Washington 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 78 83.4 459 126 80.4 631 86 90.9 925
2023 85 81.8 459 117 83.1 679 84 91 911 25 96 602
2022 76 83.7 457 104 85 680 77 91.6 900
2021 70 84.7 447 88 87.5 691 78 91.6 908 22 96.4 583
2020 59 87.2 450 84 88.2 698 76 91.9 916
2019 74 83.8 447 82 88.5 697 76 91.9 914 20 96.8 589
2018 64 85.4 428 83 88.4 700 74 92.1 911
2017 68 84.4 425 79 88.7 684 72 92.2 898 19 96.9 575
2016 68 84.5 430 83 88.3 697 77 91.6 896
2015 71 83.7 426 81 88.6 693 77 91.6 898 19 96.9 570
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 251 244 276 245 314 259 298 279 279 263
  Science and engineering 212 212 233 202 261 220 257 235 231 205
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 30 24 40 27 25 36 53 47 39 33
      Agricultural sciences 25 21 36 23 20 32 45 42 35 30
      Natural resources and conservation 5 3 4 4 5 4 8 5 4 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 33 32 37 29 36 25 42 38 39 35
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 2 2 . 2 2 3 2 2 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 8 5 5 4 2 1 . 1 1 1
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . 1 . . . . 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . 2 . . . . 2 1 . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 2 1 . 2 4 1 3 3 3 .
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . 1 1 . 1 1
      Microbiology and immunology 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 6 6
      Molecular biology 4 7 5 . 6 7 10 6 7 4
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 6 1 3 7 1 3 6 3 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 1 1 2 1 . 1 1 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 12 5 17 12 10 8 15 13 13 15
    Computer and information sciences 9 6 4 9 12 14 5 7 8 8
      Computer science 8 6 4 9 12 14 5 7 8 8
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Engineering 43 65 69 54 88 52 53 67 58 50
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 5 7 7 8 4 1 1 . 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 6 15 11 7 12 6 5 11 14 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 10 6 6 4 6 2 11 7 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 8 16 9 22 12 9 11 6 11
      Industrial engineering and operations research . 1 . . 1 . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 5 13 10 5 10 7 16 10 8 9
      Mechanical engineering 8 5 15 12 13 11 10 6 12 8
      Engineering, other 7 6 4 7 22 9 9 18 10 12
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 4 3 4 5 6 4 4 3 1 4
      Geological sciences 2 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 . 3
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 1
    Health sciences 11 10 8 8 13 11 10 10 13 4
      Nursing science 6 5 1 3 2 5 5 4 9 2
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 5 5 4 5 4 1 3 3 2
      Public health 1 . 2 1 6 2 2 2 . .
      Health sciences, other . . . . . . 2 1 1 .
    Mathematics and statistics 12 9 9 12 11 10 5 3 2 6
      Applied mathematics 5 4 1 4 4 4 3 . 2 2
      Mathematics 1 . 2 . 1 1 . 1 . 1
      Statistics 1 1 2 . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 5 4 4 8 5 5 2 2 . 3
    Physical sciences 16 18 18 13 21 15 17 28 23 19
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 . . 1
      Chemistry 8 11 11 8 12 11 10 19 18 11
      Physics 6 5 6 3 8 3 6 9 5 7
    Psychology 14 11 15 15 17 11 18 12 14 16
      Clinical psychology 7 6 7 5 6 3 7 2 5 5
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 2 3 7 1 3 6 1 6 4
      Research and experimental psychology 4 2 2 2 9 2 5 3 3 7
      Psychology, other 2 1 3 1 1 3 . 6 . .
    Social sciences 40 34 29 30 32 42 50 20 34 30
      Anthropology 5 2 2 5 4 2 4 2 7 4
      Economics 15 11 12 14 10 14 23 3 12 8
      Political science and government 5 3 3 1 2 4 3 2 3 3
      Public policy analysis . 1 . . . 1 . . . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 6 4 4 1 8 6 4 4 4 4
      Social sciences, other 9 13 8 9 8 15 16 9 8 11
  Non-science and engineering 39 32 43 43 53 39 41 44 48 58
    Business 12 7 10 13 15 10 12 9 16 15
      Business 12 7 10 13 15 10 12 9 16 15
    Education 19 13 19 19 22 19 14 24 21 18
      Education leadership and administration . . . 1 6 . . 1 5 .
      Education research 9 5 7 8 10 10 6 6 11 15
      Teacher education and teaching fields 8 7 7 8 3 8 4 11 5 2
      Education, other 2 1 5 2 3 1 4 6 . 1
    Humanities and arts 5 5 8 5 9 3 8 8 10 19
      Letters 4 2 6 3 4 1 5 4 5 9
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . . 1 .
      History . 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 2 5
      Philosophy and religious studies . . . . . . . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . . . . . 2 2 4
    Other non-science and engineering 3 7 6 6 7 7 7 3 1 6
      Communication 3 4 4 3 7 6 7 3 1 4
      Public administration and social services . . . . . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . 3 2 3 . 1 . . . 2

