U. Wisconsin-Platteville

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 624 33.2 925
2023 670 2.3 679 627 31.9 911 233 61.8 602
2022 666 3 680 615 32.4 900
2021 677 3 691 618 32.6 908
2020 676 4.1 698 627 32.3 916
2019 678 3.7 697 644 30.3 914
2018 685 3.1 700 649 29.5 911
2017 666 3.6 684 634 30.1 898
2016 664 5.7 697 638 29.5 896
2015 646 28.8 898
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   .   4 i   4   5   5   5   4   6   10   0
    Hispanic or Latino   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   4 i   4   5   5   4   4   6   9   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0
      Black or African American   .   0 i   0   2   0   2   1   0   5   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   .   3 i   3   3   5   2   2   5   4   0
      More than one race   .   1 i   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   0 i   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0
  Temporary visa holders   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   4 i   4   5   5   5   4   6   10   0
    Science   .   2 i   2   5   2   0   1   0   2   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   0 i   0   1   0   0   1   0   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   2 i   2   4   2   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   2 i   2   0   3   5   3   6   8   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   2 i   2   0   3   5   3   6   8   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   .   117 i   124   291   399   120   147   154   141   126
    Hispanic or Latino   .   4 i   4   5   6   6   5   7   10   6
    Not Hispanic or Latino   .   102 i   109   267   374   113   137   138   123   108
      American Indian or Alaska Native   .   0 i   0   1   2   0   0   0   2   0
      Asian   .   0 i   0   2   5   10   9   7   3   3
      Black or African American   .   5 i   5   19   35   10   14   12   7   6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   .   0 i   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   .   84 i   91   213   296   92   114   118   111   99
      More than one race   .   13 i   13   32   36   0   0   1   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   .   11 i   11   19   19   1   5   9   8   12
  Temporary visa holders   .   0 i   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   4
  Science and engineering   .   117 i   124   293   403   120   147   154   141   130
    Science   .   49 i   53   158   198   1   0   3   1   3
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   5 i   5   4   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   5 i   5   9   3   1   0   3   1   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   39 i   43   145   191   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   68 i   71   135   205   119   147   151   140   127
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   68 i   71   135   205   119   147   151   140   127
      Clinical medicine   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   .   1 i   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   1 i   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   1 i   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   0 i   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   1 i   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   .   4 i   4   5   5   5   4   6   10   0
  Fellowships   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Teaching assistantships   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   .   4 i   4   5   5   5   4   6   10   0
    Federal   .   1 i   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   .   1 i   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   .   0 i   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   .   2 i   2   1   3   5   4   6   10   0

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   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Science and engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Science   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   .   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   1,674 i   1,481   1,349   1,144   1,104   1,084   1,013 i   1,068   1,034 i   970
    Science   1,183 i   1,008 i   919 i   779 i   698 i   684 i   660 i   642 i   401 i   586 i
      Computer and information sciences   54 i   48 i   44 i   37 i   18 i   18 i   24 i   23 i   18 i   20 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   120 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   71 i   70 i   76 i   0 i   50 i   111 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   5 i   5 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Geological and earth sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   43 i   42 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   111 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   23 i   23 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Life sciences   715 i   665 i   605 i   514 i   396 i   389 i   361 i   380 i   209 i   274 i
        Agricultural sciences   0 i   224 i   203 i   172 i   207 i   203 i   0 i   92 i   0 i   106 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   246 i   224 i   191 i   111 i   109 i   0 i   139 i   0 i   119 i
        Health sciences   0 i   127 i   116 i   98 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   89 i   0 i   16 i
        Natural resources and conservation   0 i   68 i   62 i   53 i   78 i   77 i   0 i   32 i   0 i   0
        Life sciences nec   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   28 i   0 i   33 i
      Mathematics and statistics   32 i   25 i   23 i   19 i   21 i   20 i   23 i   23 i   14 i   20 i
      Physical sciences   133 i   107 i   98 i   82 i   101 i   99 i   68 i   78 i   44 i   67 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Chemistry   0 i   56 i   51 i   43 i   101 i   99 i   0 i   78 i   0 i   40 i
        Materials science   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Physics   0 i   51 i   47 i   39 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   27 i
        Physical sciences nec   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Psychology   32 i   25 i   23 i   20 i   28 i   26 i   29 i   32 i   14 i   25 i
      Social sciences   97 i   121 i   109 i   93 i   63 i   62 i   79 i   76 i   34 i   69 i
        Anthropology   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Economics   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
        Political science and government   0 i   30 i   27 i   23 i   12 i   12 i   0 i   76 i   0 i   43 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0 i   27 i   25 i   21 i   11 i   11 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   26 i
        Social sciences nec   0 i   64 i   57 i   49 i   40 i   39 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Sciences nec   0 i   17 i   17 i   14 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   30 i   18 i   0 i
    Engineering   206 i   223 i   204 i   171 i   145 i   145 i   148 i   170 i   534 i   140 i
    Engineering   206 i   0   0   0   0   0   148 i   0   534 i   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Chemical engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Civil engineering   0 i   21 i   19 i   16 i   12 i   12 i   0 i   15 i   0 i   22 i
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0 i   43 i   39 i   33 i   28 i   27 i   0 i   39 i   0 i   0 i
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0 i   14 i   13 i   11 i   10 i   10 i   0 i   7 i   0 i   0
      Mechanical engineering   0 i   78 i   73 i   60 i   52 i   53 i   0 i   70 i   0 i   58 i
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   3 i   3 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   11 i
      Engineering nec   0 i   67 i   60 i   51 i   40 i   40 i   0 i   39 i   0 i   49 i
    Non-S&E   285 i   250 i   226 i   194 i   261 i   255 i   205 i   256 i   99 i   244 i
      Business management and business administration   0 i   68 i   61 i   53 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   33 i   0 i   37 i
      Communication and communications technologies   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   5 i
      Education   0 i   140 i   127 i   108 i   139 i   135 i   0 i   102 i   0 i   133 i
      Humanities   0 i   34 i   31 i   27 i   28 i   27 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i
      Law   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   32 i   32 i   0 i   31 i   0 i   25 i
      Social work   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   31 i
      Visual and performing arts   0 i   8 i   7 i   6 i   9 i   9 i   0 i   9 i   0 i   13 i
      Non-S&E nec   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   53 i   52 i   0 i   81 i   0 i   0 i

