Wright State U.

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 146 78.8 679 249 59.2 602 275 70.3 914
2022 139 79.9 680 262 71.3 900
2021 147 79 691 250 57.6 583 249 72.9 908
2020 181 74.4 698 202 78.2 916
2019 171 75.8 697 281 52.9 589 186 79.9 914
2018 153 78.5 700 175 81.1 911
2017 136 80.4 684 285 51 575 185 79.7 898
2016 109 84.6 697 190 79.1 896
2015 97 86.3 693 279 51.6 570 187 79.5 898
2014 102 85.4 688 186 79.4 889
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 634 655 566 343 409 481 588 864 1,037 896
    Female 504 509 439 316 346 376 403 559 589 583
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 275 393 433 472 479 528 541 684 709 693
    Hispanic or Latino 8 12 20 22 18 17 18 27 29 24
    Not Hispanic or Latino 267 378 411 446 456 504 516 645 669 654
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 5 3 1
      Asian 25 26 27 28 28 38 37 44 40 40
      Black or African American 24 39 42 36 43 40 41 58 69 85
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      White 197 289 323 360 367 405 414 515 535 503
      More than one race 21 23 17 20 16 20 18 23 22 25
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 3 2 4 5 7 7 12 11 15
  Temporary visa holders 863 771 572 187 276 329 450 739 917 786
  Science and engineering 1,102 1,125 974 639 732 828 953 1,382 1,576 1,435
    Science 837 869 724 440 495 529 565 762 815 769
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 24
      Biological and biomedical sciences 171 167 132 113 137 137 127 142 170 156
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 557 499 391 71 99 109 128 195 207 177
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3 4 7 16 16 17 14 17 21 18
      Mathematics and statistics 12 16 12 18 18 28 27 34 31 39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 21 28 32 40 42 34 42 40 44 42
      Natural resources and conservation 11 10 11 12 15 19 20 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 17 11 16 27 26 27 40 57 54 42
      Psychology 22 105 103 100 89 100 104 137 136 121
      Social sciences 23 29 20 43 53 58 63 122 132 150
    Engineering 265 256 250 199 237 299 388 620 761 666
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 10 7 5 2 2 0 0 5 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25 16 15 16 18 23 23 32 51 42
      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 108 115 110 83 102 120 176 323 418 398
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 34 35 57 32 23 43 62 96 112 86
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7 13 11 11 10 17 18 9 11 14
      Other engineering 81 70 52 55 82 96 100 155 169 126
    Health 36 39 31 20 23 29 38 41 50 44
      Clinical medicine 36 39 31 20 23 29 38 41 50 44
      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: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 90 100 133 148 154 185 200 234 253 214
    Female 40 77 91 105 93 101 148 144 149 130
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 101 147 184 196 195 213 224 252 280 242
    Hispanic or Latino 7 7 11 9 6 8 8 10 11 11
    Not Hispanic or Latino 94 140 172 186 188 202 216 239 262 224
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
      Asian 7 18 16 13 17 13 11 16 18 7
      Black or African American 11 16 17 15 14 23 28 31 29 26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      White 72 103 134 150 150 161 166 185 202 184
      More than one race 3 3 5 8 6 4 11 7 12 6
