Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 163 65 459
2022 193 58.3 457 184 73.3 680 200 77.8 890
2021 192 57.6 447 173 75.3 691 264 55.3 583 208 77.4 907
2020 198 56.6 450 183 74.1 697 214 76.9 915
2019 195 56.9 447 153 78.4 696 280 53 589 219 76.3 913
2018 187 56.9 428 178 74.9 698 230 75.1 910
2017 218 49.3 425 180 74 684 279 52 575 226 75.1 897
2016 248 43 430 178 74.8 697 216 76.2 895
2015 220 49 426 189 73.1 693 277 52 570 217 76.1 897
2014 248 41.9 422 196 71.9 688 227 74.8 887
2013 194 65.5 555 288 51.6 588 243 72.9 884
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 88 68 62 54 60 66 46 35 42 31
  Science and engineering 79 64 59 51 56 64 44 35 41 31
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 2 6 6 3 3 1 3 4 3
      Biochemistry and biophysics 3 1 . . . 2 . 2 . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 . 2 2 . 1 . 1 3 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 1 . . 3 1 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 1 . . . . . . . .
      Molecular biology 2 . 2 . . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 1 . . 1 2 . . . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . 2 . . . 1 . 1 3
    Computer and information sciences 17 15 14 6 10 7 6 7 5 1
      Computer science 8 4 5 6 8 6 6 7 5 1
      Computer and information sciences, other 9 11 9 . 2 1 . . . .
    Engineering 40 38 24 33 34 49 30 17 29 24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . 1 1 2 1 3 . 1 1 .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 3 3 4 6 2 5 2 3 4 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 3 1 5 2 4 4 2 1 1
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 4 1 . 2 . 3 4 2 4 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 8 4 3 5 11 8 3 10 9
      Industrial engineering and operations research 1 2 2 1 3 2 . . . 2
      Materials and mining engineering 13 11 3 4 10 8 7 4 1 4
      Mechanical engineering 9 7 8 7 9 9 4 1 6 2
      Engineering, other 2 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 2
    Health sciences . . 2 . . . . . . .
      Health sciences, other . . 2 . . . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 6 4 3 2 6 3 5 4 . 1
      Applied mathematics 1 2 1 1 2 1 . 2 . 1
      Mathematics 1 . . 1 . . . . . .
      Statistics 2 1 2 . 1 . 1 . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 1 . . 3 2 4 2 . .
    Physical sciences 4 4 8 4 3 2 1 4 3 2
      Chemistry 1 2 2 . 3 1 . 3 2 .
      Physics 3 2 6 4 . 1 1 1 1 2
    Social sciences 3 1 2 . . . 1 . . .
      Economics . . . . . . 1 . . .
      Social sciences, other 3 1 2 . . . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 9 4 3 3 4 2 2 . 1 .
    Business 6 3 2 1 1 . 2 . . .
      Business 6 3 2 1 1 . 2 . . .
    Education 2 1 . . 3 2 . . 1 .
      Education research 2 1 . . 3 2 . . . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Humanities and arts . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . . . . . . .
    Other non-science and engineering 1 . . 2 . . . . . .
      Communication . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other 1 . . 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: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 782 782 648 864 686 686 738 699 653 621
    Male 542 555 449 612 470 454 491 497 480 450
    Female 240 227 199 252 216 232 247 202 173 171
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 329 290 284 242 233 199 207 222 221 214
    Hispanic or Latino 32 23 26 17 21 12 7 7 9 14
    Not Hispanic or Latino 292 243 252 223 207 184 198 212 207 196
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Asian 18 23 17 11 13 16 17 23 16 14
      Black or African American 11 8 13 6 5 9 7 7 7 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      White 253 203 211 200 183 154 171 179 178 171
      More than one race 10 9 11 6 6 5 3 3 6 9
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5 24 6 2 5 3 2 3 5 4
  Temporary visa holders 453 492 364 622 453 487 531 477 432 407
  Science and engineering 782 782 648 864 686 686 738 699 653 621
    Science 294 319 302 417 313 338 384 314 284 245
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 39 42 32 36 34 32 24 25 26 21
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 121 138 122 157 92 127 247 187 157 94
      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 24 34 44 65 56 71 86 77 74 93
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 74 77 80 130 100 82 0 1 1 9
      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 36 27 23 27 30 26 27 24 26 28
      Social sciences 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 488 463 346 447 373 348 354 385 369 376
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 21 25 18 25 20 16 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33 33 31 32 30 29 36 32 28 26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 48 36 32 30 24 20 19 22 24 23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21 21 21 15 18 20 21 28 31 31
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55 46 52 68 50 63 76 93 119 120
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 7 8 15 15 15 15 12 6 9
      Mechanical engineering 247 241 117 181 138 116 33 46 50 84
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 37 39 46 60 57 42 43 45 35 31
      Other engineering 20 15 21 21 21 27 111 107 76 52
      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

