics 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 27 31 27 23 16 20 17 25 9 33
      Psychology 0 0 0 2 1 5 6 6 1 7
      Social sciences 4 6 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 31 13 15 23 21 24 19 24 4 27
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 1 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 6 4 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18 3 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 24 4 27
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 17 19 15 23 15 16 23 22 11 32
  Science and engineering 17 19 15 23 15 15 23 22 11 31
    Science 12 17 13 20 10 11 22 17 8 25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 4 4 6 3 4 4 3 4 6
      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 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
      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 5 8 4 10 4 2 9 9 3 13
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 1 3
      Social sciences 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 5 2 2 3 5 4 1 5 3 6
      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 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 2 3 4 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 4 1 5 3 6
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 60,712 56,822 55,664 61,069 53,773 55,771 54,181 59,813 63,414 60,752
    Science 43,845 42,259 41,004 45,099 41,035 43,561 38,272 39,717 46,168 40,620
      Computer and information sciences 399 376 193 116 337 230 241 462 559 562
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,007 9,026 7,385 7,288 6,442 7,681 7,236 8,732 12,504 11,247
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,127 2,370 1,162 8 30 0 4,115 3,436 3,779 2,730
        Geological and earth sciences 709 560 298 929 615 7,681 699 1,414 1,124 1,061
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 6,171 6,096 5,925 6,351 5,797 0 2,290 3,751 6,658 5,670
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 131 943 1,786
      Life sciences 10,761 10,207 9,109 10,279 8,637 7,828 7,690 8,248 11,077 6,337
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,938 3,770 3,765 4,150 2,772 2,281 1,609 1,550 1,542 1,795
        Health sciences 6,823 6,437 5,344 6,129 5,839 5,547 953 961 116 208
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,128 5,737 9,419 4,334
      Mathematics and statistics 198 25 707 4,792 1,794 1,303 1,442 1,178 1,292 1,232
      Physical sciences 9,286 10,084 10,970 8,699 11,076 14,409 13,372 12,875 11,375 11,316
        Astronomy and astrophysics 5,746 6,715 5,967 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,180 1,556 1,679 2,173 2,749 4,080 4,945 4,784 5,339 4,917
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,360 1,813 3,324 6,526 8,327 10,329 8,290 7,953 5,883 6,170
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 138 153 229
      Psychology 5,341 4,294 3,800 4,404 3,909 4,114 3,006 2,504 2,845 2,810
      Social sciences 5,609 5,843 6,531 6,710 4,973 4,331 2,821 3,430 4,554 3,599
        Anthropology 2,270 2,669 2,792 2,816 3,584 2,232 1,743 2,452 0 0
        Economics 900 970 810 689 76 152 87 56 121 85
        Political science and government 605 521 292 251 13 283 480 314 393 292
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,445 1,457 2,499 2,840 1,191 1,548 38 4 2,758 1,650
        Social sciences nec 389 226 138 114 109 116 473 604 1,282 1,572
      Sciences nec 3,244 2,404 2,309 2,811 3,867 3,665 2,464 2,288 1,962 3,517
    Engineering 9,725 8,246 8,577 9,683 9,915 10,024 9,745 10,944 9,715 10,696
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 494 349 379 182 159 209 21 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,928 2,323 1,729 1,808 1,778 2,149 1,822 1,700 1,498 2,045
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,440 1,262 2,311 3,095 2,693 2,602 2,187 1,929 1,565 1,664
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 253 208 252 312 409 341 323 377 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,212 2,290 2,192 3,012 3,216 2,579 3,233 4,452 2,794 2,560
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,270 904 777 742 886 943 881 678 1,138 1,493
      Engineering nec 1,128 910 937 532 774 1,201 1,278 1,808 2,720 2,934
    Non-S&E 7,142 6,317 6,083 6,287 2,823 2,186 6,164 9,152 7,531 9,436
      Business management and business administration 81 26 247 298 312 252 1,057 1,014 612 544
      Communication and communications technologies 342 322 389 396 3 7 0 362 482 409
      Education 1,025 822 638 788 715 522 427 676 1,538 996
      Humanities 2,850 2,908 2,674 2,598 209 225 188 190 222 151
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,059 724 504 672 567 0 1,127 858 155 295
      Visual and performing arts 121 184 119 300 162 95 42 24 61 82
      Non-S&E nec 1,664 1,331 1,512 1,235 855 1,085 3,323 6,028 4,461 6,959

