Virginia State U.

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 396 14.6 459
2022 441 4.5 457 572 16.8 680 333 63 890
2021 540 22.7 691 383 35 583 342 62.7 907
2020 522 25.9 697 344 62.8 915
2019 525 25.4 696 374 37.2 589 328 64.5 913
2018 505 28.4 698 330 64.2 910
2017 488 29.4 684 367 36.9 575 324 64.3 897
2016 467 33.7 697 347 61.7 895
2015 495 29.3 693 358 37.9 570 347 61.8 897
2014 515 25.9 688 334 62.8 887
2013 448 20.1 555 366 38.4 588 326 63.6 884
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: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 5 1 . . . . . . . .
  Science and engineering 5 1 . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 5 1 . . . . . . . .
      Counseling and applied psychology 5 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 41 54 62 57 67 74 101 76 63 74
    Male 16 16 14 16 24 25 35 31 28 26
    Female 25 38 48 41 43 49 66 45 35 48
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 37 54 54 43 60 45 101 63 63 74
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 36 52 54 41 25 30 59 59 56 64
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 3
      Black or African American 30 45 51 40 24 30 43 52 51 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 5 5 3 1 1 0 13 5 2 6
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 2 0 1 33 13 40 2 6 9
  Temporary visa holders 4 0 8 14 7 29 0 13 0 0
  Science and engineering 41 54 62 57 67 74 101 76 63 74
    Science 41 54 62 57 67 74 101 76 63 74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 9 11 9 9 17 22 19 12 13
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 18 20 16 10 9 11 16 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 3 10 16 21 15 11 17 19 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 14 22 25 22 28 31 31 32 27 33
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 5 5
    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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 32 30 21 27 20 21 22 27 38 39
    Male 8 8 7 9 6 10 12 14 15 21
    Female 24 22 14 18 14 11 10 13 23 18
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 30 25 17 21 20 16 22 25 38 39
    Hispanic or Latino 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 30 25 15 19 11 13 17 21 31 33
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2
      Black or African American 30 21 11 16 10 8 12 19 26 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 0 4 4 3 1 4 3 0 4 2
      More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 1 9 3 5 4 7 5
  Temporary visa holders 2 5 4 6 0 5 0 2 0 0
  Science and engineering 32 30 21 27 20 21 22 27 38 39
    Science 32 30 21 27 20 21 22 27 38 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 4 5 4 3 3 6 3 5 7 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 8 7 2 4 4 6 8 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 4 3 3 6 5 4 4 11 15 15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 16 15 12 14 8 5 3 9 13 11
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 4
    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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 26 21 37 9 15 8 4 19 25 29 0
  Science and engineering 26 21 37 9 15 8 4 19 25 29 0
    Science 26 21 37 9 15 8 4 19 25 29 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 7 10 2 1 1 0 7 7 13 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 6 14 4 7 6 2 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 12 13 8 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 10 8 9 3 7 0 1 0 4 3 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
    Engineering 0 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 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 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 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 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 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 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 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 41 54 62 57 67 74 101 76 63 74
  Fellowships 0 8 0 9 14 21 27 12 13 5
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 13 4
    Institutional 0 8 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 9 14 14 19 1 0 1
  Research assistantships 14 13 12 10 13 3 0 18 9 14
    Federal 10 1 12 3 7 0 0 8 9 13
    Institutional 4 12 0 2 1 3 0 9 0 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 5 6 18 9 15 16 21 16 14 16
    Federal 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
    Institutional 5 6 17 7 11 16 21 16 13 16
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 22 27 32 29 25 34 53 30 27 39
    Federal 16 20 24 4 5 7 2 0 2 12
    Institutional 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 6 1
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 7 6 14 15 21 3 0
    Personal resources 5 5 8 18 14 11 31 9 16 26