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   816   906   988   1,060   1,076   1,047   1,020   1,076   1,107   1,168
    Hispanic or Latino   101   105   98   106   123   112   103   95   99   92
    Not Hispanic or Latino   682   767   854   918   903   880   855   895   897   979
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   7   4   3   4   5   4   6   6   7
      Asian   42   44   47   54   51   52   56   53   53   59
      Black or African American   13   7   12   14   13   9   17   21   20   24
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   2   0   1   3   2   2
      White   568   653   734   787   786   775   739   769   769   846
      More than one race   54   55   56   59   47   39   38   43   47   41
    Unknown ethnicity and race   33   34   36   36   50   55   62   86   111   97
  Temporary visa holders   573   561   569   601   609   782   752   717   721   722
  Science and engineering   1,314   1,382   1,455   1,555   1,594   1,655   1,599   1,621   1,666   1,729
    Science   1,004   1,062   1,113   1,149   1,188   1,170   1,135   1,140   1,193   1,262
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   190   203   218   227   221   135   148   157   212   222
      Biological and biomedical sciences   256   280   283   297   293   293   262   263   263   277
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   55
      Computer and information sciences   86   67   75   92   86   119   113   103   92   74
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   27
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   15   14   17   15   20   17   16   18   26   23
      Mathematics and statistics   60   66   75   63   75   86   90   84   62   70
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   52   51   49   53   54   59   58   58   0   0
      Physical sciences   106   116   110   117   111   129   136   135   134   162
      Psychology   66   75   75   75   107   92   81   84   86   108
      Social sciences   173   190   211   210   221   240   231   238   221   219
    Engineering   310   320   342   406   406   485   464   481   473   467
      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   33   39   45   46   53   49   50   53   51   51
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   45   56   57   67   69   86   85   76   62   66
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   50   51   68   82   77   100   101   104   81   76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   64   69   68   85   82   106   97   102   106   100
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   40   35   39   58   52   56   46   52   65   71
      Other engineering   78   70   65   68   73   88   85   94   108   103
    Health   75   85   102   106   91   174   173   172   162   161
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   75   85   102   106   91   174   173   172   162   161

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   185   183   197   235   270   275   266   270   390   366
    Hispanic or Latino   19   18   22   24   31   46   40   36   41   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   156   155   161   196   223   209   209   206   298   299
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   6   5   4
      Asian   13   10   8   14   18   19   12   15   29   19
      Black or African American   6   4   1   3   10   8   9   12   17   14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      White   120   126   139   165   180   166   175   167   236   253
      More than one race   16   13   12   13   15   16   11   6   11   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   10   14   15   16   20   17   28   51   37
  Temporary visa holders   35   42   46   54   82   83   87   79   69   51
  Science and engineering   208   209   227   276   337   345   336   333   432   388
    Science   138   146   156   188   234   233   224   224   336   292
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   49   57   59   88   103   99   91   89   116   98
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   18   22   29   24   20   22   21   29   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   96   88
      Computer and information sciences   19   13   24   27   36   33   24   13   16   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   0   0   2   3   7   2   4   4
      Mathematics and statistics   4   11   7   5   7   12   4   7   9   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   10   9   6   8   12   19   21   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   3   4   5   8   7   1   7   9   7
      Psychology   12   10   15   10   15   11   12   15   13   16
      Social sciences   29   22   16   18   31   36   44   49   37   29
    Engineering   70   63   71   88   103   112   112   109   96   96
      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   2   1   3   3   2   3   5   4   4   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   8   13   17   16   18   18   16   18   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   34   30   33   44   49   53   43   33   38
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10   11   17   18   25   27   13   26   28   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   4   2   7   7   2   8   10   7   7
      Other engineering   6   5   6   10   9   13   15   10   6   9
    Health   12   16   16   13   15   13   17   16   27   29
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   12   16   16   13   15   13   17   16   27   29

