Wesleyan U.

Rankings
Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total R&D expenditures | |||||||||
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Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
2021 | 348 | 77.8 | 448 | 444 | 64.6 | 691 | 302 | 52.2 | 583 | 363 | 40.5 | 909 |
2020 | 343 | 76.4 | 450 | 436 | 62.9 | 697 | 362 | 40.1 | 915 | |||
2019 | 338 | 75.8 | 447 | 448 | 64.7 | 696 | 306 | 52.4 | 589 | 339 | 37.7 | 913 |
2018 | 291 | 68.2 | 428 | 436 | 62.8 | 698 | 331 | 36.9 | 910 | |||
2017 | 332 | 78.3 | 425 | 424 | 62.3 | 684 | 312 | 54.6 | 575 | 334 | 37.8 | 897 |
2016 | 312 | 72.8 | 430 | 445 | 64.2 | 697 | 351 | 39.8 | 895 | |||
2015 | 298 | 70.2 | 426 | 443 | 64.2 | 693 | 328 | 57.9 | 570 | 357 | 40.3 | 897 |
2014 | 312 | 74.1 | 422 | 405 | 59.2 | 688 | 358 | 40.9 | 887 | |||
2013 | 270 | 65 | 417 | 381 | 68.9 | 555 | 330 | 56.5 | 588 | 345 | 39.6 | 884 |
2012 | 305 | 74.2 | 412 | 382 | 69.1 | 555 | 341 | 38.8 | 892 |
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

Fields | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All fields | 9 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 13 |
Science and engineering | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
Science | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
Life science | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Biological sciences | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Chemistry | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | . | 3 | 1 |
Physics and astronomy | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Mathematics and computer sciences | 2 | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Mathematics | 2 | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Non-science and engineering | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Humanities | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Other humanities and arts | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All full-time students | 110 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 112 | 116 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Male | 55 | 54 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 47 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 72 |
Female | 55 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 55 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | 69 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 88 | 86 | 82 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 72 | 67 | 63 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Black or African American | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
White | 54 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 52 | 50 |
More than one race | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Unknown ethnicity and race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
Temporary visa holders | 41 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 57 |
Science and engineering | 110 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 112 | 116 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Science | 110 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 112 | 116 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 30 | 35 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 47 | 46 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Mathematics and statistics | 21 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Neurobiology and neuroscience | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Physical sciences | 46 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 57 | 63 |
Psychology | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All part-time students | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than one race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown ethnicity and race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temporary visa holders | 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 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | 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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Neurobiology and neuroscience | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All surveyed fields | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Science and engineering | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Science | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | 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 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Neurobiology and neuroscience | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Psychology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Physical sciences | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Type and primary source of support | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All types and sources of support | 110 | 109 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 112 | 116 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Fellowships | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Institutional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonfederal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Research assistantships | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 30 |
Federal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Institutional | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Nonfederal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Teaching assistantships | 103 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 87 | 86 | 82 |
Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional | 103 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 86 | 86 | 79 |
Nonfederal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Other types of support | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonfederal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
All races | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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Science and engineering | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Science | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | 3 | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics and statistics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Neurobiology and neuroscience | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical sciences | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Psychology | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Social sciences | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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All surveyed fields | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Science and engineering | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Science | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Agricultural and veterinary sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Communication | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | . | . | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Natural resources and conservation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Neurobiology and neuroscience | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Psychology | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical sciences | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Mechanical engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other engineering | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Clinical medicine | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Other health | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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).
Field | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||
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All R&D fields | 8,009 | 8,300 | 9,958 | 10,662 | 8,945 | 7,740 | 7,223 | 7,262 | 8,120 | 8,945 | ||||||||||
Science | 5,596 | 5,971 | 7,714 | 8,529 | 7,589 | 6,760 | 6,330 | 6,017 | 7,280 | 8,162 | ||||||||||
Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 450 | 821 | 444 | 512 | 294 | 344 | 312 | 446 | 497 | 626 | ||||||||||
Atmospheric science and meteorology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Geological and earth sciences | 322 | 821 | 444 | 512 | 294 | 344 | 312 | 446 | 497 | 626 | ||||||||||
