U. Wyoming

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 158 66.1 459 191 72.3 679 52 91.6 602 152 83.6 914
2022 182 60.7 457 187 72.9 680 152 83.4 900
2021 164 63.8 447 166 76.3 691 91 84.7 583 170 81.6 908
2020 161 64.7 450 165 76.7 698 168 81.9 916
2019 171 62.3 447 173 75.5 697 109 81.8 589 171 81.6 914
2018 149 65.7 428 170 76.1 700 150 83.8 911
2017 144 66.6 425 166 76.1 684 109 81.4 575 142 84.4 898
2016 169 61.2 430 169 76.1 697 143 84.3 896
2015 166 61.6 426 168 76.1 693 118 79.6 570 184 79.8 898
2014 146 65.9 422 162 76.8 688 191 78.8 889
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 93 74 84 94 78 102 101 81 85 103
  Science and engineering 78 65 76 85 70 84 81 63 70 89
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 7 5 5 5 4 7 3 6 8 3
      Agricultural sciences 5 5 2 5 4 6 2 4 4 3
      Natural resources and conservation 2 . 3 . . 1 1 2 4 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 12 7 17 15 20 18 25 15 21 18
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . 1 3 1 . 1 . 2 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . 1 2 . 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 5 11 4 5 10 11 2 9 6
      Microbiology and immunology . . 1 . 3 1 . . 2 2
      Molecular biology 5 1 4 7 4 2 5 2 3 5
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . 1 . . 3 4 3 3 . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . 1 2 . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 . . . 1 1 4 3 4 1
    Computer and information sciences 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1
      Computer science 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 2 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 30 24 27 20 18 22 12 12 8 30
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 . . . . . . . 1
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 16 9 16 8 7 10 6 5 5 13
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 8 3 6 7 6 . 2 1 5
      Electrical and computer engineering . 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 4
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . 2
      Mechanical engineering 9 2 4 5 2 2 3 3 1 4
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7 7 8 15 7 11 7 5 3 4
      Geological sciences 3 6 7 9 . 6 4 5 2 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 1 1 6 7 5 3 . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 4 . 2 5 2 6 4 5 9 6
      Applied mathematics 2 . . 1 1 2 4 1 2 2
      Mathematics . . 1 1 . 1 . 2 3 3
      Statistics . . . 1 1 2 . 1 2 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 . 1 2 . 1 . 1 2 .
    Physical sciences 8 9 9 10 7 9 11 10 7 16
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 3 1 2 . 2 . 2 1 3
      Chemistry 5 4 4 4 7 5 7 7 6 9
      Physics 1 2 4 4 . 2 4 1 . 4
    Psychology 6 7 5 8 7 3 9 8 5 6
      Clinical psychology 1 5 4 5 5 1 5 4 3 5
      Counseling and applied psychology . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 . .
      Research and experimental psychology 4 1 . 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
      Psychology, other 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . .
    Social sciences 1 5 2 4 4 5 9 1 8 5
      Anthropology . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 2 .
      Economics 1 3 2 3 3 2 8 1 6 5
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . 1 2 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 15 9 8 9 8 18 20 18 15 14
    Business . 3 . 2 . 2 2 3 1 1
      Business . 3 . 2 . 2 2 3 1 1
    Education 13 6 8 7 8 16 15 14 13 12
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . 1 2 . 1 . 3
      Education research 9 5 8 5 6 12 9 7 7 8
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 1 . 1 1 2 6 4 6 1
      Education, other 1 . . 1 . . . 2 . .
    Humanities and arts 1 . . . . . 3 1 1 1
      Letters . . . . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . . 3 1 1 1
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . . . . . . . .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 421 416 435 399 425 416 422 519 538 529
    Female 362 361 379 337 321 316 328 335 335 372
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 489 520 568 527 483 498 480 592 568 568
    Hispanic or Latino 45 42 36 9 11 15 15 23 11 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 423 447 432 453 399 405 385 460 441 452
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5 2 4 1 2 4 4 3 4
      Asian 15 20 11 10 8 11 7 12 6 5
      Black or African American 2 3 3 4 1 4 3 5 3 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 380 405 386 406 366 368 352 421 410 418
      More than one race 22 14 30 29 23 20 19 18 19 20
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 31 100 65 73 78 80 109 116 103
  Temporary visa holders 294 257 246 209 263 234 270 262 305 333
  Science and engineering 717 710 763 698 693 683 697 799 821 842
    Science 579 568 601 556 509 485 501 589 620 675
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 53 68 64 72 79 60 51 61 64 79
      Biological and biomedical sciences 171 144 183 175 120 124 147 141 144 145
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 22
      Computer and information sciences 30 21 23 24 20 11 13 17 22 32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 70 66 76 69 81 64 72 85 90 81
      Mathematics and statistics 29 29 28 30 29 34 30 37 37 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 17 23 30 23 0 29 27 10 7 31
      Natural resources and conservation 18 17 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 70 68 70 58 65 53 62 55 62 71
      Psychology 41 45 41 36 38 31 37 32 31 32
      Social sciences 80 87 82 69 77 78 62 115 126 133
    Engineering 138 142 162 142 184 198 196 210 201 167
      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 63 55 70 60 68 69 75 81 71 67
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 38 38 43 28 42 40 48 55 48 36
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 21 22 20 22 38 20 28 33 40 30
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 16 27 29 32 36 69 45 41 42 34
      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 66 67 51 38 53 49 53 55 52 59
    Clinical medicine 4 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 62 60 51 35 53 49 53 55 52 59