i=imputed

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   1,674   523   .   .   .   0   0
    Science   1,183 i   369 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   54 i   31 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   120 i   47 i   .   .   .   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Life sciences   715 i   185 i   .   .   .   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   32 i   14 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Physical sciences   133 i   53 i   .   .   .   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Physics   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Psychology   32 i   12 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Social sciences   97 i   27 i   .   .   .   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Economics   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Sciences nec   0 i   0 i   .   .   .   0   0
    Engineering   206 i   94 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
    Non-S&E   285 i   60 i   .   .   .   0   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Education   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Law   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Social work   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   .   .   .   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   .   .   .   0   0

i=imputed

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

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

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   .   465   435   353   336   339   .   349   .   309
  DOD   .   140 i   132 i   107 i   104 i   106 i   .   119 i   .   80 i
  DOE   .   23 i   22 i   16 i   8 i   8 i   .   26 i   .   25 i
  HHS   .   89 i   81 i   67 i   35 i   35 i   .   65 i   .   50 i
  NASA   .   8 i   7 i   6 i   11 i   11 i   .   6 i   .   11 i
  NSF   .   90 i   84 i   68 i   65 i   65 i   .   55 i   .   54 i
  USDA   .   70 i   66 i   54 i   69 i   69 i   .   38 i   .   41 i
  Other   .   45 i   43 i   35 i   44 i   45 i   .   40 i   .   48 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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   110 i   23 i   87 i   .
2018   .   .   .   .

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, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   2,916   2,398   2,408   2,484   2,551
    Agricultural sciences   194   25   0   0   8
    Biological and biomedical sciences   727   649   724   666   680
    Computer and information sciences   83   22   22   19   19
    Engineering   669   559   572   587   633
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   72   72   72   73   76
    Health sciences   58   90   92   112   130
    Mathematics and statistics   36   34   39   37   38
    Natural resources and conservation   291   190   209   191   175
    Physical sciences   399   377   378   382   401
    Psychology   45   44   44   50   58
    Social sciences   225   219   217   258   245
    Other   117   117   38   109   89

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   178,800   0   44,253   0   60,000
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   44,253   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   178,800   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   24,000
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   36,000
    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   129,641   65,612   43,300   44,000   35,450
    Agricultural sciences   0   6,250   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   20,741   37,732   19,600   5,500   14,300
    Computer and information sciences   0   1,485   1,600   0   0
    Engineering   11,400   6,325   1,100   1,000   3,700
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   400   300   750
    Health sciences   34,000   1,185   3,300   3,000   2,400
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   43,500   750   6,000   23,900   4,000
    Physical sciences   6,500   300   8,700   8,000   9,800
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   13,000   8,585   400   300   500
    Other   500   3,000   2,200   2,000   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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