Wichita State U.

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 244 47.5 459 234 63.4 631 88 90.7 925
2023 225 51.6 459 156 77.4 679 87 90.6 911 50 91.9 602
2022 275 40.5 457 113 83.7 680 108 88.2 900
2021 252 44.3 447 179 74.5 691 131 85.8 908 51 91.5 583
2020 242 46.9 450 237 66.5 698 140 85 916
2019 238 47.4 447 222 68.6 697 147 84.2 914 76 87.4 589
2018 219 49.5 428 223 68.6 700 167 81.9 911
2017 229 46.8 425 206 70.3 684 165 81.9 898 132 77.4 575
2016 241 44.6 430 198 72 697 173 81 896
2015 224 48 426 180 74.4 693 176 80.7 898 142 75.5 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 38 41 26 30 35 37 46 41 37 41
  Science and engineering 34 41 25 30 34 37 46 41 36 41
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . . 1 1 1 1
      Biochemistry and biophysics . . . . . . 1 1 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Computer and information sciences 1 2 1 . 4 2 . 5 . 1
      Computer science 1 2 1 . 4 2 . 2 . 1
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . 3 . .
    Engineering 15 24 10 14 12 15 23 17 18 20
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 1 3 . 1 2 2 . 1 2 4
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 7 2 5 2 6 3 4 2 5
      Industrial engineering and operations research 7 7 3 2 4 3 11 10 7 8
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . 2 .
      Mechanical engineering 2 5 5 6 4 3 8 2 5 2
      Engineering, other . 2 . . . 1 1 . . .
    Health sciences 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 1
      Health sciences, other 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics 5 2 3 1 4 4 4 4 2 1
      Applied mathematics 5 2 2 1 2 4 4 4 2 1
      Mathematics . . 1 . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Physical sciences 4 5 1 3 4 1 6 3 2 3
      Chemistry 2 5 1 3 4 1 6 3 2 3
      Physics 2 . . . . . . . . .
    Psychology 8 7 9 12 8 14 11 10 12 14
      Clinical psychology 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4
      Counseling and applied psychology 1 2 4 4 3 6 5 4 6 1
      Research and experimental psychology . . . . . . . . 1 3
      Psychology, other 4 1 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 6
  Non-science and engineering 4 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 .
    Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Business . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Education 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Education leadership and administration 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . . . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Communication . . . . . . . . 1 .

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

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 209 177 183 232 247 238 287 271 313 310
    Hispanic or Latino 22 17 12 20 25 31 32 22 26 17
    Not Hispanic or Latino 184 158 168 210 218 203 251 238 275 276
      American Indian or Alaska Native 6 2 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 1
      Asian 13 8 11 17 16 11 10 15 17 19
      Black or African American 11 9 9 8 15 13 22 18 24 20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
      White 144 127 138 174 171 167 200 186 218 219
      More than one race 10 12 8 11 14 9 16 17 15 16
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 3 2 4 4 4 11 12 17
  Temporary visa holders 322 823 1,299 512 169 215 189 279 332 454
  Science and engineering 475 947 1,428 687 355 390 413 459 558 684
    Science 322 741 1,185 501 255 272 266 162 316 355
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 31 18 15 19 16 24 30 1 3 5
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 22
      Computer and information sciences 143 584 1,028 327 63 78 55 0 80 105
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16
      Mathematics and statistics 19 17 20 18 23 30 23 21 25 34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 3 4 5 3 3 6 11 9 0 0
      Physical sciences 15 15 19 18 17 16 11 13 16 17
      Psychology 52 49 59 75 98 73 68 47 39 46
      Social sciences 57 49 38 41 35 45 68 71 93 86
    Engineering 153 206 243 186 100 118 147 297 242 329
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 26 20 22 13 13 17 29 34 22 36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 6 5 14 11 8 13 5 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 50 50 80 67 29 26 29 117 55 110
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 55 91 105 64 47 67 76 98 120 119
      Mechanical engineering 17 39 31 28 0 0 0 43 45 64
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 56 53 54 57 61 63 63 91 87 80
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 56 53 54 57 61 63 63 91 87 80

