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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 361 61.4 925
2023 341 50.4 679 370 59.9 911 295 51.6 602
2022 322 53.2 680 378 58.5 900
2021 326 53.4 691 376 59.1 908 294 50.2 583
2020 294 58.4 698 363 60.8 916
2019 305 56.8 697 346 62.6 914 297 50.2 589
2018 309 56.4 700 338 63.3 911
2017 286 58.7 684 323 64.5 898 286 50.8 575
2016 272 61.4 697 335 63 896
2015 266 62.1 693 346 61.9 898 284 50.8 570
2014 260 62.7 688
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 51 58 47 61 55 75 106 140 139 146
    Female 221 223 213 234 212 191 207 236 247 251
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 246 252 238 274 231 226 235 256 264 287
    Hispanic or Latino 13 13 9 11 11 8 3 4 6 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 229 239 227 258 217 217 230 248 252 275
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
      Asian 6 5 3 5 4 2 7 4 2 4
      Black or African American 16 15 10 13 8 6 6 13 18 17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
      White 198 207 204 229 195 203 213 225 226 242
      More than one race 9 11 10 11 9 6 4 5 5 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 0 2 5 3 1 2 4 6 3
  Temporary visa holders 26 29 22 21 36 40 78 120 122 110
  Science and engineering 90 101 92 117 108 135 171 231 243 249
    Science 90 101 92 117 108 135 171 231 243 249
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 3 2 4 3 2 6 5 6 10
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 13 13 14 17 17 16 19 16 20
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 14
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 3 4 6 10 31 47 49 29
      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 6 4 5 9 6 8 12 16 10 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 6 7 5 2 3 2 3 4 5 5
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 7 7 5 10 13 13 16 21 19 22
      Psychology 40 36 38 41 37 37 36 40 46 52
      Social sciences 7 28 21 33 23 46 51 69 77 86
    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 182 180 168 178 159 131 142 145 143 148
    Clinical medicine 28 29 23 29 29 29 40 45 50 55
    Other health 154 151 145 149 130 102 102 100 93 93

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 40 38 46 42 45 70 71 80 71 72
    Female 73 77 74 98 147 186 173 150 164 189
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 109 111 116 130 181 244 227 211 211 245
    Hispanic or Latino 4 4 7 4 9 10 13 10 13 15
    Not Hispanic or Latino 104 106 107 124 171 230 207 195 193 219
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1
      Asian 2 3 4 6 5 6 2 4 5 4
      Black or African American 8 7 7 5 9 15 12 12 18 25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 87 91 95 109 150 202 185 176 167 184
      More than one race 6 4 1 4 6 4 5 3 3 5
    Unknown ethnicity and race 1 1 2 2 1 4 7 6 5 11
  Temporary visa holders 4 4 4 10 11 12 17 19 24 16
  Science and engineering 72 74 73 76 101 131 129 138 135 139
    Science 72 74 73 76 101 131 129 138 135 139
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 9 10 4 3 11 28 23 22 6 8
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18 16 18 17 24 24 18 11 14 22
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9
      Computer and information sciences 6 6 5 5 4 4 8 4 5 1
      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 22 19 17 15 13 21 26 29 26 31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 2 1 2 0 2 4 4 4 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 2 3 4 9 9 7 8 11 4
      Psychology 3 9 5 7 7 6 8 6 3 10
      Social sciences 2 10 20 23 33 37 35 51 61 52
    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 41 41 47 64 91 125 115 92 100 122
    Clinical medicine 32 35 37 39 40 49 40 26 17 16
    Other health 9 6 10 25 51 76 75 66 83 106

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 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1
  Science and engineering 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
    Science 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 1 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    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 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
    Clinical medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 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 272 281 260 295 267 266 313 376 386 397
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 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
  Teaching assistantships 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
  Other types of support 272 281 260 295 267 266 313 376 370 397
    Federal 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1
    Institutional 73 89 74 77 99 91 139 183 164 175
    Nonfederal 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 0 1
    Personal resources 195 190 184 217 166 167 173 192 205 220