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   202   208   131   170   329   330   330   293   331   295
  Science and engineering   196   200   124   157   310   304   304   267   314   288
    Science   133   136   88   105   193   164   178   178   188   168
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   46   50   15   30   47   28   31   32   47   35
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   41   36   32   55   41   34   36   36   35
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Computer and information sciences   4   8   5   7   20   29   30   37   32   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   4   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   5   2   1   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   9   8   5   5   10   10   9   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   9   14   19   27   34   45   34   39   51
      Psychology   10   15   10   8   15   8   11   8   7   5
      Social sciences   4   4   3   3   13   12   17   17   15   13
    Engineering   63   64   36   52   117   140   126   89   126   120
      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   6   7   1   4   20   17   18   23   20   22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   10   13   16   18   19   13   13   17   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   5   4   6   21   26   33   0   20   24
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10   11   5   7   23   32   25   24   28   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   12   3   12   15   17   13   11   11   15
      Other engineering   27   19   10   7   20   29   24   18   30   35
    Health   6   8   7   13   19   26   26   26   17   7
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   6   8   7   13   19   26   26   26   17   7

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   1,389   1,467   1,557   1,661   1,685   1,829   1,772   1,793   1,828   1,890
  Fellowships   39   31   29   21   97   110   58   112   84   79
    Federal   31   23   21   17   17   15   27   40   30   30
    Institutional   5   5   2   1   54   55   27   25   27   20
    Nonfederal   3   3   6   3   26   40   4   47   27   29
  Research assistantships   666   693   700   731   643   672   680   589   681   739
    Federal   166   178   104   146   293   306   300   237   286   258
    Institutional   499   515   595   583   262   296   316   287   328   409
    Nonfederal   1   0   1   2   88   70   64   65   67   72
  Teaching assistantships   470   536   566   575   578   652   562   782   680   666
    Federal   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   3   1
    Institutional   470   536   565   575   578   650   561   778   673   664
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4   1
  Other types of support   214   207   262   334   367   395   472   310   383   406
    Federal   5   7   5   7   19   8   2   15   12   6
    Institutional   41   49   57   60   39   25   14   22   32   24
    Nonfederal   8   13   18   26   2   13   44   24   45   44
    Personal resources   160   138   182   241   307   349   412   249   294   332

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   150   144   141   159   162   161   143   165   130   145
    Science   116   115   115   132   127   134   118   126   104   120
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   54   55   53   59   59   47   37   37   34   40
      Biological and biomedical sciences   50   50   51   52   46   57   52   65   38   41
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   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   1   1   1   2   3   3   0   0   4   7
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   1   2   3   1   3   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   7   8   12   15   23   24   22   23   21
      Psychology   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   1   2   1
      Social sciences   3   2   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   34   29   26   27   35   27   25   39   26   25
      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   8   7   5   7   7   5   5   10   6   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   2   5   4   5   5   5   8   3   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   0   2   5   3   0   2   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   11   12   6   8   10   8   11   12   8
      Other engineering   13   8   4   8   9   4   6   8   5   9
    Health   10   15   16   15   19   32   38   36   35   30
      Clinical medicine   7   8   8   7   9   9   8   3   10   9
      Other health   3   7   8   8   10   23   30   33   25   21

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   61   67   65   0   0   0   0   0   107   108
  Science and engineering   58   60   54   0   0   0   0   0   81   85
    Science   44   46   43   0   0   0   0   0   64   71
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   24   30   23   0   0   0   0   0   23   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   16   19   0   0   0   0   0   18   19
      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   4   6
      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   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   17   15
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
      Social sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Engineering   14   14   11   0   0   0   0   0   17   14
      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   5   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      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   2   6   5   0   0   0   0   0   9   7
      Other engineering   5   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
    Health   3   7   11   0   0   0   0   0   26   23
      Clinical medicine   2   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   10   9
      Other health   1   5   7   0   0   0   0   0   16   14

