Villanova 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 263 43.4 459 290 54.6 631 266 71.6 925
2023 247 46.8 459 296 56.9 679 261 71.7 911 326 46.5 602
2022 300 35.1 457 268 61.1 680 265 70.9 900
2021 255 43.6 447 244 65.1 691 255 72.3 908 321 45.6 583
2020 280 38.5 450 247 65.1 698 253 72.7 916
2019 296 34.5 447 229 67.6 697 265 71.4 914 326 45.3 589
2018 244 43.7 428 225 68.3 700 265 71.3 911
2017 262 39.1 425 204 70.6 684 272 70.1 898 322 44.6 575
2016 279 35.8 430 182 74.2 697 299 67 896
2015 284 34.1 426 187 73.4 693 292 67.9 898 336 41.7 570
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 32 35 19 28 24 19 32 27 22 20
  Science and engineering 21 22 9 20 17 14 19 14 10 11
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources . . 2 . 1 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation . . 2 . 1 . . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 2 1 . 1 . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 . 1 . . . . . .
    Engineering 13 15 3 13 15 6 11 9 4 6
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . 2 . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 2 2 1 1 1 . 2 . 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 2 . 4 1 1 2 2 . 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 1 3 . 2 4 1 4 3 2 .
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 . 6 8 1 2 4 1 2
      Engineering, other 1 2 1 . . 2 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . . . . . 2 . . 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . . . . . 2 . . 1 .
    Health sciences 6 6 4 5 1 6 8 5 5 5
      Nursing science 6 6 3 5 1 6 8 5 5 5
      Pharmaceutical sciences . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Physical sciences . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Chemistry . . . 1 . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 11 13 10 8 7 5 13 13 12 9
    Education 5 4 8 1 5 1 10 4 2 3
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 5 4 8 1 5 1 9 4 1 3
      Education, other . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts 6 9 2 7 2 4 3 9 10 6
      Philosophy and religious studies 3 7 2 7 2 4 3 9 9 6
      Humanities and arts, other 3 2 . . . . . . 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 268 256 268 308 303 315 323 420 566 536
    Hispanic or Latino 25 18 18 21 21 23 21 24 30 28
    Not Hispanic or Latino 236 233 246 281 274 277 271 349 486 458
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
      Asian 14 18 23 19 17 21 18 26 36 24
      Black or African American 16 12 19 15 15 14 11 14 45 47
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
      White 199 193 194 234 230 233 235 301 388 370
      More than one race 7 10 10 13 12 8 7 7 13 13
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7 5 4 6 8 15 31 47 50 50
  Temporary visa holders 125 124 138 127 94 124 146 143 155 166
  Science and engineering 377 369 397 416 397 439 469 509 657 641
    Science 186 169 194 203 206 242 249 242 419 459
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 20 20 20 20 18 18 38 31 35 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
      Computer and information sciences 28 26 46 52 44 51 46 53 92 86
      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 36 31 34 42 51 64 50 42 33 47
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 14 15 17 11 14 16 20 15 0 0
      Physical sciences 31 27 26 19 24 34 22 29 20 20
      Psychology 41 35 30 37 38 37 52 51 54 52
      Social sciences 16 15 21 22 17 22 21 21 164 187
    Engineering 191 200 203 213 191 197 220 267 238 182
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 17 15 17 26 24 24 36 21 26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 31 37 29 24 36 45 51 63 28 26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 35 39 40 48 59 56 64 68 28 37
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 22 16 22 29 36 39 42 53 20 21
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 90 91 97 95 34 33 39 47 141 72
    Health 16 11 9 19 0 0 0 54 64 61
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 16 11 9 19 0 0 0 54 64 61

