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Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023
2022 426 38 680 513 43 890
2021 419 40 691 405 31.3 583 490 46.6 907
2020 401 43.1 697 488 47.2 915
2019 400 43.2 696 396 33.5 589 496 46.3 913
2018 404 42.8 698 582 36.7 910
2017 390 43.6 684 471 18.9 575 580 36 897
2016 399 43.4 697 594 34.3 895
2015 413 41.1 693 470 18.4 570 619 31.7 897
2014 405 41.8 688 630 29.7 887
2013 379 32.4 555 466 21.6 588 629 29.6 884
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 136 134 144 139 136 148 162 144 139 141
    Male 31 33 36 28 25 22 30 32 36 34
    Female 105 101 108 111 111 126 132 112 103 107
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 133 132 139 135 135 148 160 141 136 136
    Hispanic or Latino 5 11 10 11 12 6 6 5 4 3
    Not Hispanic or Latino 128 121 129 124 123 142 154 136 132 133
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Asian 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2
      Black or African American 7 4 0 1 1 3 2 3 4 5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 109 108 122 118 116 134 146 131 124 123
      More than one race 6 5 5 2 4 5 4 1 2 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Temporary visa holders 3 2 5 4 1 0 2 3 3 5
  Science and engineering 75 73 80 76 75 85 102 78 75 74
    Science 75 73 80 76 75 85 102 78 75 74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 25 22 21 19 23 25 17 16 16
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 40 36 40 36 42 55 51 27 25 21
      Physical sciences 12 12 18 19 14 7 8 15 13 12
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 18 17
    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 61 61 64 63 61 63 60 66 64 67
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 61 61 64 63 61 63 60 66 64 67

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

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 10 12 11 15 7 8 40 39 56 45
    Male 6 8 6 7 3 3 20 13 21 17
    Female 4 4 5 8 4 5 20 26 35 28
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 10 12 11 15 7 8 40 39 56 45
    Hispanic or Latino 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
    Not Hispanic or Latino 10 11 11 13 7 8 39 37 56 44
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
      Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Black or African American 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 9 10 10 11 5 8 38 36 52 41
      More than one race 1 1 0 1 1 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 10 12 11 15 7 7 40 39 55 44
    Science 10 12 11 15 7 7 40 39 55 44
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 7 5 2 7 5 5 6 5 9 3
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 4 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 5 3 0 1 5 1 2 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 33 39 38
    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 1 0 0 1 1
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
  Science and engineering 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
    Science 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 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 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 136 134 144 139 136 148 162 144 139 141
  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 22 22 21 20 20 2 4 2 37 3
    Federal 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
    Institutional 20 20 21 20 20 2 4 2 33 2
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Teaching assistantships 62 57 69 66 60 68 85 21 59 4
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Institutional 62 57 69 66 60 68 85 21 57 4
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 52 55 54 53 56 78 73 121 43 134
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 52 55 54 53 56 78 69 121 43 134

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

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    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: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 2,783 2,847 2,696 2,633 1,507 1,474 1,305 1,145 1,048 1,028
    Science 1,915 2,136 1,981 2,153 1,294 1,323 1,289 1,129 1,006 889
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 313 314 297 494 489 637 503 358 197 276
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 39 30 39 159 34 40 42 37 81 44
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 274 284 258 335 455 597 461 321 116 232
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,326 1,484 1,128 1,095 550 502 600 746 695 564
        Agricultural sciences 175 136 75 116 86 65 101 128 82 82
        Biological and biomedical sciences 332 421 279 358 296 278 488 618 613 482
        Health sciences 796 927 774 621 168 158 11 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 3 11 7 7 7 8 8 9 5
      Physical sciences 9 45 253 342 196 157 174 0 69 16
        Astronomy and astrophysics 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 45 253 342 196 157 174 0 69 16
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 267 290 292 215 52 20 4 17 36 28
        Anthropology 236 289 252 56 27 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 3 9 19 4 17 36 28
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 5 1 40 156 16 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 363 305 371 365 136 108 16 16 42 122
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 207 16 62 85 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 24 106
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 16
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 121 289 309 280 135 108 16 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 505 406 344 115 77 43 0 0 0 17
      Business management and business administration 44 35 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 108 0 16 21 47 19 0 0 0 17
      Humanities 2 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 276 76 88 81 18 7 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 10 36 26 13 0 16 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 65 259 100 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.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 2,783 1,727 297 519 157 83 0
    Science 1,915 1,328 50 396 101 40 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 313 226 23 63 0 1 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 39 3 23 12 0 1 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 274 223 0 51 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 1,326 970 27 290 18 21 0
        Agricultural sciences 175 138 0 37 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 332 229 27 37 18 21 0
        Health sciences 796 588 0 208 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 23 15 0 8 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 9 9 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 267 123 0 43 83 18 0
        Anthropology 236 118 0 35 83 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 26 0 0 8 0 18 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 363 134 163 46 20 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 35 35 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 207 0 163 24 20 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 121 99 0 22 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 505 265 84 77 36 43 0
      Business management and business administration 44 0 35 9 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 108 0 0 30 36 42 0
      Humanities 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 276 265 0 11 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 10 0 4 6 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 65 0 45 20 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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 1,727 1,697 1,707 1,736 1,038 971 873 740 669 664
  DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 60
  DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  HHS 838 759 706 562 155 65 9 0 105 69
  NASA 9 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  NSF 316 307 314 368 221 185 50 25 90 272
  USDA 157 174 224 314 88 33 16 22 70 10
  Other 407 457 453 492 574 688 798 687 386 253

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

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 109 18 91 .
2018 116 19 97 .
2017 85 18 67 .
2016 65 20 45 .

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

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 58 61 31 27 28
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 3
    Biological and biomedical sciences 7 7 8 5 9
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 0 0 0
    Engineering 24 20 5 2 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6 7 4 4 3
    Health sciences 5 6 2 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 2 3 0 1 .
    Physical sciences 12 14 11 12 9
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 2 3 0 1 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

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)

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

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

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 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 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 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

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