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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 350 49 679 288 52.7 602 324 65 914
2022 329 52.2 680 321 64.8 900
2021 327 53.2 691 286 51.5 583 324 64.7 908
2020 340 51.8 698 326 64.8 916
2019 333 52.8 697 290 51.3 589 325 64.9 914
2018 333 53 700 312 66.2 911
2017 330 52.3 684 292 49.8 575 310 65.9 898
2016 349 50.5 697 322 64.5 896
2015 356 49.2 693 298 48.3 570 318 65 898
2014 391 43.8 688 331 63.2 889
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 106 94 89 78 81 95 86 89 102 59
    Female 149 173 167 141 147 132 141 135 125 106
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 236 255 254 216 221 218 218 214 218 157
    Hispanic or Latino 16 13 19 14 10 16 11 12 14 9
    Not Hispanic or Latino 206 229 229 197 203 199 204 197 191 136
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 3 3 2 5 0 2 2 0 0
      Asian 21 17 15 11 10 5 7 9 5 5
      Black or African American 4 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      White 171 195 199 168 174 178 176 172 172 116
      More than one race 4 11 11 16 11 14 17 12 13 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 14 13 6 5 8 3 3 5 13 12
  Temporary visa holders 19 12 2 3 7 9 9 10 9 8
  Science and engineering 206 219 206 172 168 166 169 166 166 104
    Science 206 219 206 172 168 166 169 166 166 104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 34 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29 27 29 22 23 23 23 21 22 8
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 29 30 28 24 16 23 21 16 10 16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 37 33 27 29 26 25 24 26 25 21
      Mathematics and statistics 21 24 20 17 17 19 21 19 23 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 47 50 45 36 36 36 35 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 26 22 21 27 18 19 21 22 4
      Psychology 13 16 16 12 12 10 17 15 17 21
      Social sciences 8 13 19 11 11 12 9 11 13 12
    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 49 48 50 47 60 61 58 58 61 61
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 49 48 50 47 60 61 58 58 61 61

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 29 32 30 37 28 26 12 7 8 70
    Female 52 37 48 44 30 29 3 2 7 59
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 80 68 77 76 56 54 15 9 14 127
    Hispanic or Latino 6 2 5 7 2 3 2 0 1 6
    Not Hispanic or Latino 69 64 71 65 51 50 12 9 13 119
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1
      Asian 2 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3
      Black or African American 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 60 56 62 54 46 46 8 8 13 111
      More than one race 5 2 6 9 1 3 1 0 0 3
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2
  Temporary visa holders 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 2
  Science and engineering 73 59 69 72 55 50 15 6 15 119
    Science 73 59 69 72 55 50 15 6 15 119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 10 9 10 10 6 1 0 1 11
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 11 13 9 12 10 8 2 0 4 20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 11 17 11 11 13 5 0 1 27
      Mathematics and statistics 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 19 14 14 14 9 8 3 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 1 4 8 2 4 1 0 1 15
      Psychology 5 4 4 8 7 7 0 0 2 5
      Social sciences 9 5 11 7 3 4 1 3 5 19
    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 8 10 9 9 3 5 0 3 0 10
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 8 10 9 9 3 5 0 3 0 10

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 2013
All surveyed fields 11 20 15 17 7 5 12 7 6 0 0
  Science and engineering 11 20 15 17 7 5 11 7 6 0 0
    Science 11 20 15 17 7 5 11 7 6 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 6 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 7 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 5 5 4 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 3 5 3 2 5 0 4 1 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 255 267 256 219 228 227 227 224 227 165
  Fellowships 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
    Federal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 21 27 23 21 13 6 11 11 10 0
    Federal 11 18 15 17 7 5 11 6 6 0
    Institutional 4 8 2 3 4 1 0 3 0 0
    Nonfederal 6 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 0
  Teaching assistantships 164 166 162 152 148 144 138 146 140 106
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 164 166 162 152 148 144 138 146 140 100
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
  Other types of support 70 72 71 46 67 77 78 66 75 59
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 70 72 71 46 67 77 77 66 75 59

