Wayne 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 102 78.2 459 115 82.1 631 112 88.1 925
2023 98 79 459 118 82.9 679 118 87.3 911 68 89 602
2022 99 78.7 457 111 84 680 112 87.8 900
2021 103 77.4 447 96 86.4 691 108 88.3 908 68 88.6 583
2020 95 79.3 450 85 88.1 698 104 88.9 916
2019 94 79.4 447 88 87.6 697 99 89.4 914 72 88 589
2018 93 78.7 428 80 88.8 700 99 89.3 911
2017 76 82.5 425 70 90 684 98 89.3 898 70 88.1 575
2016 93 78.8 430 58 91.9 697 99 89.2 896
2015 84 80.7 426 64 91 693 101 89 898 88 84.9 570
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 181 197 202 163 202 205 205 248 204 224
  Science and engineering 137 154 165 131 157 154 157 184 145 160
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 2 . . 1 . 3 1 . . 1
      Agricultural sciences 1 . . 1 . 2 1 . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 34 25 47 34 29 25 42 45 32 48
      Biochemistry and biophysics 10 2 10 4 3 3 9 7 2 7
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 5 4 6 2 4 2 2 5 1 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 2 2 . 1 1 . 2 1
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy . . . . . 2 1 1 1 2
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 2 . 1 3 . . . 1
      Genetics and genomics 2 1 2 . 1 1 1 . . 3
      Microbiology and immunology 2 4 1 4 1 2 2 . 3 5
      Molecular biology 5 . 1 1 2 1 3 10 5 5
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 5 4
      Pharmacology and toxicology 1 3 5 3 . 1 2 2 2 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 4 6 12 9 12 5 16 11 8 15
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 3 1 3 4 2 2 3 5 3 2
    Computer and information sciences 6 8 9 9 17 10 6 6 12 11
      Computer science 6 5 7 9 17 9 6 6 11 11
      Computer and information sciences, other . 3 2 . . 1 . . 1 .
    Engineering 32 39 27 29 38 29 37 28 27 34
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 7 3 5 10 2 9 6 4 5
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 1 4 1 4 6 1 2 3 3 4
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 5 3 2 2 4 6 2 5 4 3
      Electrical and computer engineering 9 6 7 6 7 8 9 6 2 7
      Industrial engineering and operations research 8 7 10 5 7 8 7 3 4 8
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 2 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 11 2 3 2 3 5 4 8 6
      Engineering, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Health sciences 10 16 20 16 14 16 10 16 5 7
      Nursing science . 6 3 7 6 6 . 5 1 4
      Pharmaceutical sciences 4 5 . 3 1 4 5 3 1 .
      Public health 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . .
      Health sciences, other 5 3 14 6 7 6 5 7 3 3
    Mathematics and statistics 2 4 4 5 4 7 4 7 8 4
      Applied mathematics 1 2 3 3 2 5 1 5 4 2
      Mathematics . . 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
      Statistics . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 1 2 . . . 1 1 . 2 .
    Physical sciences 22 33 26 17 20 35 28 29 21 24
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 . .
      Chemistry 17 23 17 12 11 32 17 16 15 18
      Physics 4 9 8 4 9 3 10 12 6 6
    Psychology 20 16 15 11 19 15 17 31 17 15
      Clinical psychology 5 9 7 5 11 6 7 16 4 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 4 4 2 1 4 4 9 4 1
      Research and experimental psychology 6 3 3 3 7 3 3 4 7 5
      Psychology, other 3 . 1 1 . 2 3 2 2 1
    Social sciences 9 13 17 9 16 14 12 22 23 16
      Anthropology . 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2
      Economics 3 5 5 1 7 2 2 6 7 5
      Political science and government 4 2 5 4 1 5 4 2 3 6
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . 1 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 1 3 4 1 6 3 3 7 7 1
      Social sciences, other 1 1 . 1 1 2 . 3 3 2
  Non-science and engineering 44 43 37 32 45 51 48 64 59 64
    Business 2 3 . . . 3 7 2 2 2
      Business 2 3 . . . 3 7 2 2 2
    Education 14 23 11 18 17 24 16 39 29 29
      Education leadership and administration 1 9 3 . 1 . 3 2 2 1
      Education research 10 11 8 16 15 22 13 36 17 24
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 3 . 2 1 2 . . 8 3
      Education, other 2 . . . . . . 1 2 1
    Humanities and arts 14 6 15 8 21 20 13 17 18 23
      Letters 9 2 7 4 9 12 6 14 6 12
      Foreign languages and literature 1 2 3 1 3 . 3 . 5 3
      History 3 1 4 1 3 3 2 2 5 5
      Philosophy and religious studies . 1 1 1 1 2 1 . 2 1
      Music and performing arts . . . . 1 2 . . . 1
      Humanities and arts, other 1 . . 1 4 1 1 1 . 1
    Other non-science and engineering 14 11 11 6 7 4 12 6 10 10
      Communication 9 6 7 4 5 2 6 5 9 6
      Public administration and social services 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 4
      Non-science and engineering, other 2 1 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   949   857   939   1,050   1,073   986   1,040   993   1,056   1,004
    Hispanic or Latino   52   44   44   43   45   40   35   32   39   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   870   803   878   979   996   902   978   877   988   875
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   4   3   3   2   3   2   2
      Asian   81   83   82   98   102   86   112   107   106   91
      Black or African American   112   89   98   91   76   76   72   63   83   79
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   1   3   1   1   1   1   1
      White   633   586   640   725   763   701   748   673   766   673
      More than one race   42   42   55   60   49   35   43   30   30   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   10   17   28   32   44   27   84   29   95
  Temporary visa holders   583   608   550   496   535   703   816   1,028   1,393   1,259
  Science and engineering   1,220   1,190   1,243   1,255   1,340   1,448   1,620   1,832   2,222   2,045
    Science   973   956   1,004   988   1,015   1,008   1,054   1,056   1,170   1,155
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   303   255   338   324   355   326   395   400   385   332
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   63
      Computer and information sciences   145   154   114   101   90   99   110   96   117   134
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   3   2   6   4   3   1   2   5   7
      Mathematics and statistics   29   31   36   31   28   31   33   32   32   42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   190   187   195   196   203   218   182   209   192   202
      Psychology   156   168   183   184   198   180   159   169   177   183
      Social sciences   138   153   133   144   136   150   173   148   196   180
    Engineering   247   234   239   267   325   440   566   776   1,052   890
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   42   29   28   39   55   58   66   79   84   79
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   16   16   25   20   23   23   28   29   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   33   28   32   34   38   37   46   61   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   50   50   55   63   84   107   164   247   194
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   49   51   53   50   63   105   156   211   286   242
      Mechanical engineering   39   43   52   53   68   110   157   228   308   264
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   19
      Other engineering   11   12   12   13   22   22   20   20   22   15
    Health   312   275   246   291   268   241   236   189   227   218
      Clinical medicine   132   102   77   121   114   60   63   55   56   58
      Other health   180   173   169   170   154   181   173   134   171   160

