Utah State U.

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 242 62.1 631 80 91.5 925
2023 221 67.9 679 80 91.4 911 95 84.5 602
2022 211 69.4 680 83 91 900
2021 215 69.3 691 84 90.9 908 84 85.9 583
2020 223 68.5 698 83 91.1 916
2019 206 70.8 697 87 90.7 914 84 86 589
2018 206 71 700 104 88.8 911
2017 202 70.9 684 115 87.4 898 93 84.1 575
2016 202 71.4 697 113 87.6 896
2015 212 69.8 693 109 88.1 898 95 83.6 570
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

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   412   500   517   461   437   494   481   486   502   458
    Hispanic or Latino   26   29   41   35   28   35   24   28   21   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   381   459   465   418   404   430   437   452   464   410
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   5   3   3   5   2   3   2   2   2
      Asian   19   24   26   20   14   16   10   14   10   11
      Black or African American   7   4   3   5   4   3   2   5   6   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   1   1   2   0   2   0
      White   349   420   418   375   370   395   408   413   432   390
      More than one race   5   5   14   14   10   13   12   18   12   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   12   11   8   5   29   20   6   17   29
  Temporary visa holders   83   100   97   66   36   61   66   81   117   105
  Science and engineering   433   481   493   411   373   403   417   503   552   478
    Science   256   321   350   271   269   265   275   356   413   336
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   18   18   0   19   16   19   41   75   54
      Biological and biomedical sciences   57   56   56   53   48   49   47   36   38   47
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   42   55   55   40   22   34   31   33   45   24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   30
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   16   25   14   10   14   12   8   6   13
      Mathematics and statistics   17   17   24   19   14   14   22   24   17   23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   14   17   0   20   12   18   37   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   21   15   21   25   23   13   10   17   21
      Psychology   25   46   65   61   65   36   36   40   47   39
      Social sciences   77   78   75   63   46   67   77   127   135   85
    Engineering   177   160   143   140   104   138   142   147   139   142
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   23   25   20   16   13   22   17   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   19   16   12   5   2   8   10   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   50   54   39   41   40   46   47   44   48   59
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   41   34   36   34   20   36   30   34   33   47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   26   13   19   28   18   21   31   50   51   30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   15   14   12   8   7   10   9   9   7   6
    Health   62   119   121   116   100   152   130   64   67   85
      Clinical medicine   62   57   54   45   40   28   17   0   0   0
      Other health   0   62   67   71   60   124   113   64   67   85

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   474   736   736   708   759   755   669   741   614   708
    Hispanic or Latino   26   45   44   42   45   34   17   21   18   22
    Not Hispanic or Latino   440   676   680   655   694   708   626   692   560   646
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   5   7   8   3   5   3   9   3   5
      Asian   17   22   25   26   30   34   31   38   27   14
      Black or African American   4   6   8   4   4   1   4   8   5   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   409   630   629   605   639   648   575   612   515   616
      More than one race   0   13   11   11   18   20   13   25   9   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   15   12   11   20   13   26   28   36   40
  Temporary visa holders   149   165   135   100   93   108   106   131   142   186
  Science and engineering   571   838   810   742   790   823   761   859   755   893
    Science   402   656   665   612   656   692   632   716   617   716
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   71   70   0   57   44   38   98   181   176
      Biological and biomedical sciences   219   159   160   148   154   160   134   70   72   72
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   49   56   67   74   36   50   73   41   48   60
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   22
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   33   30   40   33   29   31   13   26   18
      Mathematics and statistics   26   27   20   28   33   34   34   24   31   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   58   58   0   42   46   48   102   0   0
      Physical sciences   21   28   35   32   30   40   44   62   47   43
      Psychology   12   169   194   262   232   233   167   186   159   187
      Social sciences   51   50   31   28   39   56   63   120   36   111
    Engineering   169   182   145   130   134   131   129   143   138   177
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   33   20   17   14   19   16   12   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   22   12   9   12   18   17   22   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   46   50   43   39   42   46   38   42   41   50
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   41   42   37   32   30   41   39   38   51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   1   2   1   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   33   42   25   25   21   17   15   34   41   53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   7   7   5   5   6   3   5   6   18   23
    Health   52   63   61   66   62   40   14   13   1   1
      Clinical medicine   52   54   51   52   29   16   5   0   0   0
      Other health   0   9   10   14   33   24   9   13   1   1