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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  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 sciences, 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 studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
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 sciences, 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 studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 12,326 10,123 10,014 11,457 10,673 10,725 8,147 7,808 8,374 9,535
    Science 7,892 7,511 6,768 8,430 7,723 6,388 5,734 5,685 5,781 6,706
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 37 8 0 157 54 28 97 48 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 37 8 0 157 54 28 84 48 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 7,493 7,191 6,123 6,886 6,820 5,807 4,928 5,152 5,010 5,797
        Agricultural sciences 7,305 6,918 5,920 6,814 6,767 5,785 4,927 5,152 5,010 5,797
        Biological and biomedical sciences 61 83 24 15 0 0 1 0 0 0
        Health sciences 127 190 179 9 0 22 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 48 53 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 206 217 645 1,333 650 101 94 197 319 214
      Physical sciences 80 0 0 0 0 43 73 58 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 43 73 58 0 0
        Chemistry 80 0 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, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 76 95 0 0 0 171 422 203 345 615
      Social sciences 0 0 0 54 199 172 120 24 107 80
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 54 192 172 120 24 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 80
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,260 1,273 1,058 793 951 1,665 2,214 1,972 2,394 2,507
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,002 950 847 628 522 805 1,419 1,213 1,276 1,322
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407 793
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 79 44
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 189 409 0 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 186 209 118 145 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,064 114 93 20 240 445 783 726 632 348
    Non-S&E 2,174 1,339 2,188 2,234 1,999 2,672 199 151 199 322
      Business management and business administration 17 10 0 62 0 0 0 0 35 68
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,652 1,249 2,000 2,172 1,983 2,650 187 98 85 46
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 5 39 148
      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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 505 80 188 0 15 0 12 48 40 60

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: 2022
(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 12,326 7,115 2,006 2,544 0 661 0
    Science 7,892 4,344 1,816 1,699 0 33 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 37 37 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 37 37 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 7,493 3,945 1,816 1,699 0 33 0
        Agricultural sciences 7,305 3,774 1,799 1,699 0 33 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 61 44 17 0 0 0 0
        Health sciences 127 127 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 206 206 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 80 80 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 80 80 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 76 76 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 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, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 2,260 1,407 8 845 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1,002 157 0 845 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 186 186 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 8 0 8 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,064 1,064 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,174 1,364 182 0 0 628 0
      Business management and business administration 17 0 0 0 0 17 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 1,652 1,019 125 0 0 508 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, not elsewhere classified 505 345 57 0 0 103 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: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 7,115 4,846 5,642 6,636 5,655 4,779 5,204 4,951 5,424 6,212
  DOD 1,043 167 4 0 0 0 0 191 17 0
  DOE 169 79 113 102 0 0 0 0 5 0
  HHS 73 106 27 12 0 150 260 11 443 828
  NASA 157 19 5 0 0 0 32 32 156 138
  NSF 1,735 1,261 1,769 2,226 1,548 947 1,213 914 1,025 671
  USDA 3,811 3,092 3,499 4,198 4,019 3,508 3,621 3,639 3,473 4,121
  Other 127 122 225 98 88 174 78 164 305 454

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: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 190 42 148 .
2018 154 31 123 .
2017 144 23 121 .
2016 158 30 128 .

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 885 885 885 786 882
    Agricultural sciences 447 447 447 421 448
    Biological and biomedical sciences 77 77 77 74 102
    Computer and information sciences 6 6 6 6 14
    Engineering 203 203 203 201 216
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 24 24 24 18 14
    Health sciences 9 9 9 9 10
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 2 2 1 1 .
    Physical sciences 88 88 88 29 46
    Psychology 13 13 13 13 12
    Social sciences 11 11 11 11 14
    Other 3 3 3 3 3

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 82,260 4,511 24,888 16,519 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 4,511 0 0 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 49,356 0 0 3,819 .
    Engineering 0 0 24,888 2,400 .
    Health sciences 16,452 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 16,452 0 0 0 .
    Other 0 0 0 10,300 .

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start 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 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 1,125 4,470 2,493 4,459 3,342
    Agricultural sciences 0 1,777 863 250 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 500 0 688 3,422 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1,686 0 787 2,453
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 392
    Health sciences 0 360 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 350 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 497
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 625 647 592 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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