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   403,369   378,744   368,396   357,648   335,201   344,997   331,424   331,051   301,640   303,214
    Science   310,063   286,699   276,991   276,600   255,298   262,731   245,652   242,185   234,968   230,573
      Computer and information sciences   9,776   8,664   8,523   8,393   8,251   8,705   9,407   5,770   3,849   3,899
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,860   10,521   10,772   8,946   9,440   10,109   8,441   10,529   8,873   9,256
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   613   163   1   3   117   461   799   1,155   1,266   966
        Geological and earth sciences   2,720   1,919   1,676   1,103   2,516   2,467   1,908   2,258   2,492   1,999
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   46   179   208   291   199   227   591
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   7,527   8,439   9,095   7,794   6,628   6,973   5,443   6,917   4,888   5,700
      Life sciences   234,489   220,515   211,742   211,107   196,649   193,878   175,704   175,640   175,336   161,992
        Agricultural sciences   121,350   105,370   108,785   110,067   107,295   101,867   92,168   92,170   95,091   83,522
        Biological and biomedical sciences   43,397   43,833   32,110   34,771   35,845   41,122   41,126   44,943   48,372   46,200
        Health sciences   63,158   63,075   64,128   59,282   49,070   47,568   40,812   34,636   30,198   29,279
        Natural resources and conservation   4,304   4,426   3,094   4,189   1,974   1,401   528   2,759   0   0
        Life sciences nec   2,280   3,811   3,625   2,798   2,465   1,920   1,070   1,132   1,675   2,991
      Mathematics and statistics   1,097   383   509   535   447   475   1,611   712   1,150   863
      Physical sciences   28,106   27,495   25,553   26,256   24,243   32,628   31,387   32,219   29,168   33,058
        Astronomy and astrophysics   582   439   191   166   209   321   108   138   230   255
        Chemistry   11,214   11,562   12,821   13,478   8,512   10,768   9,476   7,840   8,422   10,244
        Materials science   4,219   4,719   2,887   1,598   1,111   1,135   676   512   0   0
        Physics   11,458   10,674   9,653   10,978   12,549   16,288   17,436   20,631   16,446   16,945
        Physical sciences nec   633   101   1   36   1,862   4,116   3,691   3,098   4,070   5,614
      Psychology   6,081   4,278   3,860   5,000   3,875   3,190   3,543   4,060   3,056   1,927
      Social sciences   15,498   11,439   12,699   15,147   12,338   13,079   14,112   11,723   12,961   16,471
        Anthropology   617   527   734   449   322   243   525   208   0   0
        Economics   6,073   5,327   5,272   4,985   4,436   5,912   4,902   4,985   4,682   4,810
        Political science and government   615   564   485   730   774   1,148   1,144   1,056   1,084   682
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   704   865   536   680   412   336   545   434   742   1,194
        Social sciences nec   7,489   4,156   5,672   8,303   6,394   5,440   6,996   5,040   6,453   9,785
      Sciences nec   4,156   3,404   3,333   1,216   55   667   1,447   1,532   575   3,107
    Engineering   50,128   47,254   45,571   48,031   39,533   39,578   43,674   46,444   40,240   47,246
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   173   245   407   207   15   250   155   4   774   1,660
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,059   4,926   2,412   3,414   4,061   4,408   2,667   3,655   2,698   3,636
      Chemical engineering   7,146   5,505   4,391   5,720   5,290   4,707   7,727   4,963   3,629   3,409
      Civil engineering   9,534   7,327   9,005   8,508   7,608   6,660   7,609   6,870   5,567   5,658
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,487   9,671   8,748   9,684   7,580   7,151   5,933   7,019   5,680   6,802
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   146   172   192   98   64   8   1,499   1,469   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,202   6,476   7,857   9,163   7,150   4,849   7,305   9,967   8,775   12,628
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   6,058   3,278   3,584   4,162   4,580   6,992   5,295   5,287   4,480   3,635
      Engineering nec   9,323   9,654   8,975   7,075   3,185   4,553   5,484   7,210   8,637   9,818
    Non-S&E   43,178   44,791   45,834   33,017   40,370   42,688   42,098   42,422   26,432   25,395
      Business management and business administration   12,761   10,765   8,934   7,632   5,411   5,826   3,757   4,413   1,172   1,916
      Communication and communications technologies   5,790   5,474   6,424   2,043   3,611   3,790   5,487   6,432   4,198   4,173
      Education   19,838   25,115   25,232   17,427   23,605   24,866   21,820   17,372   13,511   17,097
      Humanities   1,574   1,501   1,327   1,009   1,037   1,020   2,296   3,201   588   541
      Law   61   197   98   121   295   479   1,031   554   255   414
      Social work   1,317   695   175   152   133   267   145   2,373   998   1,125
      Visual and performing arts   118   75   90   117   83   121   436   305   23   85
      Non-S&E nec   1,719   969   3,554   4,516   6,195   6,319   7,126   7,772   5,687   44