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: 2023
(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 60,712 25,612 17,207 13,084 1,431 1,450 1,928
    Science 43,845 20,568 11,446 9,095 1,247 903 586
      Computer and information sciences 399 112 173 88 0 26 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,007 2,777 3,386 2,650 0 73 121
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 2,127 818 927 382 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 709 81 392 184 0 0 52
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 6,171 1,878 2,067 2,084 0 73 69
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 10,761 6,168 1,937 1,670 102 475 409
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,938 2,173 949 483 92 128 113
        Health sciences 6,823 3,995 988 1,187 10 347 296
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 198 132 23 17 0 26 0
      Physical sciences 9,286 6,420 1,481 1,308 77 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 5,746 4,448 826 472 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,180 1,132 646 325 77 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,360 840 9 511 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5,341 3,926 601 544 166 104 0
      Social sciences 5,609 1,033 2,140 1,279 902 199 56
        Anthropology 2,270 399 411 496 902 6 56
        Economics 900 109 565 220 0 6 0
        Political science and government 605 12 402 154 0 37 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,445 382 667 262 0 134 0
        Social sciences nec 389 131 95 147 0 16 0
      Sciences nec 3,244 0 1,705 1,539 0 0 0
    Engineering 9,725 3,322 3,070 1,983 175 274 901
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 494 4 330 160 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 1,928 652 465 311 0 0 500
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 2,440 1,154 556 280 26 272 152
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 253 3 179 71 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,212 964 506 469 111 2 160
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,270 544 261 338 38 0 89
      Engineering nec 1,128 1 773 354 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 7,142 1,722 2,691 2,006 9 273 441
      Business management and business administration 81 0 18 63 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 342 0 249 93 0 0 0
      Education 1,025 495 54 216 0 4 256
      Humanities 2,850 0 2,067 774 9 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 1,059 261 2 458 0 253 85
      Visual and performing arts 121 2 87 32 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,664 964 214 370 0 16 100

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 25,612 24,036 24,397 25,354 23,342 24,612 23,916 25,651 25,587 25,377
  DOD 859 513 826 616 739 752 580 247 791 1,447
  DOE 2,698 2,009 2,503 2,367 1,574 1,485 1,531 1,457 1,627 1,690
  HHS 10,328 9,430 9,238 9,505 7,802 7,501 7,937 9,748 10,426 8,069
  NASA 503 265 87 181 187 322 337 144 223 303
  NSF 8,497 9,215 9,028 10,529 10,368 11,718 11,022 10,833 8,878 9,354
  USDA 379 358 342 216 346 325 269 345 430 699
  Other 2,348 2,246 2,373 1,940 2,326 2,509 2,240 2,877 3,212 3,815

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,792 237 1,555 .
2018 1,732 249 1,483 .
2017 1,491 257 1,234 .

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 500 511 486 478 479
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 62 61 61 61 61
    Computer and information sciences 37 36 32 24 24
    Engineering 131 131 110 110 110
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 92 105 105 105 105
    Health sciences 35 35 35 35 35
    Mathematics and statistics 6 6 6 6 7
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 90 90 90 90 90
    Psychology 24 24 24 24 24
    Social sciences 23 23 23 23 23
    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

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 . 29,950 . 12,000 . 0
    Computer and information sciences . . . 6,132 . 0
    Engineering . . . 5,868 . 0
    Physical sciences . 29,950 . 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 1,150 6,559 22,559 314 850
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 8,000 0 0
    Engineering 350 6,559 6,559 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 800 0 0 0 850
    Health sciences 0 0 8,000 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 314 0
    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

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