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 104 84 91 114 61 154 91 105 119 126
    Female 124 119 69 111 39 91 57 89 112 102
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 192 186 130 168 88 167 134 173 212 202
    Hispanic or Latino 12 12 7 3 2 3 5 5 9 4
    Not Hispanic or Latino 159 159 102 137 75 148 116 139 180 176
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Asian 7 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 1 3
      Black or African American 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      White 146 150 94 128 62 134 111 127 171 168
      More than one race 3 2 4 4 7 9 4 6 5 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21 15 21 28 11 16 13 29 23 22
  Temporary visa holders 36 17 30 57 12 78 14 21 19 26
  Science and engineering 185 133 156 199 89 239 142 176 196 189
    Science 141 105 133 156 74 181 127 156 181 174
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 29 18 17 29 10 20 15 18 18 16
      Biological and biomedical sciences 27 10 16 35 11 39 20 30 35 41
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 12
      Computer and information sciences 6 6 5 1 3 9 1 8 3 9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 6 12 17 14 21 17 19 16 12
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 7 4 5 5 2 1 6 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 15 15 22 16 0 23 34 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 6 9 13 4 15 6 7 3 9
      Psychology 5 6 4 6 0 7 0 1 3 3
      Social sciences 30 35 40 35 27 42 32 63 84 67
    Engineering 44 28 23 43 15 58 15 20 15 15
      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 16 12 8 16 4 14 4 0 4 5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 7 5 13 1 13 4 13 0 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 4 5 7 4 2 3 1 4 4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 11 5 5 7 6 29 4 6 7 4
      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 43 70 4 26 11 6 6 18 35 39
    Clinical medicine 37 28 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 6 42 4 0 11 6 6 18 35 39

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
All surveyed fields 263 209 330 178 193 150 177 181 211 196
  Science and engineering 255 208 312 177 192 149 176 180 208 191
    Science 231 187 240 144 152 111 136 159 178 158
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 26 27 28 16 30 14 16 27 23 26
      Biological and biomedical sciences 94 73 80 55 47 29 49 35 55 50
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 10 5 3 2 3 2 1 9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 32 28 37 26 29 33 36 50 45 18
      Mathematics and statistics 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 5 4 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 11 0 0 1 0 5 2 7
      Natural resources and conservation 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 28 31 31 29 24 15 20 22 26 27
      Psychology 12 8 7 8 11 3 3 0 0 1
      Social sciences 24 14 33 4 7 11 6 8 14 12
    Engineering 24 21 72 33 40 38 40 21 30 33
      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 9 7 19 16 10 3 5 4 8 11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 5 28 4 4 4 5 2 0 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 2 12 3 12 5 9 10 11 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 7 13 10 14 26 21 5 11 9
      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 8 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 3 5
    Clinical medicine 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 6 1 18 0 1 1 1 1 3 5

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
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 783 777 814 736 746 732 750 854 873 901
  Fellowships 0 0 9 0 0 16 18 7 16 35
    Federal 0 0 1 0 0 10 11 2 3 13
    Institutional 0 0 8 0 0 6 2 3 3 10
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 10 12
  Research assistantships 424 376 450 341 378 307 354 389 424 390
    Federal 224 198 287 165 178 135 162 150 190 174
    Institutional 162 139 117 123 165 123 145 148 155 158
    Nonfederal 38 39 46 53 35 49 47 91 79 58
  Teaching assistantships 307 272 315 292 299 302 291 318 295 295
    Federal 39 11 42 10 14 1 4 0 15 7
    Institutional 264 249 269 282 285 291 284 307 252 276
    Nonfederal 4 12 4 0 0 10 3 11 28 12
  Other types of support 52 129 40 103 69 107 87 140 138 181
    Federal 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 29 3 2
    Institutional 10 15 1 8 4 10 9 12 35 25
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 1 5 21 4 27 20
    Personal resources 42 114 38 92 63 88 57 95 73 134