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   403,369   221,721   62,652   89,196   13,656   13,948   2,196
    Science   310,063   171,836   49,277   65,656   10,566   11,363   1,365
      Computer and information sciences   9,776   8,626   22   904   137   37   50
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,860   6,877   2,255   1,593   101   34   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   613   0   433   177   3   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,720   1,424   667   616   6   7   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   7,527   5,453   1,155   800   92   27   0
      Life sciences   234,489   129,426   34,228   51,164   10,105   8,361   1,205
        Agricultural sciences   121,350   53,365   22,770   34,508   7,526   2,984   197
        Biological and biomedical sciences   43,397   28,232   3,693   6,987   1,735   2,362   388
        Health sciences   63,158   44,384   6,033   8,434   822   2,993   492
        Natural resources and conservation   4,304   1,562   1,732   994   0   16   0
        Life sciences nec   2,280   1,883   0   241   22   6   128
      Mathematics and statistics   1,097   187   571   301   3   32   3
      Physical sciences   28,106   14,783   4,705   6,818   177   1,623   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   582   421   0   56   0   105   0
        Chemistry   11,214   3,335   2,996   3,466   0   1,417   0
        Materials science   4,219   2,424   727   795   172   101   0
        Physics   11,458   8,106   982   2,365   5   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   633   497   0   136   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,081   3,561   523   1,572   15   363   47
      Social sciences   15,498   5,313   6,862   2,683   0   580   60
        Anthropology   617   369   122   104   0   22   0
        Economics   6,073   2,683   1,901   1,219   0   267   3
        Political science and government   615   205   56   253   0   101   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   704   299   259   115   0   4   27
        Social sciences nec   7,489   1,757   4,524   992   0   186   30
      Sciences nec   4,156   3,063   111   621   28   333   0
    Engineering   50,128   25,351   7,553   13,422   2,651   483   668
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   173   0   113   60   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,059   1,656   1,303   955   145   0   0
      Chemical engineering   7,146   4,839   137   1,450   619   101   0
      Civil engineering   9,534   4,521   2,144   2,474   227   99   69
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   7,487   2,608   308   3,631   444   17   479
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   146   31   0   42   0   73   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,202   2,624   622   1,715   1,160   81   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   6,058   4,725   234   960   19   0   120
      Engineering nec   9,323   4,347   2,692   2,135   37   112   0
    Non-S&E   43,178   24,534   5,822   10,118   439   2,102   163
      Business management and business administration   12,761   4,842   3,201   4,343   113   248   14
      Communication and communications technologies   5,790   1,941   1,101   1,373   1   1,372   2
      Education   19,838   15,509   829   3,400   44   0   56
      Humanities   1,574   898   165   347   0   164   0
      Law   61   0   60   1   0   0   0
      Social work   1,317   1,086   0   159   0   72   0
      Visual and performing arts   118   0   84   34   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,719   258   382   461   281   246   91

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   221,721   207,086   187,580   179,536   154,623   158,982   151,133   152,843   136,646   134,889
  DOD   10,033   7,770   8,251   8,013   8,962   8,900   8,428   6,108   7,539   8,753
  DOE   21,966   21,866   22,296   24,402   19,553   21,283   17,836   17,812   17,207   18,549
  HHS   68,446   65,634   62,684   62,084   49,065   48,792   41,569   34,379   26,129   25,870
  NASA   1,089   1,021   1,454   1,403   1,104   622   1,157   805   596   264
  NSF   20,422   17,645   16,555   18,295   17,807   18,546   20,236   18,539   17,893   17,351
  USDA   73,296   61,410   52,115   44,992   36,033   36,317   38,154   50,929   42,813   35,338
  Other   26,469   31,740   24,225   20,347   22,099   24,522   23,753   24,271   24,469   28,764

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   5,283   1,036   4,247   .
2018   5,472   1,041   4,431   .

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   2,446   2,563   2,487   2,429   2,385
    Agricultural sciences   968   1,230   985   879   887
    Biological and biomedical sciences   417   397   420   339   317
    Computer and information sciences   25   34   38   76   62
    Engineering   325   327   324   300   286
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   33   37   39   34   35
    Health sciences   352   260   403   461   474
    Mathematics and statistics   13   11   11   10   11
    Natural resources and conservation   31   23   26   23   23
    Physical sciences   203   150   157   227   213
    Psychology   42   41   31   30   30
    Social sciences   34   36   36   33   31
    Other   4   17   17   17   17

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   79,365   20,136   796   120,027   2,988
    Agricultural sciences   22,465   0   796   58,879   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   33,800   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   56,900   0   0   0   2,988
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   1,764   0   23,560   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   500   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   3,340   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   15,032   0   500   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   2,788   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   29,892   13,185   7,139   3,355   10,146
    Agricultural sciences   2,397   5,168   1,798   1,704   257
    Biological and biomedical sciences   17,694   3,637   910   517   0
    Computer and information sciences   327   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   5,644   4,000   1,058   0   720
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   753
    Health sciences   1,501   0   3,372   1,135   257
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   2,328   380   0   0   7,664
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   494
    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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