West Chester U. Pennsylvania

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 421 55 925
2023 342 50.2 679 418 54.6 911 417 31.5 602
2022 337 51 680 411 54.8 900
2021 309 55.8 691 434 52.7 908 428 27.4 583
2020 299 57.7 698 383 58.7 916
2019 296 58 697 375 59.4 914 509 14.5 589
2018 293 58.6 700 381 58.7 911
2017 267 61.4 684 361 60.3 898 460 20.8 575
2016 309 56.2 697 379 58.2 896
2015 271 61.4 693 393 56.7 898 439 23.8 570
2014 265 62 688
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 86 83 84 77 81 95 123 95 119 150
    Female 178 178 201 209 207 198 232 204 262 231
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 231 234 270 270 268 268 326 281 338 335
    Hispanic or Latino 12 14 8 12 18 9 10 11 15 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 217 216 253 253 244 254 315 269 321 326
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 11 11 0 0 0 3
      Asian 15 6 9 15 0 0 16 4 11 12
      Black or African American 30 29 32 41 45 44 64 53 62 55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 166 175 206 187 179 191 229 205 244 252
      More than one race 6 6 5 8 8 8 6 7 4 4
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 4 9 5 6 5 1 1 2 0
  Temporary visa holders 33 27 15 16 20 25 29 18 43 46
  Science and engineering 140 123 124 107 122 113 161 189 215 221
    Science 140 123 124 107 122 113 161 189 215 221
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 15 8 7 14 12 6 6 11 7 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 8
      Computer and information sciences 25 17 21 17 10 15 11 5 15 12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 10 2 8 10 9 7 10 2 14 10
      Mathematics and statistics 11 14 11 10 10 11 17 18 11 19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 49 53 41 38 51 44 43 72 84 71
      Social sciences 30 29 36 18 30 30 25 69 77 93
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 124 138 161 179 166 180 194 110 166 160
    Clinical medicine 41 45 51 71 87 99 98 42 98 87
    Other health 83 93 110 108 79 81 96 68 68 73

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 93 111 110 117 109 106 140 175 162 148
    Female 100 104 138 140 170 160 177 204 224 206
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 183 204 232 245 268 255 303 354 363 337
    Hispanic or Latino 13 13 13 14 8 7 7 6 7 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 165 187 210 223 256 244 296 346 356 328
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 31 24 0 0 0 0
      Asian 18 19 24 30 1 1 20 25 17 14
      Black or African American 36 36 38 41 61 48 55 69 73 69
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 108 128 141 148 162 166 218 249 260 243
      More than one race 3 4 7 4 1 5 3 3 6 2
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 4 9 8 4 4 0 2 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 10 11 16 12 11 11 14 25 23 17
  Science and engineering 133 162 175 183 196 193 245 298 301 263
    Science 133 162 175 183 196 193 245 298 301 263
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 11 14 21 16 10 12 10 14 18 17
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 6
      Computer and information sciences 12 15 29 32 23 12 8 12 9 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 6 12 7 7 13 21 17 24 15 19
      Mathematics and statistics 58 71 72 82 93 97 93 95 89 82
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 21 17 17 17 16 13 13 15 23 20
      Social sciences 25 33 29 29 41 38 44 122 127 109
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 60 53 73 74 83 73 72 81 85 91
    Clinical medicine 48 42 62 65 72 59 60 66 65 73
    Other health 12 11 11 9 11 14 12 15 20 18

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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 264 261 285 286 288 293 355 299 381 381
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    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
  Research assistantships 56 54 12 10 59 47 38 83 70 22
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 56 54 12 10 59 47 38 83 70 22
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 208 207 273 276 229 246 317 215 311 352
    Federal 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 29 25 2 0 41 0 0 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 208 207 244 251 224 246 276 215 311 348

