U. District of Columbia

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 382 59.2 925
2023 440 35.9 679 388 57.9 911 381 37.4 602
2022 436 36.6 680 343 62.3 900
2021 400 42.8 691 362 60.6 908 379 35.7 583
2020 401 43.2 698 420 54.7 916
2019 457 35.1 697 414 55.2 914 377 36.7 589
2018 426 39.8 700 477 48.2 911
2017 453 34.5 684 431 52.5 898 334 42.6 575
2016 430 39 697 433 52.2 896
2015 499 28.8 693 513 43.5 898 331 42.6 570
2014 431 38 688
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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 52 46 66 66 31 38 32 37 11 42
    Female 70 78 83 78 65 76 67 82 63 74
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 95 98 129 128 89 100 76 83 59 82
    Hispanic or Latino 4 8 6 7 5 5 8 4 0 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 72 86 111 107 61 52 60 45 51 67
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
      Asian 6 5 3 6 3 2 4 2 5 5
      Black or African American 54 67 82 80 40 35 30 25 21 35
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 12 14 23 21 18 15 25 18 25 26
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 19 4 12 14 23 43 8 34 8 9
  Temporary visa holders 27 26 20 16 7 14 23 36 15 34
  Science and engineering 99 88 121 115 64 81 59 75 25 78
    Science 78 70 106 99 55 73 53 71 25 71
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 13
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 10 8 6 7 10 9 18 11 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 26 21 25 19 11 6 12 12 7 11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 3 4 6 6 12 16 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 22 18 14 11 21 24 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 20 18 55 57 10 21 16 31 6 29
    Engineering 21 18 15 16 9 8 6 4 0 7
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 5 7 5 5 1 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 2 1 3 4 7 6 4 0 7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 11 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 23 36 28 29 32 33 40 44 49 38
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 23 36 28 29 32 33 40 44 49 38

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

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

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 26 32 32 31 24 26 17 22 38 20
    Female 12 24 25 30 25 31 22 24 51 27
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 35 54 55 59 45 53 31 33 54 35
    Hispanic or Latino 4 3 2 4 5 1 3 0 0 5
    Not Hispanic or Latino 26 46 48 50 28 33 27 19 34 26
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 0 2 4 2 3 1 2 2 0
      Black or African American 19 33 33 32 21 21 19 13 23 20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 6 13 12 14 5 9 7 4 9 6
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 5 5 5 12 19 1 14 20 4
  Temporary visa holders 3 2 2 2 4 4 8 13 35 12
  Science and engineering 35 52 57 59 48 57 37 44 84 45
    Science 29 49 54 51 45 54 37 42 77 44
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 3
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 20 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 14 16 11 10 13 8 2 7 14 5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 5 3 5 9 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 3 9 5 5 7 14 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 12 22 33 32 20 22 25 25 33 24
    Engineering 6 3 3 8 3 3 0 2 7 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 7 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 3 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 5 2
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 3 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 5 2

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 4 15 3 79 5 5 5 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 4 13 3 54 5 5 5 0 0 0
    Science 4 9 3 52 5 5 5 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 1 0 8 3 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 2 3 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 2 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 2 0 25 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

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 122 124 149 144 96 114 99 119 74 116
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 122 124 149 144 96 114 94 117 74 101
    Federal 4 15 3 79 5 5 5 0 0 0
    Institutional 41 28 5 22 16 17 17 20 9 0
    Nonfederal 2 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
    Personal resources 75 81 130 43 72 92 72 97 65 96

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

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 9,386 7,945 10,779 8,104 4,590 4,800 2,960 3,733 3,469 2,043
    Science 4,471 1,317 3,750 3,920 2,554 3,335 2,239 2,362 2,605 2,043
      Computer and information sciences 201 351 255 242 79 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 131 146 183 177 41 84 102 189 124 53
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 131 146 95 177 41 84 102 189 124 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53
      Life sciences 4,139 107 2,810 3,054 2,157 2,600 1,804 1,872 2,294 1,967
        Agricultural sciences 4,139 27 2,618 2,726 2,157 2,538 1,626 1,813 1,614 1,416
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 24 0 63 0 0 22 51 237 551
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 41 192 265 0 62 156 8 443 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 227 502 447 277 629 166 282 187 23
      Physical sciences 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 284 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 145 0 0 0 0 167 19 0 0
    Engineering 3,627 3,342 5,725 3,134 1,388 708 721 1,371 864 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 7 472 17 0 0 0 0 13 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 373 484 1,231 167 554 533 656 1,203 555 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 571 205 242 190 0 0 32 152 296 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 597 1,130 1,014 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,683 1,935 2,650 1,746 515 175 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 319 0 33 16 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,288 3,286 1,304 1,050 648 757 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 127 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 470 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 1,161 1,938 1,304 1,050 648 757 0 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

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 . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 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 . 7,367 9,859 6,851 2,664 3,283 2,021 2,659 2,451 1,434
  DOD . 1,624 599 125 648 323 142 643 280 182
  DOE . 565 845 636 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS . 185 174 74 0 22 22 46 34 369
  NASA . 632 2,057 1,031 340 0 33 16 0 0
  NSF . 3,333 4,111 3,030 756 1,014 862 952 857 0
  USDA . 42 1,978 1,833 879 1,840 796 692 1,191 860
  Other . 986 95 122 41 84 166 310 89 23

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
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 121 24 97 .
2018 92 14 78 .

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 . 73 69 91 86
    Agricultural sciences . 5 5 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 15 15 15 15
    Computer and information sciences . 6 6 6 6
    Engineering . 30 26 35 35
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . 5 5 10 5
    Mathematics and statistics . 1 1 2 1
    Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . 1 1 1 1
    Psychology . 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences . 3 3 10 10
    Other . 5 5 6 6

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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 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 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 2,000 800 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 800 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 2,000 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

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