    Unknown ethnicity and race 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 7 7
  Temporary visa holders 29 30 40 57 52 73 124 126 122 102
  Science and engineering 129 173 212 243 238 275 323 368 389 335
    Science 58 95 118 143 118 135 163 177 199 154
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 14 23 20 28 17 19 31 27 39 30
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 24 23 25 37 25 36 53 27 41 10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 1 4 4 4 5 2 5 7 8
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 5 7 9 15 13 9 15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 3 2 3 2 3 6 5 2 2
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 4 4 15 6 9 6 10 7 10 5
      Psychology 2 31 34 37 36 37 26 42 45 45
      Social sciences 8 6 12 21 14 19 19 47 45 38
    Engineering 71 78 94 100 120 140 160 191 190 181
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1 0 6 7 6 4 4 6 9 5
      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 47 46 48 50 58 81 84 117 121 123
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 11 11 13 16 19 20 17 13 13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 3 3 5 5 4 4 6 7 2
      Other engineering 16 18 24 25 35 32 44 44 40 38
    Health 1 4 12 10 9 11 25 10 13 9
      Clinical medicine 1 4 12 10 9 11 25 10 13 9
      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: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 39 37 55 43 39 35 50 106 7 33 0
  Science and engineering 39 37 55 43 39 35 50 105 7 33 0
    Science 16 17 25 20 20 18 22 42 7 10 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 3 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 6 1 6 5 2 3 3 15 0 9 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 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 8 9 9 11 12 3 4 4 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 1 1 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 6 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 3 3 2 1 3 3 5 5 0 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
    Engineering 23 20 30 23 19 17 28 63 0 23 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 7 12 19 14 13 3 13 42 0 23 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 5 2 6 4 2 5 6 6 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
      Other engineering 8 3 3 5 3 6 6 13 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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: 2023–14
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 1,138 1,164 1,005 659 755 857 991 1,423 1,626 1,479
  Fellowships 2 3 3 7 18 11 5 7 27 57
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
    Institutional 2 3 3 7 18 8 4 7 20 56
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
  Research assistantships 45 52 68 70 59 77 83 207 275 196
    Federal 21 25 41 39 31 32 49 98 5 32
    Institutional 22 26 23 30 26 43 31 99 262 159
    Nonfederal 2 1 4 1 2 2 3 10 8 5
  Teaching assistantships 30 41 40 50 66 15 1 147 173 182
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 30 41 40 49 66 15 1 143 173 182
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Other types of support 1,061 1,068 894 532 612 754 902 1,062 1,151 1,044
    Federal 18 12 14 4 8 0 0 8 2 1
    Institutional 130 141 124 169 162 25 12 86 46 60
    Nonfederal 5 6 8 23 35 0 0 2 0 17
    Personal resources 908 909 748 336 407 729 890 966 1,103 966