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 51 52 50 39 32 50 62 60 54 55
    Science 35 42 31 23 12 27 46 37 38 43
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 4 3 3 0 6 9 7 8 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 13 14 10 0 12 13 13 10 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 1 0 1 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 3 3 4 2 1 5 11 7 11 11
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 2 2 5 6 2 10 6 6 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1
    Engineering 16 10 19 16 20 23 16 23 16 12
      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 9 5 7 6 6 13 10 16 11 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6 5 9 5 6 9 5 4 3 2
      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 3 5 8 1 1 3 2 2
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 33 37 17 18 9 20 30 32 30 36
  Science and engineering 33 37 17 18 9 20 30 32 30 36
    Science 27 33 12 12 6 14 29 30 28 33
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 13 11 7 6 0 10 13 12 7 12
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 1 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 8 9
      Mathematics and statistics 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1 1 1 3 4 2 10 6 6 9
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1
    Engineering 6 4 5 6 3 6 1 2 2 3
      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 3 4 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
      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 3 5 3 0 0 1 1 2
      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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 150,124 139,764 93,202 93,061 80,353 113,063 125,032 112,056 56,996 51,422
    Science 116,814 104,159 67,555 71,421 60,378 i 76,185 82,026 70,800 49,360 43,819
      Computer and information sciences 1,958 2,220 1,580 581 342 317 940 1,033 256 278
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21,692 19,400 11,251 12,944 6,755 9,473 10,877 11,830 21,371 17,898
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,957 8,056 6,464 9,925 5,109 4,891 4,287 4,139 4,618 4,693
        Geological and earth sciences 14,471 11,115 2,971 3,008 1,623 2,527 6,590 7,691 2,343 2,485
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 188 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 76 80 1,816 11 23 2,055 0 0 14,410 10,720
      Life sciences 57,427 52,377 43,538 47,073 41,934 i 41,272 46,842 46,064 19,576 19,583
        Agricultural sciences 18,589 15,138 8,607 12,086 10,856 i 9,960 11,166 19,069 3,805 4,144
        Biological and biomedical sciences 21,047 22,214 15,284 14,659 13,913 i 9,277 8,749 6,858 7,477 8,101
        Health sciences 7,519 6,761 3,903 2,320 4,206 i 17,664 20,121 13,636 1,405 1,753
        Natural resources and conservation 8,336 7,397 7,606 11,018 12,959 i 4,371 4,768 6,501 0 0
        Life sciences nec 1,936 867 8,138 6,990 0 i 0 2,038 0 6,889 5,585
      Mathematics and statistics 1,816 1,661 1,306 1,276 1,499 10,004 9,542 5,445 1,392 864
      Physical sciences 3,585 2,625 1,808 1,248 1,825 4,632 2,866 3,587 4,068 3,578
        Astronomy and astrophysics 362 241 177 0 0 763 1,237 1,229 0 148
        Chemistry 2,130 1,894 625 554 933 2,484 907 1,338 2,203 1,819
        Materials science 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,005 467 549 679 892 1,385 722 1,020 1,865 1,611
        Physical sciences nec 34 23 457 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 907 883 412 664 236 238 26 40 68 197
      Social sciences 5,624 5,421 1,086 535 477 10,249 9,906 2,801 2,582 1,421
        Anthropology 1,246 1,119 401 311 231 719 1,240 999 0 0
        Economics 1,919 1,643 454 120 198 9,176 8,144 868 611 922
        Political science and government 21 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 75 67 3 0 30 0 0 784 706 274
        Social sciences nec 2,363 2,584 228 104 18 354 522 150 1,265 225
      Sciences nec 23,805 19,572 6,574 7,100 7,310 0 1,027 0 47 0
    Engineering 23,084 28,379 24,675 20,317 19,550 i 36,672 39,901 37,752 5,568 4,917
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 97 214 30 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 803 760 49 39 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 10,741 14,886 7,763 5,488 11,032 i 29,102 30,793 17,521 2,324 1,559
      Civil engineering 3,624 5,420 2,743 2,794 3,118 i 5,973 7,095 4,064 1,379 1,227
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,402 907 532 454 2,627 i 254 598 265 378 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,381 2,028 1,985 1,455 2,681 i 1,343 1,415 734 780 1,266
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 395 116 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,641 4,048 11,573 10,087 92 i 0 0 15,168 707 865
    Non-S&E 10,226 7,226 972 1,323 425 206 3,105 3,504 2,068 2,686
      Business management and business administration 2,612 2,644 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
      Communication and communications technologies 389 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,524 1,475 43 210 414 0 0 594 1,295 1,868
      Humanities 840 1,185 0 0 0 139 550 134 45 0
      Law 1,325 104 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 1
      Social work 234 185 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,368 573 0 0 0 22 2,514 418 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,934 660 825 1,113 11 44 41 2,335 722 817

