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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 23 96.8 679 31 95.1 602 18 98.2 914
2022 22 96.9 680 19 98 900
2021 23 96.8 691 31 94.9 583 17 98.2 908
2020 21 97.2 698 16 98.4 916
2019 17 97.7 697 29 95.3 589 14 98.6 914
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
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 3,032 3,062 2,906 2,622 2,850 . . . . .
    Female 2,406 2,392 2,250 2,108 2,294 . . . . .
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,703 2,759 2,865 2,691 2,670 . . . . .
    Hispanic or Latino 194 203 211 179 184 . . . . .
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,411 2,447 2,551 2,400 2,328 . . . . .
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 3 6 . . . . .
      Asian 452 457 445 388 340 . . . . .
      Black or African American 338 328 326 283 235 . . . . .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 3 5 4 4 . . . . .
      White 1,489 1,538 1,651 1,605 1,649 . . . . .
      More than one race 130 120 122 117 94 . . . . .
    Unknown ethnicity and race 98 109 103 112 158 . . . . .
  Temporary visa holders 2,735 2,695 2,291 2,039 2,474 . . . . .
  Science and engineering 4,892 4,905 4,616 4,264 4,513 . . . . .
    Science 3,407 3,453 3,374 3,074 3,052 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 120 118 124 108 99 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 565 578 547 547 549 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 766 709 660 508 575 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 93 89 96 79 87 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 266 291 268 300 338 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 184 209 202 159 157 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 37 42 40 36 42 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 441 445 436 421 427 . . . . .
      Psychology 89 82 75 89 86 . . . . .
      Social sciences 846 890 926 827 692 . . . . .
    Engineering 1,485 1,452 1,242 1,190 1,461 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 103 103 107 96 101 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 105 99 96 81 78 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 55 61 61 63 63 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 99 94 114 114 131 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 289 302 284 270 362 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 2 5 5 15 18 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 170 172 160 170 169 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 76 68 70 62 60 . . . . .
      Other engineering 586 548 345 319 479 . . . . .
    Health 546 549 540 466 631 . . . . .
      Clinical medicine 259 264 275 200 164 . . . . .
      Other health 287 285 265 266 467 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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 631 767 751 805 732 . . . . .
    Female 672 827 822 839 797 . . . . .
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,115 1,381 1,407 1,433 1,307 . . . . .
    Hispanic or Latino 91 111 117 108 77 . . . . .
    Not Hispanic or Latino 985 1,228 1,241 1,264 1,164 . . . . .
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 4 8 8 1 . . . . .
      Asian 156 211 161 153 129 . . . . .
      Black or African American 207 241 247 252 227 . . . . .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 2 0 . . . . .
      White 568 708 757 791 771 . . . . .
      More than one race 53 63 68 58 36 . . . . .
    Unknown ethnicity and race 39 42 49 61 66 . . . . .
  Temporary visa holders 188 213 166 211 222 . . . . .
  Science and engineering 878 1,012 939 956 994 . . . . .
    Science 545 603 518 486 477 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 8 12 7 9 6 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 49 44 45 45 53 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 123 130 67 136 139 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 5 6 5 7 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 26 30 26 29 19 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 38 49 42 39 34 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 28 29 23 31 32 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 7 12 12 15 8 . . . . .
      Psychology 9 28 15 3 20 . . . . .
      Social sciences 252 264 275 174 159 . . . . .
    Engineering 333 409 421 470 517 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 16 18 21 23 24 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 3 1 5 3 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 6 5 9 9 7 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 12 19 14 18 20 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 32 33 27 42 35 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 3 3 4 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 16 23 23 25 34 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1 3 1 5 5 . . . . .
      Other engineering 249 305 322 340 385 . . . . .
    Health 425 582 634 688 535 . . . . .
      Clinical medicine 151 161 150 125 101 . . . . .
      Other health 274 421 484 563 434 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 1,027 1,006 972 912 1,017 . . . . .
  Science and engineering 970 953 913 840 949 . . . . .