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   459   496   466   477   504   566   556   539   685   676
    Hispanic or Latino   33   26   21   31   24   24   27   18   23   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   420   465   434   435   467   507   519   502   652   608
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   2
      Asian   66   60   51   41   46   48   53   66   55   64
      Black or African American   76   83   65   57   60   64   64   58   121   101
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   253   285   280   311   341   380   387   357   449   420
      More than one race   22   34   38   25   20   14   14   21   27   21
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   5   11   11   13   35   10   19   10   49
  Temporary visa holders   72   81   73   87   57   105   101   131   157   139
  Science and engineering   408   446   434   474   485   564   556   596   760   746
    Science   267   309   257   291   295   312   306   307   469   480
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   25   89   55   65   54   73   44   45   66   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   78
      Computer and information sciences   112   68   56   55   65   57   46   28   37   55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   2   0   2   1   2   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   13   19   14   13   15   12   17   26   36   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   9   11   22   17   17   21   22   9   6
      Psychology   43   48   52   67   65   69   93   85   81   87
      Social sciences   61   69   66   66   77   83   83   101   154   165
    Engineering   141   137   177   183   190   252   250   289   291   266
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   20   21   25   25   37   38   32   37   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   12   11   9   9   8   18   16   12   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   18   13   17   25   31   34   38   35   39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   30   37   27   30   47   37   36   41   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   33   27   49   54   51   66   62   85   93   87
      Mechanical engineering   12   11   18   29   39   47   46   65   50   51
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10
      Other engineering   15   19   28   22   11   16   15   17   12   11
    Health   123   131   105   90   76   107   101   74   82   69
      Clinical medicine   101   95   76   64   48   74   66   64   47   36
      Other health   22   36   29   26   28   33   35   10   35   33