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 225 245 231 221 223 264 265 265 378 357
    Hispanic or Latino 23 26 20 22 20 21 25 22 39 43
    Not Hispanic or Latino 200 219 207 196 197 233 228 232 323 298
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 3
      Asian 22 20 21 19 27 31 25 38 47 44
      Black or African American 9 19 21 21 12 16 16 19 25 29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 156 168 156 145 148 175 177 166 241 214
      More than one race 12 10 8 9 8 9 8 8 10 8
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 0 4 3 6 10 12 11 16 16
  Temporary visa holders 217 270 183 176 136 128 140 188 195 200
  Science and engineering 435 512 411 388 355 389 402 442 566 540
    Science 226 307 228 179 193 208 211 149 272 279
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 24 23 23 17 25 19 21 20 23 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13
      Computer and information sciences 83 134 60 19 24 15 34 0 43 55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 12
      Mathematics and statistics 12 13 16 15 16 12 11 16 17 10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 2 6 3 4 9 9 10 15 0 0
      Physical sciences 22 23 23 25 20 24 24 27 18 16
      Psychology 53 74 70 79 79 86 64 23 34 26
      Social sciences 27 32 32 20 20 43 47 48 90 103
    Engineering 209 205 183 209 162 181 191 293 294 261
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 49 45 41 45 51 72 82 81 102 96
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13 14 9 11 8 10 4 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 53 67 53 49 37 37 58 92 70 65
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 49 51 47 64 66 62 47 61 75 54
      Mechanical engineering 43 28 33 40 0 0 0 59 47 46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 7 3 3 9 4 3 3 11 7 17
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 7 3 3 9 4 3 3 11 7 17

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 28 25 29 24 17 7 9 10 14 12
  Science and engineering 28 25 22 24 17 7 9 10 14 12
    Science 18 14 7 7 8 1 3 3 4 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 2 4 3 0 1 0 2 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 1 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 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 7 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
      Psychology 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2
      Social sciences 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 10 11 15 17 9 6 6 7 10 10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 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 2 3 2 7 2 3 2 0 3 3
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 6 4
      Mechanical engineering 2 4 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1
      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 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 7 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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support 531 1,000 1,482 744 416 453 476 550 645 764
  Fellowships 27 35 42 41 32 39 37 34 0 0
    Federal 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 24 35 39 39 32 36 35 31 0 0
    Nonfederal 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 0
  Research assistantships 73 69 73 66 48 43 50 65 80 106
    Federal 27 25 27 16 16 7 9 10 14 12
    Institutional 41 41 40 45 31 33 38 47 58 76
    Nonfederal 5 3 6 5 1 3 3 8 8 18
  Teaching assistantships 97 136 128 112 110 121 131 145 153 159
    Federal 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 97 135 127 102 106 117 128 142 151 157
    Nonfederal 0 1 1 3 3 4 3 3 2 2
  Other types of support 334 760 1,239 525 226 250 258 306 412 499
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 42
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
    Personal resources 334 760 1,239 525 226 250 258 306 378 455

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering 2 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 1 0
    Science 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 1 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 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 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 1 1 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 1 1 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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
  Science and engineering 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
    Science 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 392,333 366,848 261,519 192,042 153,816 128,795 81,137 78,514 65,930 59,940
    Science 13,325 13,792 19,399 17,231 4,822 4,370 3,588 3,047 2,644 2,937
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 113
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 124 162 0 320 44 25 36 82 49 373
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 124 162 0 320 44 25 36 82 49 61
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 312
      Life sciences 6,673 7,402 15,666 14,196 2,980 2,850 1,918 1,339 884 659
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,226 2,030 2,150 2,705 2,959 2,793 1,912 1,322 829 629
        Health sciences 3,447 5,372 13,516 11,491 21 57 6 17 55 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 6
      Mathematics and statistics 952 758 127 419 105 105 265 278 114 26
      Physical sciences 2,790 2,802 1,703 1,438 1,114 947 649 666 629 715
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,845 2,001 1,125 1,095 945 715 607 655 613 713
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 945 801 578 0 0 229 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 343 169 3 42 11 16 2
      Psychology 956 1,138 1,023 478 543 399 712 656 949 983
      Social sciences 1,830 1,530 817 380 36 44 8 26 19 68
        Anthropology 157 154 9 59 18 28 5 21 18 0
        Economics 759 704 586 0 0 11 0 1 0 8
        Political science and government 194 199 52 41 0 0 2 1 1 3
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 208 254 114 66 1 5 1 3 0 53
        Social sciences nec 512 219 56 214 17 0 0 0 0 4
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 360,009 336,096 226,111 157,430 134,848 109,248 63,328 62,444 50,448 46,965
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 350,237 327,203 219,716 153,492 131,285 105,949 57,706 52,027 43,724 38,525
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 231 178 165 117 48 0 57 54 83 1,323
      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 1,902 1,840 1,543 826 518 481 548 714 848 2,139
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 771 663 748 671 311 228 403 787 827 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,305 914 1,178 531 323 589 600 313 331 281
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,563 5,298 2,761 1,793 2,363 2,001 4,014 8,549 4,635 4,697
    Non-S&E 18,999 16,960 16,009 17,381 14,146 15,177 14,221 13,023 12,838 10,038
      Business management and business administration 1,804 1,812 1,608 654 28 4 176 77 70 79
      Communication and communications technologies 118 134 4 11 15 2 2 22 10 1,207
      Education 826 444 362 315 43 59 171 119 559 2,367
      Humanities 1,789 1,575 3,763 377 126 130 8 79 140 0
      Law 0 0 0 68 82 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 133 1 4 554 0 0 0 1 30
      Visual and performing arts 0 1,214 1,178 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
      Non-S&E nec 14,462 11,648 9,093 15,952 13,298 14,982 13,864 12,726 12,058 6,343