    Science 712 693 672 626 663 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 26 32 30 16 24 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 223 203 205 176 190 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 110 122 108 108 106 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 37 31 30 31 40 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 17 22 19 14 23 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 6 10 4 17 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 8 3 3 2 8 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 191 200 179 188 188 . . . . .
      Psychology 8 6 7 11 16 . . . . .
      Social sciences 90 68 81 76 51 . . . . .
    Engineering 258 260 241 214 286 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 26 28 29 26 35 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 31 27 28 28 32 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12 28 29 21 24 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 20 14 15 10 19 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 82 76 73 60 88 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 2 0 2 4 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 46 43 30 36 30 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 30 29 25 26 25 . . . . .
      Other engineering 10 13 12 5 29 . . . . .
    Health 57 53 59 72 68 . . . . .
      Clinical medicine 6 8 12 4 7 . . . . .
      Other health 51 45 47 68 61 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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 5,438 5,454 5,156 4,730 5,144 . . . . .
  Fellowships 652 373 439 431 424 . . . . .
    Federal 175 168 229 170 202 . . . . .
    Institutional 466 192 201 245 211 . . . . .
    Nonfederal 11 13 9 16 11 . . . . .
  Research assistantships 1,474 1,446 1,395 1,311 1,284 . . . . .
    Federal 833 816 728 698 778 . . . . .
    Institutional 505 490 540 479 404 . . . . .
    Nonfederal 136 140 127 134 102 . . . . .
  Teaching assistantships 1,360 1,597 1,439 1,321 1,306 . . . . .
    Federal 0 14 12 6 4 . . . . .
    Institutional 1,358 1,581 1,425 1,314 1,299 . . . . .
    Nonfederal 2 2 2 1 3 . . . . .
  Other types of support 1,952 2,038 1,883 1,667 2,130 . . . . .
    Federal 19 8 3 38 33 . . . . .
    Institutional 395 454 413 443 557 . . . . .
    Nonfederal 115 120 86 87 67 . . . . .
    Personal resources 1,423 1,456 1,381 1,099 1,473 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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 461 474 477 464 526 . . . . .
    Science 365 373 380 379 413 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 38 41 30 24 28 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47 43 59 72 66 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 30 22 24 19 20 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 36 49 47 46 53 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 21 25 20 16 18 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 2 4 0 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 9 7 6 8 3 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 136 143 150 154 181 . . . . .
      Psychology 26 18 19 15 20 . . . . .
      Social sciences 21 23 23 21 24 . . . . .
    Engineering 96 101 97 85 113 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11 11 6 12 11 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11 15 13 5 8 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 3 3 1 2 1 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 10 13 12 17 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 11 13 4 6 14 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 15 13 12 11 19 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 22 23 29 23 26 . . . . .
      Other engineering 17 13 19 14 17 . . . . .
    Health 10 4 36 38 49 . . . . .
      Clinical medicine 4 2 0 1 3 . . . . .
      Other health 6 2 36 37 46 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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 259 279 307 287 330 . . . . .
  Science and engineering 254 276 281 258 292 . . . . .
    Science 210 221 228 219 247 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24 25 20 16 17 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 27 24 40 38 40 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 10 11 11 12 10 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 31 41 35 31 35 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 4 1 1 2 4 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 6 5 5 4 2 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 87 95 92 98 123 . . . . .
      Psychology 11 8 12 10 9 . . . . .
      Social sciences 10 11 12 8 7 . . . . .
    Engineering 44 55 53 39 45 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 8 8 3 2 4 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 3 7 4 3 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 0 1 0 0 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5 7 8 7 9 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8 10 5 3 4 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 6 10 7 9 7 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 8 8 15 8 12 . . . . .
      Other engineering 6 9 7 6 6 . . . . .
    Health 5 3 26 29 38 . . . . .
      Clinical medicine 2 1 0 1 3 . . . . .
      Other health 3 2 26 28 35 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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 1,385,302 1,228,550 1,142,264 1,103,062 1,096,600 . . . . .