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   179   153   147   161   134   143   120   127   145   147
  Science and engineering   139   140   136   156   128   137   112   118   140   144
    Science   111   109   113   137   112   114   98   111   123   119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   37   37   48   42   44   42   42   60   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   13   18   18   18   12   9   10   10   8   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   1   0   0   0   2   2   3   2
      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   39   45   47   62   54   51   32   49   45   51
      Psychology   7   5   8   5   2   4   6   4   3   5
      Social sciences   1   4   2   4   2   6   5   2   0   2
    Engineering   28   31   23   19   16   23   14   7   17   25
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   2   1   2   0   1   2   2   2   6
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   7   5   7   4   8   3   5   4   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   5   7   5   5   6   2   0   3   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   11   9   4   2   2   4   2   0   2   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   5   4   3   4   1   0   0   1   2
      Mechanical engineering   4   3   2   0   0   3   5   0   3   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   40   13   11   5   6   6   8   9   5   3
      Clinical medicine   30   3   3   3   5   4   7   9   1   0
      Other health   10   10   8   2   1   2   1   0   4   3

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   1,532   1,465   1,489   1,546   1,608   1,689   1,856   2,021   2,449   2,263
  Fellowships   101   89   87   107   107   101   122   119   133   125
    Federal   25   14   17   24   24   25   30   22   29   24
    Institutional   73   72   65   79   80   75   85   90   99   94
    Nonfederal   3   3   5   4   3   1   7   7   5   7
  Research assistantships   373   379   363   361   340   381   282   231   245   289
    Federal   127   139   130   135   109   116   90   95   101   121
    Institutional   242   234   219   214   215   244   186   113   114   141
    Nonfederal   4   6   14   12   16   21   6   23   30   27
  Teaching assistantships   320   321   329   308   323   317   308   324   367   368
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   320   321   329   308   323   317   308   322   367   367
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1
  Other types of support   738   676   710   770   838   890   1,144   1,347   1,704   1,481
    Federal   27   0   0   2   1   2   0   10   15   2
    Institutional   65   59   40   39   38   42   205   130   198   242
    Nonfederal   6   6   3   1   4   2   40   7   3   1
    Personal resources   640   611   667   728   795   844   899   1,200   1,488   1,236

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   92   94   90   83   83   94   91   76   79   94
    Science   86   84   80   71   69   81   78   68   66   78
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   54   53   52   45   43   43   40   40   30   47
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   3   1   1   0   3   5   4   6   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   26   24   25   25   23   31   32   21   20   25
      Psychology   1   2   2   0   1   1   1   2   3   1
      Social sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   6   10   10   12   14   13   13   8   13   16
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   0   2   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   3   4   5   5   4   3   7   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   4   2   2   2   2   2   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   3   1   3   3   2   2   1   1   3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   1   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   2   2   2   1   1   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   38   25   24   34   31   39   46   46   38   52
      Clinical medicine   22   15   16   22   21   29   36   31   33   40
      Other health   16   10   8   12   10   10   10   15   5   12

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   68   76   71   75   74   85   80   76   70   91
  Science and engineering   55   61   64   62   58   61   56   48   49   55
    Science   54   55   61   54   51   56   51   44   44   52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   37   38   41   37   35   34   31   30   23   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   1   1   0   2   1   1   2   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   14   18   16   16   20   19   13   15   18
      Psychology   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1   6   3   8   7   5   5   4   5   3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   1   2   4   5   4   4   3   3   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   1   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   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   13   15   7   13   16   24   24   28   21   36
      Clinical medicine   6   12   6   8   14   21   21   20   19   28
      Other health   7   3   1   5   2   3   3   8   2   8