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   0   0   68   53   32   44   21   39   54   42
  Science and engineering   0   0   68   52   32   42   20   38   52   39
    Science   0   0   34   34   29   26   9   16   35   20
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   1   20   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   14   12   17   11   2   3   3   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   5   4   1   4   2   0   0   4
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   3   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   2   2   3   1   1   2   3   1
      Psychology   0   0   4   9   3   1   1   0   0   1
      Social sciences   0   0   2   5   3   6   3   7   5   2
    Engineering   0   0   34   18   3   16   11   22   17   19
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   7   3   0   0   1   2   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   6   3   0   0   1   0   5   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   8   6   1   2   4   9   6   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   6   2   1   5   1   6   6   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   6   3   1   6   3   5   0   1
    Health   0   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   2   3
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   2   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   495   600   614   527   473   555   547   567   619   563
  Fellowships   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Research assistantships   189   229   206   180   176   187   81   197   198   181
    Federal   0   0   66   44   31   43   19   39   52   42
    Institutional   183   228   112   118   130   129   53   105   129   94
    Nonfederal   6   1   28   18   15   15   9   53   17   45
  Teaching assistantships   61   89   131   100   100   89   39   109   100   101
    Federal   0   0   1   9   1   1   2   0   2   0
    Institutional   60   88   126   90   95   88   35   90   97   101
    Nonfederal   1   1   4   1   4   0   2   19   1   0
  Other types of support   245   282   277   247   197   279   427   261   321   281
    Federal   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   0   0   2   0   0   0   194   0   321   281
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Personal resources   245   282   274   247   197   279   233   261   0   0

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   50   59   75   72   62   46   44   64   47   42
    Science   43   54   66   64   52   38   35   47   31   29
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   4   5   6   6   10   7   6   10   17   13
      Biological and biomedical sciences   24   30   37   35   13   8   12   10   7   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   1   1   1   2   1   2   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   1   1   1   2   1   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   5   2   2   5   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   1   2   3   9   6   4   10   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   6   6   4   6   9   8   9   4   4
      Psychology   5   6   6   4   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   0   6   8   6   4   2   3   0   0
    Engineering   7   5   9   8   10   8   9   17   16   13
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   1   2   3   2   6   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   6   3   5   2   3   2   3   4   3   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   1   1   2   1   3   3   6   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   3   4   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   2   2   1   1   1   1   3   3
    Health   1   1   3   5   3   2   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   1   3   3   1   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   27   37   36   32   20   12   11   9   13   11
  Science and engineering   26   37   36   31   18   12   11   9   13   11
    Science   25   37   31   28   15   10   10   7   8   9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   4   1   0   5   0   0   1   5   2
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   17   17   19   6   4   4   3   2   5
      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   1   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   5   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   2   1   2   1   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   5   6   1   2   3   3   1   1   1
      Psychology   4   5   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   1   0   5   3   3   2   1   2   5   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   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   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2
      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   1   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
    Health   1   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   1   0   0   1   1   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   451,379   401,437   344,851   325,223   304,256   283,917   219,397   187,314   180,590   175,353
    Science   88,508   88,174   80,482   74,807   74,278   78,131   75,587   72,966   79,740   81,061
      Computer and information sciences   3,947   4,436   3,545   3,039   2,538   2,040   1,861   1,999   4,959   2,203
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,124   2,460   2,173   2,146   511   1,150   1,836   1,431   2,216   2,039
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   1,117   1,148   1,462   1,133   408   1,150   1,730   1,431   1,880   1,973
        Geological and earth sciences   897   1,312   711   1,013   103   0   106   0   336   66
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   110   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   65,311   66,338   60,940   56,043   56,017   61,698   59,473   57,750   61,078   59,367
        Agricultural sciences   34,124   35,549   33,056   31,043   34,268   38,695   35,263   32,820   36,405   48,169
        Biological and biomedical sciences   9,023   9,477   8,134   7,716   4,657   5,064   4,616   4,886   6,003   10,453
        Health sciences   1,151   1,306   1,797   1,966   2,526   1,737   1,173   413   743   745
        Natural resources and conservation   21,013   20,006   17,953   15,318   14,566   16,202   18,421   19,631   17,927   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,270   1,009   943   720   846   736   791   538   577   544
      Physical sciences   4,997   6,477   5,408   5,111   6,606   6,756   5,962   4,873   3,965   4,366
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,466   3,714   3,098   2,926   3,101   3,158   3,075   1,630   2,434   2,241
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,490   2,720   2,275   2,172   2,462   2,318   1,919   2,192   756   777
        Physical sciences nec   41   43   35   13   1,043   1,280   968   1,051   775   1,348
      Psychology   8,496   5,720   5,562   5,331   4,698   3,787   3,464   5,138   5,606   10,369
      Social sciences   2,363   1,734   1,911   2,417   2,601   1,591   1,695   909   1,339   1,685
        Anthropology   0   0   114   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,302   1,166   1,175   1,226   867   6   18   52   107   233
        Political science and government   97   49   70   24   53   116   254   23   139   130
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   885   422   539   1,167   1,679   1,469   1,423   834   1,088   1,255
        Social sciences nec   79   97   13   0   2   0   0   0   5   67
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   461   373   505   328   0   488
    Engineering   356,169   308,386   259,482   247,332   226,616   202,345   140,407   111,780   99,090   92,787
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   306,934   271,805   229,932   224,361   204,547   179,979   118,479   94,033   79,138   71,821
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,300   2,021   1,993   1,286   1,087   1,100   1,516   1,233   1,255   1,871
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   15,737   13,791   11,555   10,955   11,050   11,307   10,093   7,819   9,822   10,334
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   26,866   16,790   11,984   6,459   4,692   4,927   5,551   4,257   4,827   4,692
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   130   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,025   2,927   2,953   3,369   3,853   3,555   3,560   3,605   3,369   3,488
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,222   1,052   1,065   772   1,387   1,477   1,208   833   679   581
    Non-S&E   6,702   4,877   4,887   3,084   3,362   3,441   3,403   2,568   1,760   1,505
      Business management and business administration   68   6   31   1   655   849   875   1,157   840   77
      Communication and communications technologies   102   27   85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   2,988   2,474   2,186   1,310   1,130   1,057   1,112   85   130   1,422
      Humanities   695   611   278   455   132   242   229   303   10   6
      Law   0   0   0   0   59   9   1   0   14   0
      Social work   152   23   48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   79   13   281   2   9   29   38   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2,618   1,723   1,978   1,316   1,377   1,255   1,148   1,023   766   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   451,379   364,880   30,532   30,056   5,821   1,017   19,073
    Science   88,508   41,843   19,153   18,566   826   947   7,173
      Computer and information sciences   3,947   2,320   293   1,118   0   0   216
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,124   799   583   638   17   0   87
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   1,117   291   544   241   2   0   39
        Geological and earth sciences   897   508   39   287   15   0   48
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   110   0   0   110   0   0   0
      Life sciences   65,311   29,960   16,441   10,932   660   731   6,587
        Agricultural sciences   34,124   14,730   11,527   4,194   322   316   3,035
        Biological and biomedical sciences   9,023   3,482   1,454   1,566   109   197   2,215
        Health sciences   1,151   670   136   333   0   0   12
        Natural resources and conservation   21,013   11,078   3,324   4,839   229   218   1,325
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,270   448   179   568   0   61   14
      Physical sciences   4,997   3,725   91   1,000   138   0   43
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,466   2,627   63   599   138   0   39
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,490   1,086   28   374   0   0   2
        Physical sciences nec   41   12   0   27   0   0   2
      Psychology   8,496   3,833   566   3,758   11   155   173
      Social sciences   2,363   758   1,000   552   0   0   53
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,302   326   733   205   0   0   38
        Political science and government   97   0   22   75   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   885   432   245   193   0   0   15
        Social sciences nec   79   0   0   79   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   356,169   320,010   9,939   9,386   4,976   70   11,788
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   306,934   300,851   0   3,677   2,406   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,300   1,143   200   512   375   70   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   15,737   3,926   6,949   2,147   2,150   0   565
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   26,866   11,439   2,284   2,081   45   0   11,017
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,025   2,052   219   718   0   0   36
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   85   0   0   85   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,222   599   287   166   0   0   170
    Non-S&E   6,702   3,027   1,440   2,104   19   0   112
      Business management and business administration   68   0   0   68   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   102   0   0   102   0   0   0
      Education   2,988   1,331   837   761   0   0   59
      Humanities   695   506   52   118   0   0   19
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   152   0   0   147   0   0   5
      Visual and performing arts   79   0   1   77   0   0   1
      Non-S&E nec   2,618   1,190   550   831   19   0   28

