U. Wyoming

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 154 66.9 459 180 71.9 631 152 83.8 925
2023 158 66.1 459 191 72.3 679 152 83.6 911 52 91.6 602
2022 182 60.7 457 187 72.9 680 152 83.4 900
2021 164 63.8 447 166 76.3 691 170 81.6 908 91 84.7 583
2020 161 64.7 450 165 76.7 698 168 81.9 916
2019 171 62.3 447 173 75.5 697 171 81.6 914 109 81.8 589
2018 149 65.7 428 170 76.1 700 150 83.8 911
2017 144 66.6 425 166 76.1 684 142 84.4 898 109 81.4 575
2016 169 61.2 430 169 76.1 697 143 84.3 896
2015 166 61.6 426 168 76.1 693 184 79.8 898 118 79.6 570
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 99 93 74 84 94 78 102 101 81 85
  Science and engineering 82 78 65 76 85 70 84 81 63 70
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 7 7 5 5 5 4 7 3 6 8
      Agricultural sciences 7 5 5 2 5 4 6 2 4 4
      Natural resources and conservation . 2 . 3 . . 1 1 2 4
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17 12 7 17 15 20 18 25 15 21
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 3 1 . 1 3 1 . 1 . 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . 1 2 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 1 . . 1 .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 5 5 5 11 4 5 10 11 2 9
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 1 . 3 1 . . 2
      Molecular biology 4 5 1 4 7 4 2 5 2 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 . 1 . . 3 4 3 3 .
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . 1 2 . . . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 . . . 1 1 4 3 4
    Computer and information sciences 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1
      Computer science 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . 2 . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 23 30 24 27 20 18 22 12 12 8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 12 16 9 16 8 7 10 6 5 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 6 4 8 3 6 7 6 . 2 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 . 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
      Materials and mining engineering . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 4 9 2 4 5 2 2 3 3 1
      Engineering, other . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 7 7 8 15 7 11 7 5 3
      Geological sciences 1 3 6 7 9 . 6 4 5 2
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 4 1 1 6 7 5 3 . 1
    Health sciences 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 2 . . . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 4 . 2 5 2 6 4 5 9
      Applied mathematics 1 2 . . 1 1 2 4 1 2
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 . 1 . 2 3
      Statistics . . . . 1 1 2 . 1 2
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 2 . 1 2 . 1 . 1 2
    Physical sciences 10 8 9 9 10 7 9 11 10 7
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 3 1 2 . 2 . 2 1
      Chemistry 6 5 4 4 4 7 5 7 7 6
      Physics 2 1 2 4 4 . 2 4 1 .
    Psychology 7 6 7 5 8 7 3 9 8 5
      Clinical psychology 6 1 5 4 5 5 1 5 4 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 .
      Research and experimental psychology . 4 1 . 1 1 1 3 3 2
      Psychology, other . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . .
    Social sciences 7 1 5 2 4 4 5 9 1 8
      Anthropology 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 2
      Economics 4 1 3 2 3 3 2 8 1 6
      Social sciences, other 1 . 1 . . 1 2 . . .
  Non-science and engineering 17 15 9 8 9 8 18 20 18 15
    Business . . 3 . 2 . 2 2 3 1
      Business . . 3 . 2 . 2 2 3 1
    Education 17 13 6 8 7 8 16 15 14 13
      Education leadership and administration . 1 . . . 1 2 . 1 .
      Education research 14 9 5 8 5 6 12 9 7 7
      Teacher education and teaching fields 3 2 1 . 1 1 2 6 4 6
      Education, other . 1 . . 1 . . . 2 .
    Humanities and arts . 1 . . . . . 3 1 1
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . . . . . 3 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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   507   489   520   568   527   483   498   480   592   568
    Hispanic or Latino   58   45   42   36   9   11   15   15   23   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   431   423   447   432   453   399   405   385   460   441
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   4   5   2   4   1   2   4   4   3
      Asian   14   15   20   11   10   8   11   7   12   6
      Black or African American   2   2   3   3   4   1   4   3   5   3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   384   380   405   386   406   366   368   352   421   410
      More than one race   25   22   14   30   29   23   20   19   18   19
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   21   31   100   65   73   78   80   109   116
  Temporary visa holders   334   294   257   246   209   263   234   270   262   305
  Science and engineering   782   717   710   763   698   693   683   697   799   821
    Science   619   579   568   601   556   509   485   501   589   620
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   54   53   68   64   72   79   60   51   61   64
      Biological and biomedical sciences   182   171   144   183   175   120   124   147   141   144
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   23
      Computer and information sciences   29   30   21   23   24   20   11   13   17   22
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   89   70   66   76   69   81   64   72   85   90
      Mathematics and statistics   30   29   29   28   30   29   34   30   37   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   17   23   30   23   0   29   27   10   7
      Natural resources and conservation   22   18   17   4   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   41   70   68   70   58   65   53   62   55   62
      Psychology   56   41   45   41   36   38   31   37   32   31
      Social sciences   104   80   87   82   69   77   78   62   115   126
    Engineering   163   138   142   162   142   184   198   196   210   201
      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   68   63   55   70   60   68   69   75   81   71
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   47   38   38   43   28   42   40   48   55   48
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   25   21   22   20   22   38   20   28   33   40
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   22   16   27   29   32   36   69   45   41   42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   59   66   67   51   38   53   49   53   55   52
      Clinical medicine   5   4   7   0   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   54   62   60   51   35   53   49   53   55   52

