U. Virgin Islands

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 563 17.9 679 560 7.9 602 309 66.6 914
2022 560 18.5 680 288 68.4 900
2021 559 19.9 691 540 8.3 583 308 66.5 908
2020 576 18.3 698 315 66 916
2019 568 19.4 697 527 11.4 589 322 65.2 914
2018 569 19.6 700 322 65.1 911
2017 539 22 684 428 26.4 575 315 65.3 898
2016 554 21.3 697 265 70.8 896
2015 576 17.7 693 440 23.6 570 262 71.2 898
2014 581 16.4 688 265 70.6 889
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

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 13 11 8 7 10 9 10 12 14 11
    Female 31 37 39 33 31 30 38 36 24 19
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 42 47 47 39 40 37 48 47 38 29
    Hispanic or Latino 3 4 6 5 4 2 3 1 3 2
    Not Hispanic or Latino 39 43 39 33 34 32 37 45 34 22
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
      Black or African American 4 8 7 8 9 7 12 13 7 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 32 34 30 22 22 22 22 30 26 18
      More than one race 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 2 1 2 3 8 1 1 5
  Temporary visa holders 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
  Science and engineering 44 48 47 40 41 39 48 48 38 30
    Science 44 48 47 40 41 39 48 48 38 30
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 41 41 44 34 34 34 40 37 37 30
      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 1 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 3 7 3 6 7 5 8 11 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
    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

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 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1
    Female 4 1 4 5 7 7 7 4 0 0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4 1 4 5 7 7 9 5 0 1
    Hispanic or Latino 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3 1 4 3 6 5 8 5 0 0
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 3 1 3 3 5 4 6 5 0 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
      More than one race 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
  Temporary visa holders 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 5 1 4 6 8 8 9 5 0 1
    Science 5 1 4 6 8 8 9 5 0 1
      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 1 0 1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 5 1 4 6 8 8 9 4 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
    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

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 18 18 14 13 10 14 12 20 17 14
  Science and engineering 18 18 14 13 10 14 12 20 17 14
    Science 18 18 14 13 10 14 12 20 17 14
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 18 14 13 10 14 12 20 17 14
      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

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 44 48 47 40 41 39 48 48 38 30
  Fellowships 5 6 11 8 0 6 0 0 0 8
    Federal 4 1 7 7 0 6 0 0 0 8
    Institutional 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 29 25 17 8 10 8 12 17 19 7
    Federal 14 16 7 6 10 8 12 16 14 6
    Institutional 14 9 10 2 0 0 0 1 5 1
    Nonfederal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 2 5 3 4 0 3 0 5 6 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 2 5 3 4 0 3 0 5 6 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 8 12 16 20 31 22 36 26 13 14
    Federal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 8 2 10 1 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 8 11 16 20 23 20 26 21 10 13

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 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
    Science 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 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 2 2 1
      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
    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 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0
    Science 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 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 2 2 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 20,259 20,259 15,231 13,631 12,236 11,957 12,298 21,215 20,630 20,371
    Science 19,469 19,469 14,399 12,720 11,607 11,766 12,031 21,215 19,456 14,732 i
      Computer and information sciences 267 267 90 148 309 303 0 0 0 250 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,729 8,729 6,508 3,639 830 542 420 0 0 4,073 i
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 278 278 184 296 0 6 12 0 0 2,785 i
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 6,000 6,000 4,405 3,343 830 536 338 0 0 994 i
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2,451 2,451 1,919 0 0 0 46 0 0 294 i
      Life sciences 8,130 8,130 6,045 7,103 9,712 10,251 10,557 20,951 19,415 7,406 i
        Agricultural sciences 3,126 3,126 3,251 2,351 3,728 4,043 3,915 3,088 3,353 3,312 i
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,708 2,708 1,913 1,554 0 0 0 0 1,974 2,554 i
        Health sciences 0 0 587 1,157 143 287 1,671 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 239 2,041 23 0 78 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,296 2,296 55 0 5,818 5,921 4,893 17,863 14,088 1,540 i
      Mathematics and statistics 679 679 439 694 740 670 1,054 0 0 709 i
      Physical sciences 1,130 1,130 1,069 908 15 0 0 0 41 139 i
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 80 159 0 0 0 0 0 98 i
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 989 749 0 0 0 0 41 41 i
        Physical sciences nec 1,130 1,130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 534 534 248 228 1 0 0 0 0 2,155 i
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 310 310 220 221 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 2,155 i
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 224 224 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 0 0
    Engineering 790 790 832 902 61 87 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 790 790 785 848 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 47 10 61 87 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 9 568 104 267 0 1,174 5,639 i
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 49 104 267 0 0 685 i
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 519 0 0 0 920 4,288 i
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 666 i

i=imputed

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 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 20,259 19,127 1,010 0 48 74 0
    Science 19,469 18,337 1,010 0 48 74 0
      Computer and information sciences 267 267 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8,729 8,544 121 0 0 64 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 278 157 121 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 6,000 6,000 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 2,451 2,387 0 0 0 64 0
      Life sciences 8,130 7,183 889 0 48 10 0
        Agricultural sciences 3,126 2,227 889 0 0 10 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,708 2,708 0 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 2,296 2,248 0 0 48 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 679 679 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,130 1,130 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 1,130 1,130 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 534 534 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 310 310 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 224 224 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 790 790 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 790 790 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 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.
  • 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 19,127 19,127 13,099 11,787 10,445 10,852 10,968 20,951 19,456 14,992
  DOD 150 150 0 0 61 87 0 0 0 0
  DOE 0 0 0 104 301 303 294 0 116 29 i
  HHS 1,523 1,523 982 1,775 634 308 1,720 2,532 3,276 3,018 i
  NASA 938 938 776 790 915 759 784 428 4,482 41 i
  NSF 8,640 8,640 5,892 4,492 5,108 5,775 4,965 5,048 4,279 2,312 i
  USDA 4,090 4,090 4,251 3,218 2,694 3,084 2,789 3,088 3,353 3,387 i
  Other 3,786 3,786 1,198 1,408 732 536 416 9,855 3,950 6,205 i

i=imputed

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 241 25 216 .
2018 38 27 11 .
2017 261 40 221 .

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 15 15 17 42 33
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 10 19 19
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 4 4
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 2
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 1 12 1
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 2
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 2 2 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 7 7 6 6 5
    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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)

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 0 i 0 2,736 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 1,368 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 1,368 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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