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   291,689   250,911   242,247   235,519   243,259   244,217   238,859   227,728   221,537   213,878
    Science   250,264   224,339   217,364   211,019   216,947   220,438   212,996   203,531   197,701   188,987
      Computer and information sciences   3,802   3,578   2,214   2,158   2,133   1,881   1,784   1,735   2,388   3,244
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   593   182   193   288   296   412   339   235   460   587
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   593   182   193   288   296   412   136   235   460   587
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   203   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   197,600   182,874   183,074   175,847   182,757   186,531   179,692   175,917   167,690   157,211
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31,049   28,196   28,121   26,291   24,007   30,203   27,671   30,522   29,191   28,973
        Health sciences   162,193   151,640   152,350   146,425   154,653   153,084   148,674   139,847   135,288   120,709
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   4,358   3,038   2,580   3,131   4,097   3,244   3,347   5,548   3,211   7,529
      Mathematics and statistics   1,239   717   208   1,093   1,716   1,393   3,801   1,177   1,276   1,017
      Physical sciences   23,326   23,226   20,880   19,885   16,895   20,013   17,898   14,693   15,652   17,181
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   13,684   13,686   13,568   12,458   10,163   12,192   10,072   7,441   8,549   10,429
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,632   4,286   4,872   4,254   3,654   4,317   5,025   4,784   3,952   3,962
        Physical sciences nec   5,010   5,254   2,440   3,173   3,078   3,504   2,801   2,468   3,151   2,790
      Psychology   3,818   3,539   2,572   2,542   1,464   1,584   1,730   3,698   4,281   4,457
      Social sciences   6,435   1,775   1,575   3,585   3,289   3,342   2,431   2,955   2,997   3,486
        Anthropology   221   182   104   115   90   152   140   187   393   0
        Economics   949   240   185   224   238   109   116   67   12   13
        Political science and government   202   72   144   139   166   169   17   12   133   52
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   390   374   406   223   192   102   166   69   72   615
        Social sciences nec   4,673   907   736   2,884   2,603   2,810   1,992   2,620   2,387   2,806
      Sciences nec   13,451   8,448   6,648   5,621   8,397   5,282   5,321   3,121   2,957   1,804
    Engineering   17,171   13,718   13,632   11,675   12,806   14,634   17,235   16,668   16,605   18,843
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,251   1,922   2,172   1,962   2,687   3,611   4,205   2,754   2,966   5,321
      Chemical engineering   2,463   2,254   2,743   3,250   3,462   3,119   3,618   2,695   2,955   2,243
      Civil engineering   3,969   3,174   4,710   2,720   2,878   2,673   3,562   4,297   3,042   3,450
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,857   2,862   1,254   1,679   1,237   1,979   1,610   1,670   2,296   2,180
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,173   1,309   972   630   697   856   1,493   2,595   2,244   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,223   738   896   1,003   1,414   1,968   2,335   1,918   2,107   4,954
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   40   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,235   1,459   885   431   431   428   412   699   995   695
    Non-S&E   24,254   12,854   11,251   12,825   13,506   9,145   8,628   7,529   7,231   6,048
      Business management and business administration   297   332   216   187   380   373   714   524   658   537
      Communication and communications technologies   235   54   37   18   52   50   293   117   555   79
      Education   2,542   1,360   2,923   3,590   2,749   1,781   1,530   1,549   1,106   1,502
      Humanities   258   259   379   274   186   264   210   226   238   232
      Law   1,253   27   26   175   33   81   925   893   829   539
      Social work   10,479   7,860   6,286   6,420   7,898   4,721   2,420   1,677   1,158   856
      Visual and performing arts   248   192   174   27   185   145   66   542   179   137
      Non-S&E nec   8,942   2,770   1,210   2,134   2,023   1,730   2,470   2,001   2,508   2,166