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   142   192   186   130   168   88   167   134   173   212
    Hispanic or Latino   8   12   12   7   3   2   3   5   5   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   121   159   159   102   137   75   148   116   139   180
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   1   7   1   1   2   5   5   0   4   1
      Black or African American   0   0   3   2   3   1   0   1   1   1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   114   146   150   94   128   62   134   111   127   171
      More than one race   4   3   2   4   4   7   9   4   6   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   21   15   21   28   11   16   13   29   23
  Temporary visa holders   20   36   17   30   57   12   78   14   21   19
  Science and engineering   133   185   133   156   199   89   239   142   176   196
    Science   116   141   105   133   156   74   181   127   156   181
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   15   29   18   17   29   10   20   15   18   18
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   27   10   16   35   11   39   20   30   35
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   11
      Computer and information sciences   7   6   6   5   1   3   9   1   8   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   12   6   12   17   14   21   17   19   16
      Mathematics and statistics   5   3   3   7   4   5   5   2   1   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   25   15   15   22   16   0   23   34   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   10   6   9   13   4   15   6   7   3
      Psychology   4   5   6   4   6   0   7   0   1   3
      Social sciences   28   30   35   40   35   27   42   32   63   84
    Engineering   17   44   28   23   43   15   58   15   20   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   5   16   12   8   16   4   14   4   0   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   12   7   5   13   1   13   4   13   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   5   4   5   7   4   2   3   1   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6   11   5   5   7   6   29   4   6   7
      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   29   43   70   4   26   11   6   6   18   35
      Clinical medicine   27   37   28   0   26   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   2   6   42   4   0   11   6   6   18   35

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   225   263   209   330   178   193   150   177   181   211
  Science and engineering   219   255   208   312   177   192   149   176   180   208
    Science   187   231   187   240   144   152   111   136   159   178
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   25   26   27   28   16   30   14   16   27   23
      Biological and biomedical sciences   84   94   73   80   55   47   29   49   35   55
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   4   2   10   5   3   2   3   2   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   32   28   37   26   29   33   36   50   45
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   1   2   1   1   3   3   5   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   0   11   0   0   1   0   5   2
      Natural resources and conservation   6   7   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   28   31   31   29   24   15   20   22   26
      Psychology   8   12   8   7   8   11   3   3   0   0
      Social sciences   14   24   14   33   4   7   11   6   8   14
    Engineering   32   24   21   72   33   40   38   40   21   30
      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   13   9   7   19   16   10   3   5   4   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   7   5   28   4   4   4   5   2   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   6   2   12   3   12   5   9   10   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   7   13   10   14   26   21   5   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   6   8   1   18   1   1   1   1   1   3
      Clinical medicine   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   6   6   1   18   0   1   1   1   1   3

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   841   783   777   814   736   746   732   750   854   873
  Fellowships   0   0   0   9   0   0   16   18   7   16
    Federal   0   0   0   1   0   0   10   11   2   3
    Institutional   0   0   0   8   0   0   6   2   3   3
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2   10
  Research assistantships   469   424   376   450   341   378   307   354   389   424
    Federal   217   224   198   287   165   178   135   162   150   190
    Institutional   203   162   139   117   123   165   123   145   148   155
    Nonfederal   49   38   39   46   53   35   49   47   91   79
  Teaching assistantships   280   307   272   315   292   299   302   291   318   295
    Federal   7   39   11   42   10   14   1   4   0   15
    Institutional   268   264   249   269   282   285   291   284   307   252
    Nonfederal   5   4   12   4   0   0   10   3   11   28
  Other types of support   92   52   129   40   103   69   107   87   140   138
    Federal   1   0   0   0   3   1   4   0   29   3
    Institutional   13   10   15   1   8   4   10   9   12   35
    Nonfederal   4   0   0   1   0   1   5   21   4   27
    Personal resources   74   42   114   38   92   63   88   57   95   73