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 144 198 253 290 286 293 333 268 313 382
    Hispanic or Latino 6 9 14 15 18 16 16 11 17 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 138 188 230 262 247 251 280 206 242 326
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
      Asian 12 24 28 24 24 17 24 16 14 11
      Black or African American 11 8 8 8 11 9 12 8 17 23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      White 114 149 187 222 200 217 238 177 205 280
      More than one race 1 7 7 8 11 8 6 4 4 10
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 1 9 13 21 26 37 51 54 42
  Temporary visa holders 22 27 22 34 35 30 18 22 11 21
  Science and engineering 161 219 269 304 321 323 351 286 324 306
    Science 28 52 59 66 78 78 84 76 174 167
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 7 4 6 8 3 5 4 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8
      Computer and information sciences 5 13 14 13 13 6 15 21 23 40
      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 10 17 21 27 33 33 19 17 25 24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 3 1 2 4 11 11 11 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 16 14 15 18 16 29 15 10 7
      Psychology 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 1 1 2 4 3 4 7 7 98 84
    Engineering 133 167 210 238 243 245 267 210 150 139
      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 31 29 39 42 49 40 33 30 30 27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 39 53 54 54 55 73 64 47 43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 22 37 52 67 75 91 91 63 47 41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 14 18 22 26 38 40 39 28 26 28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 45 44 44 49 27 19 31 25 0 0
    Health 5 6 6 20 0 0 0 4 0 97
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 5 6 6 20 0 0 0 4 0 97

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 48 34 30 23 28 29 28 70 97 92
  Science and engineering 48 34 30 23 28 29 28 41 61 61
    Science 7 5 9 11 10 11 13 11 33 45
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 7 6 7 3 3 6 4
      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 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
      Psychology 1 0 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23 34
    Engineering 41 29 21 12 18 18 15 30 28 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 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 2 0 3 3 4 4 7 1 4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 2 2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 1 2 1 5 6 4 17 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 34 24 17 4 2 2 4 0 24 9
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 36 31
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 36 31

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 393 380 406 435 397 439 469 563 721 702
  Fellowships 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 8 10 1
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
    Institutional 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 7 10 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Research assistantships 154 140 142 141 117 127 125 132 145 125
    Federal 48 34 30 18 24 25 21 34 37 23
    Institutional 93 97 80 121 87 95 79 72 104 87
    Nonfederal 13 9 32 2 6 7 25 26 4 15
  Teaching assistantships 46 45 43 56 62 68 77 83 32 46
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 46 45 43 56 62 68 77 80 32 44
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Other types of support 189 192 218 237 217 243 266 340 534 530
    Federal 0 0 0 5 4 4 6 35 60 68
    Institutional 0 49 0 4 4 4 23 16 49 67
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 6 7 12
    Personal resources 189 143 218 227 207 233 237 283 418 383