    Science 1,131,098 1,001,105 933,466 894,802 888,462 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 80,519 63,281 50,483 50,541 47,841 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 87,557 78,455 61,660 58,099 52,823 . . . . .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 8,322 15,881 14,573 28,448 35,749 . . . . .
        Geological and earth sciences 62,124 54,477 41,169 26,350 14,275 . . . . .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,202 2,031 2,464 2,551 2,258 . . . . .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 14,909 6,066 3,454 750 541 . . . . .
      Life sciences 719,375 655,867 633,517 594,114 601,632 . . . . .
        Agricultural sciences 68,319 56,383 51,847 52,591 62,507 . . . . .
        Biological and biomedical sciences 202,787 193,170 183,621 166,254 152,853 . . . . .
        Health sciences 442,549 400,555 390,634 366,476 378,537 . . . . .
        Natural resources and conservation 2,515 1,889 2,293 2,339 2,678 . . . . .
        Life sciences nec 3,205 3,870 5,122 6,454 5,057 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 6,039 4,538 3,760 5,356 4,685 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 135,422 110,607 101,322 105,718 102,720 . . . . .
        Astronomy and astrophysics 48,426 40,049 37,980 36,409 33,567 . . . . .
        Chemistry 10,334 8,290 9,419 10,389 9,888 . . . . .
        Materials science 7,911 4,780 1,990 463 16 . . . . .
        Physics 56,336 45,925 42,274 46,013 47,394 . . . . .
        Physical sciences nec 12,415 11,563 9,659 12,444 11,855 . . . . .
      Psychology 11,142 9,885 8,600 9,288 9,617 . . . . .
      Social sciences 72,987 56,249 58,423 64,636 66,691 . . . . .
        Anthropology 771 995 688 567 1,096 . . . . .
        Economics 2,747 1,672 1,275 1,180 1,388 . . . . .
        Political science and government 5,250 4,854 5,583 5,673 7,422 . . . . .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,341 5,437 5,473 4,945 6,018 . . . . .
        Social sciences nec 56,878 43,291 45,404 52,271 50,767 . . . . .
      Sciences nec 18,057 22,223 15,701 7,050 2,453 . . . . .
    Engineering 183,899 164,304 154,163 153,109 158,814 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 15,082 14,446 13,540 13,740 18,843 . . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 25,680 24,576 20,544 20,034 19,607 . . . . .
      Chemical engineering 13,236 11,741 9,361 5,367 6,387 . . . . .
      Civil engineering 44,082 39,169 36,403 35,931 33,608 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,832 13,659 16,380 20,393 16,227 . . . . .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 477 484 354 0 0 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 24,536 19,750 16,880 17,561 19,790 . . . . .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,001 14,237 15,120 12,927 14,854 . . . . .
      Engineering nec 37,973 26,242 25,581 27,156 29,498 . . . . .
    Non-S&E 70,305 63,141 54,635 55,151 49,324 . . . . .
      Business management and business administration 1,696 1,532 739 1,103 3,177 . . . . .
      Communication and communications technologies 723 594 231 517 429 . . . . .
      Education 11,573 6,875 6,468 3,540 3,544 . . . . .
      Humanities 3,586 3,918 4,417 5,322 3,874 . . . . .
      Law 5,587 4,685 4,165 4,477 3,026 . . . . .
      Social work 24,783 23,405 22,506 21,864 22,836 . . . . .
      Visual and performing arts 442 388 311 445 564 . . . . .