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   59   51   52   50   39   32   50   62   60   54
    Science   44   35   42   31   23   12   27   46   37   38
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   6   5   4   3   3   0   6   9   7   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   17   13   14   10   0   12   13   13   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   1   1   0   1   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   3   3   4   2   1   5   11   7   11
      Mathematics and statistics   0   2   2   0   1   2   0   2   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   4   17   6   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   1   2   2   5   6   2   10   6   6
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   2   0   1   2   2   2   1   3   1
    Engineering   15   16   10   19   16   20   23   16   23   16
      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   4   9   5   7   6   6   13   10   16   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   6   5   9   5   6   9   5   4   3
      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   2   1   0   3   5   8   1   1   3   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   45   33   37   17   18   9   20   30   32   30
  Science and engineering   44   33   37   17   18   9   20   30   32   30
    Science   40   27   33   12   12   6   14   29   30   28
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   5   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   3   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   13   11   7   6   0   10   13   12   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   2   0   0   0   0   2   3   5   8
      Mathematics and statistics   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   2   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   3   16   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   1   1   1   3   4   2   10   6   6
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   1   3   1
    Engineering   4   6   4   5   6   3   6   1   2   2
      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   2   3   4   2   1   0   6   0   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   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   3   5   3   0   0   1   1
      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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   167,306   150,124   139,764   93,202   93,061   80,353   113,063   125,032   112,056   56,996
    Science   126,262   116,814   104,159   67,555   71,421   60,378 i   76,185   82,026   70,800   49,360
      Computer and information sciences   3,603   1,958   2,220   1,580   581   342   317   940   1,033   256
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   28,168   21,692   19,400   11,251   12,944   6,755   9,473   10,877   11,830   21,371
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   8,938   6,957   8,056   6,464   9,925   5,109   4,891   4,287   4,139   4,618
        Geological and earth sciences   18,845   14,471   11,115   2,971   3,008   1,623   2,527   6,590   7,691   2,343
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   136   188   149   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   249   76   80   1,816   11   23   2,055   0   0   14,410
      Life sciences   61,043   57,427   52,377   43,538   47,073   41,934 i   41,272   46,842   46,064   19,576
        Agricultural sciences   19,845   18,589   15,138   8,607   12,086   10,856 i   9,960   11,166   19,069   3,805
        Biological and biomedical sciences   19,207   21,047   22,214   15,284   14,659   13,913 i   9,277   8,749   6,858   7,477
        Health sciences   8,694   7,519   6,761   3,903   2,320   4,206 i   17,664   20,121   13,636   1,405
        Natural resources and conservation   10,074   8,336   7,397   7,606   11,018   12,959 i   4,371   4,768   6,501   0
        Life sciences nec   3,223   1,936   867   8,138   6,990   0 i   0   2,038   0   6,889
      Mathematics and statistics   1,554   1,816   1,661   1,306   1,276   1,499   10,004   9,542   5,445   1,392
      Physical sciences   5,611   3,585   2,625   1,808   1,248   1,825   4,632   2,866   3,587   4,068
        Astronomy and astrophysics   521   362   241   177   0   0   763   1,237   1,229   0
        Chemistry   2,556   2,130   1,894   625   554   933   2,484   907   1,338   2,203
        Materials science   6   54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,528   1,005   467   549   679   892   1,385   722   1,020   1,865
        Physical sciences nec   0   34   23   457   15   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   949   907   883   412   664   236   238   26   40   68
      Social sciences   7,616   5,624   5,421   1,086   535   477   10,249   9,906   2,801   2,582
        Anthropology   964   1,246   1,119   401   311   231   719   1,240   999   0
        Economics   2,836   1,919   1,643   454   120   198   9,176   8,144   868   611
        Political science and government   0   21   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   268   75   67   3   0   30   0   0   784   706
        Social sciences nec   3,548   2,363   2,584   228   104   18   354   522   150   1,265
      Sciences nec   17,718   23,805   19,572   6,574   7,100   7,310   0   1,027   0   47
    Engineering   32,812   23,084   28,379   24,675   20,317   19,550 i   36,672   39,901   37,752   5,568
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   45   97   214   30   0   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,058   803   760   49   39   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   11,492   10,741   14,886   7,763   5,488   11,032 i   29,102   30,793   17,521   2,324
      Civil engineering   3,951   3,624   5,420   2,743   2,794   3,118 i   5,973   7,095   4,064   1,379
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,579   1,402   907   532   454   2,627 i   254   598   265   378
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   848   1,381   2,028   1,985   1,455   2,681 i   1,343   1,415   734   780
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   246   395   116   0   0   0 i   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   13,593   4,641   4,048   11,573   10,087   92 i   0   0   15,168   707
    Non-S&E   8,232   10,226   7,226   972   1,323   425   206   3,105   3,504   2,068
      Business management and business administration   1,541   2,612   2,644   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
      Communication and communications technologies   171   389   400   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   1,030   1,524   1,475   43   210   414   0   0   594   1,295
      Humanities   208   840   1,185   0   0   0   139   550   134   45
      Law   1,763   1,325   104   0   0   0   1   0   23   0
      Social work   147   234   185   104   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,261   1,368   573   0   0   0   22   2,514   418   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,111   1,934   660   825   1,113   11   44   41   2,335   722