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 16 16 22 12 14 8 7 5 8 9
    Science 6 7 15 8 11 8 7 5 6 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
      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 1 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 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 5 9 4 6 3 2 2 2 2
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 9 7 4 3 0 0 0 2 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 7 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 1 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 12 13 12 5 0 0 0 0 3 2
  Science and engineering 12 13 12 5 0 0 0 0 3 2
    Science 6 7 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 1 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 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 3 1 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 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 33,090 31,513 25,955 24,723 25,505 22,837 20,730 19,037 14,903 14,512
    Science 11,847 12,358 9,429 9,713 10,221 8,613 7,083 7,201 5,643 5,880
      Computer and information sciences 483 430 360 413 527 498 383 579 659 1,138
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,033 952 565 443 826 809 824 437 308 148
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 820 735 478 381 762 809 824 0 308 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 213 217 87 62 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 437 0 148
      Life sciences 4,529 4,709 3,993 3,610 3,438 2,381 1,756 2,524 2,341 1,928
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,296 2,029 1,743 2,053 2,133 1,780 1,301 2,066 1,923 1,428
        Health sciences 2,233 2,680 2,250 1,557 1,305 601 455 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 458 418 500
      Mathematics and statistics 186 163 119 116 60 186 185 137 157 171
      Physical sciences 3,440 3,239 3,052 3,095 3,573 2,743 2,248 1,983 1,377 1,565
        Astronomy and astrophysics 697 588 534 719 682 742 622 742 567 1,018
        Chemistry 1,623 1,771 1,719 1,884 2,371 1,565 1,371 1,082 661 493
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,120 880 799 492 520 436 255 159 149 54
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,152 1,128 1,031 900 1,141 1,244 847 759 243 350
      Social sciences 1,024 1,737 309 433 656 752 840 714 457 580
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 768 599 96 217 460 481 559 520 248 343
        Political science and government 198 223 189 189 172 177 198 161 139 160
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 50 50 24 27 24 94 83 33 70 77
        Social sciences nec 8 865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 703 0 0 0 68 101 0
    Engineering 13,792 11,370 9,453 9,484 10,193 9,612 9,293 7,988 7,291 6,328
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 691 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 969 1,255 712 848 1,003 1,182 330 780 779 620
      Civil engineering 5,622 3,820 3,506 3,615 3,468 3,361 3,502 1,159 922 1,016
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,643 1,979 1,766 1,150 1,340 1,456 1,233 552 665 603
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,971 2,253 1,225 1,673 1,222 1,721 1,596 1,353 1,183 942
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,331 2,063 2,244 2,198 3,160 1,892 1,941 4,144 3,742 3,147
    Non-S&E 7,451 7,785 7,073 5,526 5,091 4,612 4,354 3,848 1,969 2,304
      Business management and business administration 1,640 1,877 989 1,406 2,382 1,762 1,713 1,697 1,216 1,281
      Communication and communications technologies 37 51 83 67 95 79 40 38 50 18
      Education 808 505 379 364 380 386 270 371 26 114
      Humanities 2,255 3,823 3,535 2,584 1,506 1,964 1,559 1,485 646 812
      Law 743 613 358 419 254 236 473 221 26 60
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 35 53 39 29 29 41 15 5 19
      Non-S&E nec 1,968 881 1,676 647 445 156 258 21 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 33,090 9,754 1,482 19,118 762 1,720 254
    Science 11,847 5,048 1 6,321 19 204 254
      Computer and information sciences 483 163 0 320 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,033 571 1 461 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 820 358 1 461 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 213 213 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 4,529 2,129 0 1,982 0 172 246
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 2,296 743 0 1,213 0 94 246
        Health sciences 2,233 1,386 0 769 0 78 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 186 122 0 64 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3,440 1,872 0 1,525 19 24 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 697 514 0 183 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,623 421 0 1,159 19 24 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,120 937 0 183 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,152 187 0 965 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,024 4 0 1,004 0 8 8
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 768 0 0 768 0 0 0
        Political science and government 198 0 0 190 0 8 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 50 4 0 46 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 13,792 3,935 1,326 7,591 743 197 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 256 256 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 969 124 0 841 4 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,622 2,055 1,181 1,964 229 193 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,643 515 0 925 199 4 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,971 985 145 1,530 311 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2,331 0 0 2,331 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 7,451 771 155 5,206 0 1,319 0
      Business management and business administration 1,640 0 0 1,640 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 37 0 0 37 0 0 0
      Education 808 56 1 511 0 240 0
      Humanities 2,255 95 0 1,577 0 583 0
      Law 743 34 154 501 0 54 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 1,968 586 0 940 0 442 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 9,754 8,741 6,476 5,826 4,921 4,085 3,968 4,048 4,334 4,572
  DOD 474 545 867 862 559 483 475 274 734 810
  DOE 202 142 23 0 0 0 26 28 27 92
  HHS 2,574 2,187 1,259 572 403 194 300 180 205 310
  NASA 1,277 973 737 668 814 687 480 413 570 438
  NSF 4,436 4,300 3,049 3,411 2,965 2,585 2,432 2,781 2,470 2,490
  USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  Other 791 594 541 313 180 136 255 372 328 428

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 373 66 307 .
2018 193 73 120 .

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 103 103 100 99 81
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 19 20 19 21 18
    Computer and information sciences 2 2 2 5 5
    Engineering 43 43 43 43 26
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 2 2 2 2
    Health sciences 3 3 2 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 4 3 3 3 3
    Physical sciences 16 16 17 17 16
    Psychology 7 7 6 6 6
    Social sciences 3 3 3 1 1
    Other 3 3 3 0 4

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 0 45,000 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 45,000 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 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 687 447 0 2,797 720
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 387 447 0 1,229 397
    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 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 300 0 0 290 323
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 1,279 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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