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 11 5 4 6 10 7 12 19 1 2
    Science 9 4 3 6 9 7 11 15 1 2
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8 4 3 5 4 7 6 4 0 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 4 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    Engineering 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 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 1 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 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 1 1 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 1 0 0 3 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 8 3 2 5 6 6 5 10 1 1
  Science and engineering 8 3 2 5 6 6 5 8 1 1
    Science 7 3 2 5 6 6 4 5 1 1
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 3 2 4 3 6 2 1 0 1
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 1 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 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 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 1 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 1 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 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 2 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 26,189 27,440 26,259 49,825 64,208 68,035 59,379 55,484 54,289 54,985
    Science 21,290 20,374 17,723 19,455 24,615 24,576 25,239 27,284 27,271 27,884
      Computer and information sciences 5,443 5,329 3,531 2,034 2,986 3,259 4,008 4,271 4,565 4,803
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 474 418 163 210 312 570 594 800 681 564
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 474 418 163 210 312 494 594 800 681 564
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 13,117 11,782 11,213 13,515 16,448 15,403 16,237 17,525 17,002 17,483
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,985 7,364 6,556 7,780 8,443 8,199 8,205 2,862 2,571 2,865
        Health sciences 4,132 4,418 4,651 5,732 8,004 7,204 8,029 14,354 14,226 14,571
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 6 3 0 0 3 309 205 47
      Mathematics and statistics 75 92 90 145 153 456 369 340 374 409
      Physical sciences 715 1,253 1,465 1,774 1,757 2,720 2,480 2,559 2,865 2,913
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 54 91 222 390 384 675 457 596 710 469
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 652 888 975 1,250 1,373 2,045 2,021 1,963 2,153 2,427
        Physical sciences nec 9 274 268 134 0 0 2 0 2 17
      Psychology 1,371 1,388 1,194 1,525 2,736 1,925 1,293 1,479 1,413 1,357
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19 46 38
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16
        Social sciences nec 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19 42 17
      Sciences nec 95 112 67 252 222 243 257 291 325 317
    Engineering 4,819 6,843 8,129 29,519 39,164 43,039 34,024 27,957 26,610 26,572
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 1 1 4,082 8,671 8,461 7,554 236 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 281 1,243 1,319 14,741 17,487 18,755 15,805 6,240 4,778 4,926
      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 3,102 4,276 5,236 6,752 8,138 8,657 6,889 4,991 3,856 3,995
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 1,517 1,269 1,671 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,365 1,167 1,329 1,161 1,883 2,085 2,326 2,114 1,744 1,473
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 69 91 0 1 19 66 88 215 235 346
      Engineering nec 2 65 244 1,265 1,697 3,344 1,362 14,161 15,997 15,832
    Non-S&E 80 223 407 851 429 420 116 243 408 529
      Business management and business administration 65 119 186 257 267 114 26 234 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 60 57 101 11 63 9 385 527
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 2
      Law 0 18 1 459 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 57 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 15 29 73 78 61 295 26 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 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 26,189 19,081 1,158 4,837 513 360 240
    Science 21,290 15,366 434 4,487 510 331 162
      Computer and information sciences 5,443 5,015 125 289 14 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 474 138 221 115 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 474 138 221 115 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 13,117 8,346 22 3,775 496 316 162
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 8,985 6,789 10 1,856 51 279 0
        Health sciences 4,132 1,557 12 1,919 445 37 162
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 75 32 0 39 0 4 0
      Physical sciences 715 582 51 73 0 9 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 54 18 0 27 0 9 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 652 564 51 37 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,371 1,236 15 118 0 2 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 95 17 0 78 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,819 3,694 711 333 3 0 78
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 281 278 0 0 3 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 3,102 3,021 43 38 0 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1,365 395 668 224 0 0 78
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 69 0 0 69 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 80 21 13 17 0 29 0
      Business management and business administration 65 21 3 12 0 29 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 15 0 10 5 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 19,081 20,529 19,617 35,321 41,428 43,644 35,533 30,162 26,931 27,838
  DOD 10,171 11,960 11,336 25,512 30,799 31,867 22,895 17,039 14,640 15,923
  DOE 226 169 151 76 58 72 155 298 269 259
  HHS 7,150 6,919 6,185 7,076 7,619 7,513 8,300 8,935 8,367 8,179
  NASA 173 214 200 264 387 285 634 682 371 377
  NSF 647 637 663 764 1,287 2,507 2,428 2,584 2,747 2,498
  USDA 36 75 284 141 192 114 43 63 81 67
  Other 678 555 798 1,488 1,086 1,286 1,078 561 456 535

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 835 188 647 .
2018 865 210 655 .
2017 920 197 723 .

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 1,441 1,462 1,467 1,506 1,477
    Agricultural sciences 3 3 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 638 657 642 677 695
    Computer and information sciences 25 24 20 19 13
    Engineering 101 98 98 72 30
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 28 29 38 36 40
    Health sciences 356 374 407 440 447
    Mathematics and statistics 5 5 5 4 5
    Natural resources and conservation 12 12 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 216 196 190 187 177
    Psychology 43 48 49 49 45
    Social sciences 13 15 16 19 23
    Other 2 2 2 3 3

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 21,500 . 11,800 3,337 34,078
    Engineering 21,500 . 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 . 11,800 0 34,078
    Social sciences 0 . 0 3,337 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 64,043 79,445 44,301 50,854 67,799
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 30,300 37,700 1,800 330 3,165
    Computer and information sciences 730 470 1,774 477 14,860
    Engineering 3,041 1,758 3,337 24,027 22,749
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 4,602 0 1,760 4,111 0
    Health sciences 16,000 25,350 29,700 19,500 20,000
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 7,542 11,749 4,058 2,410 7,025
    Psychology 1,828 2,418 492 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 1,381 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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