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   291,689   151,878   13,415   92,709   5,468   23,022   5,197
    Science   250,264   134,245   8,532   80,324   4,527   17,858   4,778
      Computer and information sciences   3,802   2,775   11   939   30   47   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   593   130   0   463   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   593   130   0   463   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   197,600   107,974   4,756   62,106   3,543   15,579   3,642
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31,049   23,795   0   5,757   342   806   349
        Health sciences   162,193   83,287   4,603   53,036   3,201   14,773   3,293
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   4,358   892   153   3,313   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,239   822   0   399   0   0   18
      Physical sciences   23,326   13,858   1   7,365   644   1,256   202
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   13,684   9,964   0   3,103   552   0   65
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,632   3,453   0   1,061   92   0   26
        Physical sciences nec   5,010   441   1   3,201   0   1,256   111
      Psychology   3,818   2,767   0   847   0   202   2
      Social sciences   6,435   2,674   1,758   765   241   774   223
        Anthropology   221   33   0   175   0   7   6
        Economics   949   421   0   295   0   233   0
        Political science and government   202   97   0   57   0   48   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   390   266   0   56   0   68   0
        Social sciences nec   4,673   1,857   1,758   182   241   418   217
      Sciences nec   13,451   3,245   2,006   7,440   69   0   691
    Engineering   17,171   8,701   635   5,244   340   2,079   172
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,251   2,481   0   499   115   0   156
      Chemical engineering   2,463   1,176   0   815   225   247   0
      Civil engineering   3,969   1,920   132   899   0   1,012   6
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,857   1,420   464   419   0   544   10
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,173   636   0   535   0   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,223   569   39   341   0   274   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,235   499   0   1,736   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   24,254   8,932   4,248   7,141   601   3,085   247
      Business management and business administration   297   161   0   127   0   0   9
      Communication and communications technologies   235   0   0   69   6   158   2
      Education   2,542   834   202   828   0   678   0
      Humanities   258   21   30   194   0   0   13
      Law   1,253   324   468   43   17   388   13
      Social work   10,479   3,856   1,649   3,573   531   870   0
      Visual and performing arts   248   0   5   229   0   7   7
      Non-S&E nec   8,942   3,736   1,894   2,078   47   984   203

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   151,878   128,521   126,814   117,976   113,137   118,043   111,018   109,421   111,532   109,586
  DOD   7,441   7,942   8,457   4,757   6,346   8,296   7,380   6,300   5,287   6,395
  DOE   5,266   3,296   2,396   2,072   2,034   2,859   3,469   2,875   3,045   2,629
  HHS   117,419   103,377   102,915   95,588   92,303   93,144   86,720   87,219   90,109   86,520
  NASA   431   261   291   110   154   216   143   1,194   162   47
  NSF   10,342   10,093   8,801   10,172   8,358   8,995   9,462   7,122   8,164   7,798
  USDA   225   246   370   489   333   394   343   452   83   54
  Other   10,754   3,306   3,584   4,788   3,609   4,139   3,501   4,259   4,682   6,143

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   3,627   644   2,983   .
2018   3,659   664   2,995   .

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   1,032   934   891   934   701
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   7   8   8
    Biological and biomedical sciences   200   276   260   268   171
    Computer and information sciences   12   10   10   10   10
    Engineering   123   114   116   114   98
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6   10   2   10   10
    Health sciences   317   311   284   311   236
    Mathematics and statistics   9   5   7   5   5
    Natural resources and conservation   0   2   2   2   0
    Physical sciences   114   130   131   130   130
    Psychology   59   51   46   51   15
    Social sciences   59   27   26   27   18
    Other   132   0   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space   120,000   0   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   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   120,000   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   18,125   5,275   3,700   19,062   3,482
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   6,170   0   1,200   2,420   0
    Computer and information sciences   2,935   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,430   0   0   625   2,500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   7,590   2,756   2,500   11,517   632
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   460   0   0   350
    Psychology   0   0   0   1,000   0
    Social sciences   0   2,059   0   3,500   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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