Ocean sciences and marine sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Life sciences | 1,469 | 909 | 1,810 | 1,744 | 2,167 | 2,223 | 2,552 | 2,522 | 2,750 | 3,217 | ||||||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 1,469 | 909 | 1,810 | 1,744 | 2,142 | 2,223 | 2,552 | 2,522 | 2,750 | 3,217 | ||||||||||
Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Mathematics and statistics | 402 | 533 | 553 | 391 | 297 | 268 | 310 | 268 | 235 | 297 | ||||||||||
Physical sciences | 2,137 | 2,383 | 2,876 | 2,998 | 2,904 | 2,685 | 2,052 | 1,515 | 2,208 | 2,259 | ||||||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 401 | 477 | 550 | 597 | 682 | 707 | 621 | 445 | 570 | 564 | ||||||||||
Chemistry | 827 | 776 | 960 | 1,371 | 681 | 829 | 665 | 679 | 1,072 | 1,440 | ||||||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Physics | 909 | 1,130 | 1,366 | 1,030 | 1,541 | 1,149 | 766 | 391 | 566 | 255 | ||||||||||
Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Psychology | 1,002 | 871 | 991 | 926 | 1,177 | 868 | 690 | 1,090 | 1,160 | 1,142 | ||||||||||
Social sciences | 136 | 454 | 1,040 | 1,890 | 746 | 372 | 412 | 176 | 430 | 621 | ||||||||||
Anthropology | 5 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Economics | 31 | 166 | 357 | 1,086 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 65 | ||||||||||
Political science and government | 66 | 213 | 609 | 740 | 632 | 259 | 280 | 61 | 296 | 526 | ||||||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 19 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 49 | 49 | 25 | ||||||||||
Social sciences, not elsewhere classified | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 5 | ||||||||||
Sciences, not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 | ||||||||||
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Chemical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Civil engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Industrial and manufacturing engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Engineering not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Non-S&E | 2,413 | 2,329 | 2,244 | 2,133 | 1,356 | 980 | 893 | 1,245 | 840 | 783 | ||||||||||
Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Communication and communications technologies | 934 | 338 | 274 | 75 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 58 | ||||||||||
Education | 784 | 940 | 673 | 527 | 291 | 280 | 297 | 443 | 212 | 59 | ||||||||||
Humanities | 544 | 790 | 1,040 | 961 | 583 | 439 | 402 | 568 | 392 | 517 | ||||||||||
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 | 142 | 239 | 196 | 495 | 428 | 206 | 148 | 193 | 198 | 134 | ||||||||||
Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified | 9 | 22 | 61 | 75 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
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
Field | All R&D expenditures | Federal government | State and local government | Institution funds | Business | Nonprofit organizations | All other sources | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All R&D fields | 8,009 | 4,032 | 0 | 3,004 | 62 | 854 | 57 | |||||||
Science | 5,596 | 3,452 | 0 | 1,803 | 62 | 245 | 34 | |||||||
Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 450 | 322 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Atmospheric science and meteorology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Geological and earth sciences | 322 | 322 | 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 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Life sciences | 1,469 | 581 | 0 | 724 | 0 | 156 | 8 | |||||||
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Biological and biomedical sciences | 1,469 | 581 | 0 | 724 | 0 | 156 | 8 | |||||||
Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 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 | 402 | 327 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences | 2,137 | 1,429 | 0 | 554 | 62 | 89 | 3 | |||||||
Astronomy and astrophysics | 401 | 307 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
Chemistry | 827 | 525 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||||||
Materials science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Physics | 909 | 597 | 0 | 199 | 62 | 51 | 0 | |||||||
Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Psychology | 1,002 | 782 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences | 136 | 11 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||
Anthropology | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Economics | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Political science and government | 66 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||
Sociology, demography, and population studies | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social sciences, not elsewhere classified | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Sciences, not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Mechanical engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Engineering not elsewhere classified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Non-S&E | 2,413 | 580 | 0 | 1,201 | 0 | 609 | 23 | |||||||
Business management and business administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Communication and communications technologies | 934 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 0 | 468 | 10 | |||||||
Education | 784 | 541 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Humanities | 544 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 0 | 141 | 13 | |||||||
Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Social work | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Visual and performing arts | 142 | 39 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NOTE:
- . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
- Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey
Source of funds | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Federal Agencies | 4,032 | 4,305 | 4,793 | 4,353 | 3,902 | 3,493 | 3,612 | 3,363 | 3,930 | 4,726 | ||||||||||
DOD | 501 | 1,002 | 861 | 535 | 542 | 323 | 171 | 51 | 40 | 44 | ||||||||||
DOE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 137 | 106 | ||||||||||
HHS | 1,001 | 834 | 711 | 805 | 1,183 | 1,096 | 1,505 | 1,869 | 1,919 | 2,215 | ||||||||||
NASA | 545 | 608 | 403 | 418 | 341 | 306 | 303 | 299 | 311 | 364 | ||||||||||
NSF | 1,455 | 1,355 | 2,007 | 1,897 | 1,405 | 1,315 | 1,378 | 976 | 1,523 | 1,986 | ||||||||||
USDA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Other | 530 | 506 | 811 | 677 | 422 | 453 | 255 | 93 | 0 | 11 |
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
Year | All personnel | Principal investigators | Other personnel | Postdocs | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | . | . | . | . | |||
2020 | . | . | . | . | |||
2019 | 232 | 30 | 202 | . | |||
2018 | 243 | 37 | 206 | . | |||
2017 | 200 | 28 | 172 | . | |||
2016 | 204 | 32 | 172 | . | |||
2015 | 220 | 28 | 192 | 5 |
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
Field | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All research space | 116 | 116 | 102 | 87 | 86 |
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 32 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Computer and information sciences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics and statistics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Natural resources and conservation | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | . |
Physical sciences | 42 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Psychology | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
Social sciences | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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.
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.
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 | 900 | 1,801 | 2,201 | 3,006 | 4,097 |
Agricultural sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 600 | 546 | 999 | 722 | 1,025 |
Computer and information sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | 0 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Health sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics and statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natural resources and conservation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical sciences | 0 | 250 | 920 | 1,864 | 1,019 |
Psychology | 300 | 325 | 282 | 420 | 2,052 |
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.