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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 6,870 6,132 5,903 4,433 6,414 6,777 6,340 7,293 5,895 5,009
    Science 3,969 3,502 3,186 2,377 2,862 3,787 3,247 3,302 3,138 2,294
      Computer and information sciences 106 39 39 21 7 25 35 47 56 23
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 77 65 31 55 65 60 77 87 97 79
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 62 48 31 55 65 60 77 58 97 79
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 15 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,240 1,053 1,055 815 1,072 1,598 1,318 1,198 1,017 648
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 612 415 437 350 459 659 430 462 318 305
        Health sciences 628 638 618 465 613 939 888 736 699 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 343
      Mathematics and statistics 95 132 82 103 196 340 297 297 173 168
      Physical sciences 1,142 857 771 466 425 504 648 739 530 378
        Astronomy and astrophysics 31 63 238 66 72 93 28 41 67 88
        Chemistry 138 504 79 162 255 262 229 475 242 169
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 973 290 454 238 98 149 391 197 221 121
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0
      Psychology 392 605 457 253 205 295 205 392 521 283
      Social sciences 917 751 739 524 892 958 664 539 593 707
        Anthropology 30 54 19 37 50 110 73 85 111 0
        Economics 546 526 601 287 628 538 410 308 302 243
        Political science and government 57 35 13 34 49 46 23 27 29 73
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 75 0 10 48 5 15 0 33 37 238
        Social sciences nec 209 136 96 118 160 249 158 86 114 153
      Sciences nec 0 0 12 140 0 7 3 3 151 8
    Engineering 51 51 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 51 51 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 nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,850 2,579 2,717 2,056 3,552 2,990 3,093 3,991 2,757 2,715
      Business management and business administration 535 446 445 457 557 723 604 1,291 426 381
      Communication and communications technologies 58 43 53 8 71 68 156 95 102 167
      Education 425 500 450 424 566 473 160 700 299 246
      Humanities 516 265 451 122 488 499 653 547 533 553
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 109 120 107 134 164 281 404 120 108 110
      Visual and performing arts 236 139 101 90 283 184 254 99 136 174
      Non-S&E nec 971 1,066 1,110 821 1,423 762 862 1,139 1,153 1,084

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 6,870 1,822 100 4,580 58 310 0
    Science 3,969 1,493 51 2,076 58 291 0
      Computer and information sciences 106 0 0 106 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 77 20 0 42 15 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 62 20 0 42 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 15 0 0 0 15 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,240 466 0 629 26 119 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 612 361 0 214 12 25 0
        Health sciences 628 105 0 415 14 94 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 95 0 0 95 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,142 773 0 292 0 77 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 31 8 0 23 0 0 0
        Chemistry 138 0 0 132 0 6 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 973 765 0 137 0 71 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 392 234 0 132 0 26 0
      Social sciences 917 0 51 780 17 69 0
        Anthropology 30 0 0 30 0 0 0
        Economics 546 0 51 426 0 69 0
        Political science and government 57 0 0 57 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 75 0 0 58 17 0 0
        Social sciences nec 209 0 0 209 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 51 0 0 51 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 51 0 0 51 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 nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 2,850 329 49 2,453 0 19 0
      Business management and business administration 535 0 0 535 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 58 0 0 58 0 0 0
      Education 425 134 0 290 0 1 0
      Humanities 516 0 0 509 0 7 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 109 0 0 109 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 236 0 0 236 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 971 195 49 716 0 11 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 1,822 1,386 854 608 724 715 671 624 454 511
  DOD 242 163 204 199 251 318 177 279 163 193
  DOE 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 270 352 266 106 99 155 382 93 63 0
  NASA 8 50 33 24 16 1 5 10 36 50
  NSF 1,004 705 252 274 278 219 90 197 158 238
  USDA 0 0 18 0 48 20 0 0 0 5
  Other 270 116 81 5 32 2 17 45 34 25

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 659 138 521 .
2018 322 176 146 .

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 60 i 51 25 34 34
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 1 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 14 i 13 5 9 9
    Computer and information sciences 3 i 2 0 0 0
    Engineering 6 i 3 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2 i 2 0 10 10
    Health sciences 4 i 2 3 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 1 i 1 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 15 i 14 9 9 9
    Psychology 9 i 8 7 4 4
    Social sciences 6 i 5 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 0 0 0

i=imputed

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

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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 i 0 i 0 15,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 15,000 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 0

i=imputed

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 0 i 0 i 0 0 2,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 i 0 i 0 0 2,000
    Social sciences 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
    Other 0 i 0 i 0 0 0

i=imputed

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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