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   364,880   322,336   280,866   264,575   242,156   220,504   159,447   138,518   125,661   120,369
  DOD   205,544   170,044   131,862   129,190   153,330   144,630   91,207   71,401   60,221   51,494
  DOE   4,978   4,134   4,455   4,773   3,749   3,559   3,545   3,664   4,097   3,873
  HHS   12,289   10,845   11,276   9,357   9,460   7,018   5,535   7,384   6,033   8,102
  NASA   48,472   37,647   40,850   40,570   30,067   18,277   12,598   13,817   13,675   14,066
  NSF   17,737   16,532   15,007   9,915   7,940   9,060   10,087   12,756   12,174   14,100
  USDA   12,294   11,413   10,736   9,611   11,169   13,648   12,395   12,600   13,979   11,816
  Other   63,566   71,721   66,680   61,159   26,441   24,312   24,080   16,896   15,482   16,918

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   3,459   404   3,055   .
2018   3,392   440   2,952   .

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   760   802   769   703   662
    Agricultural sciences   310   330   290   279   273
    Biological and biomedical sciences   35   63   63   80   37
    Computer and information sciences   2   2   2   3   3
    Engineering   324   327   337   264   247
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2   3   3   12   12
    Health sciences   3   9   8   7   1
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1
    Natural resources and conservation   51   55   52   49   50
    Physical sciences   29   9   9   2   18
    Psychology   3   3   3   5   15
    Social sciences   1   2   2   2   4
    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)
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   18,895   0   96,777   55,225   67,899
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   20,486   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   2,406   0   10,742
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   18,895   0   73,885   55,225   52,917
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   4,240
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   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   0   3,812   2,695   26,000   314
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   314
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1,597   1,500   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   1,889   1,195   26,000   0
    Physical sciences   0   326   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

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