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 11,213 9,298 7,720 6,944 8,241 9,281 9,617 10,814 8,926 7,854
    Science 8,812 7,843 6,593 5,488 6,333 7,275 7,220 8,462 7,093 6,421
      Computer and information sciences 40 13 7 0 13 18 21 22 20 65
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,367 963 1,142 1,013 842 979 1,175 1,270 1,510 887
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 196 106 48 122 18 130 135 0 87 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,171 857 1,094 866 823 849 966 1,268 1,423 885
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 25 1 0 2 2 0 2
      Life sciences 3,526 3,615 2,547 2,315 2,888 3,422 3,209 3,223 2,823 1,737
        Agricultural sciences 813 785 462 525 581 548 545 507 594 333
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,445 1,166 815 924 1,307 1,530 1,841 2,084 1,530 1,089
        Health sciences 1,175 1,505 1,005 665 686 1,134 823 623 578 288
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
        Life sciences nec 93 159 265 201 314 210 0 9 112 27
      Mathematics and statistics 61 52 75 9 27 55 73 129 4 3
      Physical sciences 1,996 1,717 1,714 1,205 1,785 1,845 2,019 2,793 2,218 3,406
        Astronomy and astrophysics 275 163 226 0 0 5 1 1 44 164
        Chemistry 973 824 888 772 1,360 1,287 1,063 1,363 1,113 2,280
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 748 730 600 433 425 553 955 1,211 971 813
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 90 149
      Psychology 1,404 1,087 809 757 672 749 561 609 297 161
      Social sciences 418 396 299 189 106 207 162 416 221 162
        Anthropology 16 40 16 10 19 43 53 229 53 0
        Economics 0 0 0 8 3 33 2 4 1 0
        Political science and government 213 224 98 62 79 126 70 81 58 7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 67 167 104 0 4 13 79 61 54
        Social sciences nec 186 65 18 5 5 1 24 23 48 101
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 674 615 510 604 689 597 783 600 387 515
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 0
      Chemical engineering 115 109 143 89 79 2 8 3 13 0
      Civil engineering 23 51 42 65 83 154 146 123 66 448
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 92 89 113 78 99 91 5 61 114 15
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3 0 0 0 0 0 85 138 66 0
      Mechanical engineering 426 332 180 289 354 310 458 198 76 28
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
      Engineering nec 15 34 32 83 74 38 81 63 32 24
    Non-S&E 1,727 840 617 852 1,219 1,409 1,614 1,752 1,446 918
      Business management and business administration 149 130 92 41 256 331 247 212 226 79
      Communication and communications technologies 1 42 37 61 49 95 67 71 26 5
      Education 389 191 280 366 379 447 632 974 871 629
      Humanities 538 151 134 268 399 393 522 298 229 125
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
      Social work 537 241 53 97 89 51 72 67 2 9
      Visual and performing arts 107 75 21 7 31 80 65 83 59 30
      Non-S&E nec 6 10 0 12 16 12 9 45 31 41

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 11,213 4,511 1,046 5,449 69 123 15
    Science 8,812 4,014 440 4,303 0 40 15
      Computer and information sciences 40 0 0 40 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,367 460 0 907 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 196 102 0 94 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,171 358 0 813 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 3,526 1,749 254 1,523 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 813 518 0 295 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,445 663 0 782 0 0 0
        Health sciences 1,175 518 254 403 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 93 50 0 43 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 61 0 0 61 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 1,996 1,109 182 703 0 2 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 275 89 182 2 0 2 0
        Chemistry 973 570 0 403 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 748 450 0 298 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,404 558 0 822 0 24 0
      Social sciences 418 138 4 247 0 14 15
        Anthropology 16 0 4 9 0 3 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 213 116 0 71 0 11 15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 186 22 0 164 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 674 93 233 279 69 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 115 86 0 29 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 23 0 0 23 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 92 0 0 92 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 426 0 233 124 69 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 15 7 0 8 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 1,727 404 373 867 0 83 0
      Business management and business administration 149 0 0 149 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Education 389 13 0 376 0 0 0
      Humanities 538 385 0 70 0 83 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 537 0 373 164 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 107 0 0 107 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 6 6 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

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 4,511 3,401 3,127 2,348 3,265 3,391 3,162 3,808 4,018 3,450
  DOD 0 1 35 4 14 88 0 0 120 107
  DOE 0 0 87 15 70 92 0 4 0 0
  HHS 2,218 1,731 1,220 925 977 1,136 706 941 749 383
  NASA 102 311 159 151 201 193 260 177 151 100
  NSF 710 506 611 614 1,264 801 868 1,087 1,047 930
  USDA 656 563 536 460 430 664 757 736 1,019 872
  Other 825 289 479 179 309 417 571 863 932 1,058

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 313 72 241 .
2018 201 44 157 .

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 124 124 124 124 124
    Agricultural sciences 5 5 5 5 5
    Biological and biomedical sciences 15 15 15 15 15
    Computer and information sciences 12 12 12 12 12
    Engineering 27 27 27 27 27
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 10 10 10 10 10
    Health sciences 4 4 4 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 7 7 7 7 7
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 39 39 39 39 39
    Psychology 4 4 4 4 4
    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

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 0 0 0 45,000
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 7,500
    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 37,500
    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 0 537 0 6,000 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 537 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 4,500 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 1,500 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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