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 392,333 182,881 18,197 40,527 150,338 284 106
    Science 13,325 5,366 2,219 5,131 446 146 17
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 124 26 0 98 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 124 26 0 98 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 6,673 2,832 1,765 1,711 259 106 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,226 2,612 0 534 0 80 0
        Health sciences 3,447 220 1,765 1,177 259 26 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 952 380 0 550 21 1 0
      Physical sciences 2,790 1,977 0 790 0 23 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,845 1,357 0 465 0 23 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 945 620 0 325 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 956 133 0 811 0 12 0
      Social sciences 1,830 18 454 1,171 166 4 17
        Anthropology 157 18 5 134 0 0 0
        Economics 759 0 449 299 9 0 2
        Political science and government 194 0 0 194 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 208 0 0 208 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 512 0 0 336 157 4 15
      Sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 360,009 174,719 15,969 26,190 142,973 71 87
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 350,237 172,409 12,482 23,035 142,241 0 70
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 231 182 0 49 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 1,902 1,222 4 561 91 7 17
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 771 292 34 445 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,305 481 0 665 95 64 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 5,563 133 3,449 1,435 546 0 0
    Non-S&E 18,999 2,796 9 9,206 6,919 67 2
      Business management and business administration 1,804 0 0 1,802 0 2 0
      Communication and communications technologies 118 0 0 118 0 0 0
      Education 826 16 0 771 0 39 0
      Humanities 1,789 501 8 943 311 26 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 14,462 2,279 1 5,572 6,608 0 2

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 182,881 142,371 93,367 77,427 53,540 29,634 18,706 21,685 10,442 7,728
  DOD 142,664 112,906 68,495 40,514 23,795 8,642 6,181 10,510 770 849
  DOE 717 749 485 244 270 576 646 248 23 36
  HHS 3,756 1,559 2,077 6,050 5,412 4,494 3,471 1,872 1,138 1,760
  NASA 12,582 3,233 2,752 1,670 1,795 2,237 1,765 1,365 1,028 1,121
  NSF 3,083 2,787 1,994 1,698 1,398 1,259 1,093 1,337 1,016 826
  USDA 185 19 32 221 113 108 202 99 1,380 50
  Other 19,894 21,118 17,532 27,030 20,757 12,318 5,348 6,254 5,087 3,086

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]
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2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 1,149 119 1,030 .
2018 1,312 149 1,163 .

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 1,338 1,293 846 494 410
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 18 18 15 16 16
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1,263 1,221 774 421 341
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8 8 8 9 9
    Health sciences 6 6 6 6 6
    Mathematics and statistics 2 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 26 26 26 24 25
    Psychology 5 5 7 7 7
    Social sciences 7 7 6 6 6
    Other 4 2 2 4 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 8,275 0 25,002 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 25,002 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 8,275 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

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 800 5,579 952 1,486 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 5,579 952 1,486 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 800 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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