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 860 770 897 742 919 927 856 794 861 869
    Male 624 552 651 551 693 690 660 614 664 678
    Female 236 218 246 191 226 237 196 180 197 191
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 652 697 699 675 708 673 628 582 658 711
    Hispanic or Latino 58 57 52 40 44 40 41 41 31 30
    Not Hispanic or Latino 554 623 640 621 648 619 573 516 542 544
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 0
      Asian 66 50 69 70 71 63 58 48 53 40
      Black or African American 39 37 43 37 37 35 24 17 11 9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
      White 427 515 508 493 525 505 472 429 454 465
      More than one race 22 21 18 19 12 14 15 19 22 30
    Unknown ethnicity and race 40 17 7 14 16 14 14 25 85 137
  Temporary visa holders 208 73 198 67 211 254 228 212 203 158
  Science and engineering 860 770 897 742 919 927 856 794 861 869
    Science 281 211 270 191 218 210 184 197 237 190
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 46 50 59 59 54 32 7 9 7 4
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 97 50 65 35 64 66 127 113 98 66
      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 38 32 43 30 34 40 32 39 40 38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 76 55 83 51 50 57 2 14 66 69
      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 21 22 17 13 15 14 8 11 11 13
      Social sciences 3 2 3 3 1 1 8 11 15 0
    Engineering 579 559 627 551 701 717 672 597 624 679
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 17 14 11 15 19 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 24 12 20 21 19 15 15 15 20 22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15 13 7 4 10 6 11 10 9 8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 25 30 31 39 47 38 30 35 43 53
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 115 138 157 153 146 146 112 127 132 150
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 123 126 114 109 157 171 196 171 205 228
      Mechanical engineering 194 154 219 158 228 213 119 85 89 83
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 35 34 30 22 28 39 36 42 46 42
      Other engineering 32 35 35 34 51 70 153 112 80 93
      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

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 83 85 68 76 55 52 57 81 64 65 0
  Science and engineering 83 85 68 76 55 52 57 81 64 65 0
    Science 39 41 32 37 25 20 13 22 19 25 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 10 7 8 6 11 4 4 3 3 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 16 18 14 14 6 2 4 9 9 14 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 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 5 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 7 7 6 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 5 3 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 44 44 36 39 30 32 44 59 45 40 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 6 8 9 7 4 6 10 11 4 5 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5 4 3 3 2 4 4 6 5 4 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 8 7 5 8 6 6 12 13 14 11 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 15 15 9 11 8 6 3 6 6 8 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 5 3 0
      Other engineering 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 11 7 8 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 782 782 648 864 686 686 738 699 653 621
  Fellowships 60 65 45 53 39 0 1 7 3 12
    Federal 15 17 13 14 9 0 0 0 0 8
    Institutional 38 40 25 30 23 0 0 7 0 1
    Nonfederal 7 8 7 9 7 0 1 0 3 3
  Research assistantships 154 153 131 157 113 95 101 112 101 87
    Federal 67 67 54 62 46 47 46 69 56 55
    Institutional 52 52 46 55 35 24 22 22 22 15
    Nonfederal 35 34 31 40 32 24 33 21 23 17
  Teaching assistantships 157 164 144 170 137 111 133 120 137 136
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    Institutional 157 164 144 170 137 111 133 120 137 134
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other types of support 411 400 328 484 397 480 503 460 412 386
    Federal 1 1 1 0 0 5 11 12 8 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 27 38 28 21 5
    Nonfederal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Personal resources 410 399 326 484 397 448 454 420 382 381