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: 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 150,124 68,467 7,464 67,771 2,848 1,934 1,640
    Science 116,814 58,385 4,115 48,461 2,557 1,837 1,459
      Computer and information sciences 1,958 1,006 0 775 177 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21,692 13,191 2,541 3,456 1,094 36 1,374
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 6,957 5,738 0 1,099 7 29 84
        Geological and earth sciences 14,471 7,263 2,541 2,357 1,013 7 1,290
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 188 188 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 76 2 0 0 74 0 0
      Life sciences 57,427 39,798 1,423 13,194 1,218 1,751 43
        Agricultural sciences 18,589 10,653 249 6,827 774 82 4
        Biological and biomedical sciences 21,047 18,293 212 2,360 115 65 2
        Health sciences 7,519 3,543 222 3,332 59 359 4
        Natural resources and conservation 8,336 6,227 713 119 169 1,075 33
        Life sciences nec 1,936 1,082 27 556 101 170 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,816 767 3 1,030 0 16 0
      Physical sciences 3,585 2,469 0 1,096 20 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 362 362 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,130 1,036 0 1,074 20 0 0
        Materials science 54 54 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,005 983 0 22 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 34 34 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 907 82 0 822 0 3 0
      Social sciences 5,624 1,065 70 4,371 48 28 42
        Anthropology 1,246 554 4 687 1 0 0
        Economics 1,919 446 3 1,396 4 28 42
        Political science and government 21 0 0 0 21 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 75 50 25 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 2,363 15 38 2,288 22 0 0
      Sciences nec 23,805 7 78 23,717 0 3 0
    Engineering 23,084 9,991 2,777 9,825 291 19 181
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 97 81 0 16 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 803 803 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 10,741 5,555 2,603 2,363 51 0 169
      Civil engineering 3,624 1,677 163 1,573 207 4 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,402 272 0 1,125 5 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,381 662 0 679 28 0 12
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 395 321 0 74 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 4,641 620 11 3,995 0 15 0
    Non-S&E 10,226 91 572 9,485 0 78 0
      Business management and business administration 2,612 0 0 2,612 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 389 0 0 389 0 0 0
      Education 1,524 9 0 1,509 0 6 0
      Humanities 840 62 0 778 0 0 0
      Law 1,325 0 0 1,255 0 70 0
      Social work 234 0 0 232 0 2 0
      Visual and performing arts 1,368 0 0 1,368 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,934 20 572 1,342 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 68,467 68,772 54,444 57,353 52,082 42,595 56,410 63,951 48,970 42,280
  DOD 1,056 1,907 2,087 1,800 397 874 1,580 602 1,239 1,859
  DOE 12,148 15,555 10,265 7,547 9,439 4,877 4,542 4,106 3,168 2,807
  HHS 16,804 15,983 14,768 13,053 12,834 11,978 13,917 13,422 7,977 6,031
  NASA 1,022 1,437 1,223 1,066 1,966 2,143 2,255 2,136 2,168 1,936
  NSF 22,534 20,019 17,125 19,828 15,386 12,021 14,888 16,075 15,980 14,245
  USDA 7,158 6,701 3,142 7,435 6,803 6,375 9,757 11,334 2,909 2,319
  Other 7,745 7,170 5,834 6,624 5,257 4,327 9,471 16,276 15,529 13,083

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 780 338 442 .
2018 2,678 243 2,435 .
2017 2,809 262 2,547 .

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 4,177 3,639 3,561 3,432 3,357
    Agricultural sciences 446 217 181 181 181
    Biological and biomedical sciences 572 536 529 531 548
    Computer and information sciences 60 35 45 42 43
    Engineering 465 436 424 398 333
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 211 197 192 192 192
    Health sciences 1,279 1,218 1,288 1,186 1,183
    Mathematics and statistics 66 48 38 38 33
    Natural resources and conservation 94 65 2 2 2
    Physical sciences 445 375 374 371 374
    Psychology 104 97 86 86 85
    Social sciences 209 187 177 174 159
    Other 226 226 226 232 223

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 2,000 . 93,800 116,770 85,370
    Agricultural sciences 2,000 . 51,800 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 . 0 0 1,831
    Engineering 0 . 0 57,662 83,539
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 . 21,000 0 0
    Health sciences 0 . 0 59,108 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 . 21,000 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 8,410 58,093 19,490 22,403 128,700
    Agricultural sciences 7,000 0 829 1,200 10,300
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 10,501 1,713 1,631 4,928
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 1,105 0
    Engineering 0 1,775 2,813 2,521 3,789
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 4,613 1,511 955 0
    Health sciences 800 26,485 10,822 10,460 104,639
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1,390
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 729 2,810 0
    Physical sciences 250 12,741 771 685 2,597
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 1,055
    Social sciences 0 725 0 0 0
    Other 360 1,253 303 1,037 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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