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 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 5 6 4 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 1 1 2 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 1 1 1 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 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 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 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Science and engineering 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Science 5 4 3 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 1 0 1 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 2 1 1 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 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 1 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 15,874 15,081 13,450 12,823 11,983 13,075 13,014 10,743 9,921 8,567
    Science 11,832 11,209 10,458 9,326 9,064 9,423 8,036 6,808 6,760 6,185
      Computer and information sciences 482 316 383 318 93 209 167 114 70 23
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,008 3,298 3,379 3,897 3,822 3,802 2,931 2,552 2,709 2,661
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,804 1,921 1,277 2,473 2,670 2,633 1,782 1,121 1,390 1,449
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,204 1,377 2,102 1,424 1,152 1,071 1,149 1,224 1,255 1,159
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 207 64 53
      Life sciences 864 600 719 958 937 518 884 819 794 497
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 724 455 548 721 718 502 732 664 497 428
        Health sciences 140 145 171 0 0 0 0 87 156 62
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 237 219 16 152 68 141 7
      Mathematics and statistics 536 332 375 347 499 669 645 730 700 510
      Physical sciences 3,100 2,569 2,191 1,323 1,183 1,322 1,325 815 973 1,039
        Astronomy and astrophysics 492 286 513 286 244 358 455 230 207 226
        Chemistry 2,360 1,790 1,218 1,037 898 964 870 585 766 813
        Materials science 248 493 460 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 904 1,493 1,497 1,213 1,038 1,306 730 548 456 494
      Social sciences 1,173 1,204 818 690 817 1,077 591 510 528 791
        Anthropology 289 33 122 0 0 190 0 0 0 0
        Economics 59 109 9 3 41 0 16 40 85 116
        Political science and government 148 170 95 486 371 364 121 357 282 384
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 249 269 69 115 269 387 208 39 88 110
        Social sciences nec 428 623 523 86 136 136 246 74 73 181
      Sciences nec 1,765 1,397 1,096 580 675 520 763 720 530 170
    Engineering 884 560 587 989 832 1,489 1,258 1,189 859 583
      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 0 753 716 803 749 401
      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 2 736 542 386 110 182
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 884 560 587 989 830 0 0 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 3,158 3,312 2,405 2,508 2,087 2,163 3,720 2,746 2,302 1,799
      Business management and business administration 69 60 262 122 7 75 339 123 44 48
      Communication and communications technologies 92 40 75 3 16 1 253 0 123 0
      Education 1,689 1,551 1,034 422 319 566 1,107 660 794 679
      Humanities 933 1,310 735 1,221 850 756 1,020 321 0 132
      Law 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 292 340 233 586 700 352 453 375 432 313
      Non-S&E nec 83 11 66 90 195 413 548 1,267 909 627

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: 2023
(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 15,874 6,598 1,504 5,107 66 2,520 79
    Science 11,832 5,360 1,361 2,803 26 2,204 78
      Computer and information sciences 482 90 0 216 0 176 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,008 1,396 644 242 0 726 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,804 753 367 220 0 464 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 1,204 643 277 22 0 262 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 864 386 17 339 0 47 75
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 724 386 17 199 0 47 75
        Health sciences 140 0 0 140 0 0 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 536 342 0 140 0 54 0
      Physical sciences 3,100 2,021 173 533 1 372 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 492 269 0 210 0 13 0
        Chemistry 2,360 1,506 173 321 1 359 0
        Materials science 248 246 0 2 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 904 76 10 158 24 636 0
      Social sciences 1,173 224 145 692 1 108 3
        Anthropology 289 61 0 223 0 5 0
        Economics 59 0 0 8 0 51 0
        Political science and government 148 0 0 138 1 9 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 249 143 0 106 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 428 20 145 217 0 43 3
      Sciences nec 1,765 825 372 483 0 85 0
    Engineering 884 421 100 310 40 13 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 nec 884 421 100 310 40 13 0
    Non-S&E 3,158 817 43 1,994 0 303 1
      Business management and business administration 69 0 0 69 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 92 17 0 75 0 0 0
      Education 1,689 800 39 561 0 288 1
      Humanities 933 0 0 918 0 15 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 292 0 0 292 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 83 0 4 79 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 6,598 6,347 4,290 3,966 3,978 4,393 5,271 4,701 4,546 4,039
  DOD 0 0 0 4 42 234 246 151 0 0
  DOE 0 121 321 274 95 56 32 20 0 25
  HHS 330 408 320 658 466 385 442 268 411 507
  NASA 267 587 464 159 190 100 197 43 0 0
  NSF 5,695 4,583 2,598 2,412 2,596 2,777 3,072 3,078 3,077 2,615
  USDA 18 18 40 38 36 31 45 269 121 38
  Other 288 630 547 421 553 810 1,237 872 937 854

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 403 87 316 .
2018 468 95 373 .
2017 541 71 470 .

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 148 145 139 131 152
    Agricultural sciences 2 2 2 2 9
    Biological and biomedical sciences 33 31 30 25 35
    Computer and information sciences 9 9 9 7 3
    Engineering 15 15 13 13 26
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 22 21 19 18 19
    Health sciences 9 9 8 8 5
    Mathematics and statistics 2 2 2 2 2
    Natural resources and conservation 9 9 9 9 9
    Physical sciences 28 29 30 27 26
    Psychology 10 11 11 9 10
    Social sciences 8 5 5 6 4
    Other 1 1 0 3 4

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 . 16,386 . . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 2,130 . . . 0
    Engineering . 14,256 . . . 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 0 450 1,350 1,829 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 1,175 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 350 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 450 1,000 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 654 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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