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   167,306   73,731   8,089   79,100   3,713   1,693   980
    Science   126,262   64,963   5,937   50,314   2,479   1,589   980
      Computer and information sciences   3,603   1,179   391   1,801   232   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   28,168   19,354   2,131   5,001   810   22   850
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   8,938   7,922   0   1,003   5   8   0
        Geological and earth sciences   18,845   11,118   2,131   3,997   803   3   793
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   136   136   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   249   178   0   1   2   11   57
      Life sciences   61,043   38,755   2,073   17,690   1,097   1,334   94
        Agricultural sciences   19,845   12,853   418   5,818   645   110   1
        Biological and biomedical sciences   19,207   16,049   569   2,422   43   80   44
        Health sciences   8,694   2,721   470   5,197   15   262   29
        Natural resources and conservation   10,074   6,059   562   2,498   247   688   20
        Life sciences nec   3,223   1,073   54   1,755   147   194   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,554   556   7   976   0   15   0
      Physical sciences   5,611   3,376   0   2,210   25   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   521   521   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,556   1,325   0   1,206   25   0   0
        Materials science   6   6   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,528   1,524   0   1,004   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   949   128   0   819   0   2   0
      Social sciences   7,616   1,136   879   5,287   101   177   36
        Anthropology   964   260   11   656   10   27   0
        Economics   2,836   548   186   1,918   91   57   36
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   268   141   37   0   0   90   0
        Social sciences nec   3,548   187   645   2,713   0   3   0
      Sciences nec   17,718   479   456   16,530   214   39   0
    Engineering   32,812   8,246   2,072   21,260   1,234   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   45   45   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,058   1,058   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   11,492   3,758   1,419   5,584   731   0   0
      Civil engineering   3,951   1,616   286   1,681   368   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,579   309   0   1,270   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   848   438   0   410   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   246   205   0   41   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   13,593   817   367   12,274   135   0   0
    Non-S&E   8,232   522   80   7,526   0   104   0
      Business management and business administration   1,541   136   0   1,405   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   171   0   0   171   0   0   0
      Education   1,030   66   0   964   0   0   0
      Humanities   208   172   0   36   0   0   0
      Law   1,763   54   0   1,605   0   104   0
      Social work   147   0   0   147   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   1,261   0   0   1,261   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,111   94   80   1,937   0   0   0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   73,731   68,467   68,772   54,444   57,353   52,082   42,595   56,410   63,951   48,970
  DOD   497   1,056   1,907   2,087   1,800   397   874   1,580   602   1,239
  DOE   13,969   12,148   15,555   10,265   7,547   9,439   4,877   4,542   4,106   3,168
  HHS   15,187   16,804   15,983   14,768   13,053   12,834   11,978   13,917   13,422   7,977
  NASA   1,708   1,022   1,437   1,223   1,066   1,966   2,143   2,255   2,136   2,168
  NSF   22,486   22,534   20,019   17,125   19,828   15,386   12,021   14,888   16,075   15,980
  USDA   12,447   7,158   6,701   3,142   7,435   6,803   6,375   9,757   11,334   2,909
  Other   7,437   7,745   7,170   5,834   6,624   5,257   4,327   9,471   16,276   15,529

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   780   338   442   .
2018   2,678   243   2,435   .

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   0   93,800   116,770   85,370
    Agricultural sciences   2,000   0   51,800   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   1,831
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   57,662   83,539
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   21,000   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   59,108   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   21,000   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   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

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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