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 47 44 51 50 35 30 27 31 22 30
    Science 27 21 26 28 21 15 12 10 10 13
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 5 2 3 3 4 7 3 3 5 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2
      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 10 7 8 8 8 7 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 9 7 12 13 8 0 5 6 3 5
      Social sciences 2 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
    Engineering 20 23 25 22 14 15 15 21 12 17
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 4 4 7 8 5 3 4 3 3 7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 4 2 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8 7 10 10 7 8 0 3 3 3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 4
      Other engineering 4 5 2 0 1 3 5 2 2 2
      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 13 10 10 10 10 12 10 18 10 15
  Science and engineering 13 10 10 10 10 12 10 18 10 15
    Science 8 5 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 6
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
      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 5 3 5 5 5 0 3 4 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Engineering 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 13 6 9
      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 3 0 3 3 3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 2
    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 56,904 48,702 43,092 39,878 33,067 33,368 37,822 36,130 29,929 25,298
    Science 22,013 20,142 18,191 16,793 10,860 10,307 10,142 10,135 9,184 8,739
      Computer and information sciences 10,044 10,707 10,150 7,301 3,578 3,694 4,140 4,924 4,605 3,664
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,538 2,188 2,104 1,791 2,049 1,873 1,214 827 562 1,295
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,538 2,188 2,104 1,791 2,049 1,873 1,214 827 562 1,295
        Health 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
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,090 1,880 1,404 1,253 1,684 1,374 1,365 1,082 1,555 1,092
      Physical sciences 3,487 3,852 2,773 4,991 3,096 2,959 2,754 2,092 1,296 1,860
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,523 1,613 1,422 1,722 2,035 2,342 1,989 1,015 687 1,363
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,964 2,239 1,351 3,269 1,061 617 765 1,077 609 497
        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 1,854 1,515 1,760 1,457 453 407 669 1,210 1,166 828
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,854 1,515 1,760 1,457 453 407 669 1,210 1,166 828
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 31,514 27,108 23,758 21,029 20,617 21,355 24,779 23,775 17,360 15,041
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 688 484 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,084 3,811 3,980 3,058 3,456 2,965 2,649 2,630 4,286 2,260
      Chemical engineering 3,303 2,881 3,044 2,017 1,984 2,290 3,006 3,135 2,723 1,999
      Civil engineering 576 766 732 494 633 735 537 698 478 779
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,046 2,496 2,236 2,024 3,182 3,065 2,692 2,402 2,358 1,934
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18,938 14,243 10,747 11,327 9,252 9,040 12,454 12,122 5,200 5,969
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,294 1,419 2,252 1,599 1,669 1,529 1,369 1,594 1,705 1,082
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,585 1,008 670 510 441 1,731 2,072 1,194 610 1,018
    Non-S&E 3,377 1,452 1,143 2,056 1,590 1,706 2,901 2,220 3,385 1,518
      Business management and business administration 2,169 885 369 698 388 615 687 688 627 530
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 5 311 1,129 641 686 360 0 0 0
      Humanities 247 148 97 52 244 102 41 76 188 78
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 961 414 366 177 317 303 1,813 1,456 2,570 830

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 56,904 34,004 3,041 14,261 3,308 1,414 876
    Science 22,013 14,151 421 5,795 359 912 375
      Computer and information sciences 10,044 7,543 0 1,571 112 642 176
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 3,538 1,589 0 1,461 174 180 134
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 3,538 1,589 0 1,461 174 180 134
        Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 3,090 1,987 0 1,093 0 0 10
      Physical sciences 3,487 1,869 386 1,174 58 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 1,523 925 0 554 44 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,964 944 386 620 14 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,854 1,163 35 496 15 90 55
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,854 1,163 35 496 15 90 55
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 31,514 18,401 2,619 6,618 2,949 450 477
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 688 403 0 265 0 20 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 2,084 941 0 962 43 138 0
      Chemical engineering 3,303 2,106 34 946 60 136 21
      Civil engineering 576 211 13 349 0 0 3
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 3,046 1,467 56 994 250 156 123
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 18,938 12,109 2,516 2,743 1,241 0 329
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,294 0 0 0 1,294 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 1,585 1,164 0 359 61 0 1
    Non-S&E 3,377 1,452 1 1,848 0 52 24
      Business management and business administration 2,169 906 1 1,193 0 45 24
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 247 0 0 240 0 7 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, not elsewhere classified 961 546 0 415 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 34,004 30,166 26,074 22,964 18,635 19,566 25,976 26,327 19,643 17,003
  DOD 9,100 8,391 6,870 5,945 3,824 4,500 9,382 11,048 6,510 5,794
  DOE 3,184 2,733 1,706 1,177 676 885 1,312 1,596 1,084 1,157
  HHS 4,566 4,175 4,317 4,692 4,902 3,919 3,795 2,786 2,182 1,400
  NASA 598 348 169 407 277 186 125 103 88 334
  NSF 11,976 10,889 10,551 8,082 7,307 7,748 7,804 7,619 7,047 5,653
  USDA 318 301 185 261 282 39 49 5 82 170
  Other 4,262 3,329 2,276 2,400 1,367 2,289 3,509 3,170 2,650 2,495

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 801 183 618 .
2018 715 125 590 .
2017 692 111 581 .
2016 723 127 596 .

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 143 133 127 130 117
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 20 20 22 31 28
    Computer and information sciences 9 9 8 6 6
    Engineering 84 80 78 75 66
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 15 1 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 4 7 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 8 14 14 13 11
    Psychology 1 1 1 1 3
    Social sciences 2 2 2 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)
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 Planned to start in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . 21,000 . . . 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 800 . . . 0
    Computer and information sciences . 6,150 . . . 0
    Engineering . 12,250 . . . 0
    Social sciences . 1,800 . . . 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: 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 11,477 11,686 5,978 619 2,400
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 1,000
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 11,477 10,357 4,263 619 500
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 886 858 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 443 858 0 900
    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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