      Non-S&E nec 21,915 21,744 15,798 17,883 11,874 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 1,385,302 825,546 57,007 401,833 37,011 54,377 9,528
    Science 1,131,098 685,684 30,625 325,612 33,504 47,521 8,152
      Computer and information sciences 80,519 48,215 181 29,757 1,658 708 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 87,557 74,204 239 7,702 294 4,041 1,077
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 8,322 7,474 210 501 0 0 137
        Geological and earth sciences 62,124 51,376 29 5,979 142 3,817 781
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,202 978 0 1,066 0 0 158
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 14,909 14,376 0 156 152 224 1
      Life sciences 719,375 390,312 28,410 237,290 29,329 27,341 6,693
        Agricultural sciences 68,319 35,211 1,036 29,773 250 1,962 87
        Biological and biomedical sciences 202,787 122,259 3,828 68,562 2,909 4,245 984
        Health sciences 442,549 228,444 22,641 138,868 25,940 21,086 5,570
        Natural resources and conservation 2,515 1,284 905 50 225 0 51
        Life sciences nec 3,205 3,114 0 37 5 48 1
      Mathematics and statistics 6,039 4,143 10 1,545 32 309 0
      Physical sciences 135,422 102,096 6 29,966 1,097 2,132 125
        Astronomy and astrophysics 48,426 45,793 0 2,451 0 182 0
        Chemistry 10,334 6,534 0 3,683 65 52 0
        Materials science 7,911 7,215 0 0 696 0 0
        Physics 56,336 33,004 6 21,145 336 1,720 125
        Physical sciences nec 12,415 9,550 0 2,687 0 178 0
      Psychology 11,142 9,515 0 1,089 0 538 0
      Social sciences 72,987 39,549 1,779 17,906 1,069 12,427 257
        Anthropology 771 650 0 119 0 2 0
        Economics 2,747 560 0 1,139 0 1,048 0
        Political science and government 5,250 1,512 33 3,401 68 221 15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,341 3,168 391 2,213 32 1,537 0
        Social sciences nec 56,878 33,659 1,355 11,034 969 9,619 242
      Sciences nec 18,057 17,650 0 357 25 25 0
    Engineering 183,899 112,818 20,945 44,248 2,212 2,563 1,113
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 15,082 11,272 0 3,674 128 8 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 25,680 18,198 278 6,112 232 808 52
      Chemical engineering 13,236 11,171 128 1,673 140 116 8
      Civil engineering 44,082 18,011 19,899 5,476 9 687 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 10,832 9,639 0 1,127 66 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 477 462 0 5 10 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 24,536 15,773 579 6,142 594 407 1,041
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 12,001 6,472 0 5,259 257 13 0
      Engineering nec 37,973 21,820 61 14,780 776 524 12
    Non-S&E 70,305 27,044 5,437 31,973 1,295 4,293 263
      Business management and business administration 1,696 1,076 0 204 59 321 36
      Communication and communications technologies 723 296 0 427 0 0 0
      Education 11,573 8,297 185 1,226 107 1,758 0
      Humanities 3,586 294 0 1,562 0 1,663 67
      Law 5,587 226 0 5,209 0 0 152
      Social work 24,783 13,073 5,050 6,151 119 382 8
      Visual and performing arts 442 0 0 442 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 21,915 3,782 202 16,752 1,010 169 0

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 825,546 750,447 713,283 689,125 696,880 . . . . .
  DOD 146,036 130,164 116,368 100,321 94,079 . . . . .
  DOE 26,542 26,309 22,459 18,488 16,669 . . . . .
  HHS 382,208 355,651 345,707 339,488 349,950 . . . . .
  NASA 83,337 73,862 70,478 68,963 65,263 . . . . .
  NSF 66,780 59,499 54,776 56,545 58,692 . . . . .
  USDA 30,601 27,187 23,512 24,124 26,761 . . . . .
  Other 90,042 77,775 79,983 81,196 85,466 . . . . .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 16,538 1,638 14,900 .
2018 . . . .
2017 . . . .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 1,877 1,861 1,858 . .
    Agricultural sciences 219 209 186 . .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 446 445 490 . .
    Computer and information sciences 15 14 17 . .
    Engineering 274 259 250 . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 5 . .
    Health sciences 671 673 659 . .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 . .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 . .
    Physical sciences 154 155 154 . .
    Psychology 30 30 30 . .
    Social sciences 37 45 46 . .
    Other 27 27 21 . .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 79,580 68,721 76,514 206,820 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 41,032 .
    Engineering 0 68,721 20,614 0 .
    Health sciences 79,580 0 0 165,788 .
    Physical sciences 0 0 55,900 0 .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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 75,325 65,616 68,065 52,799 .
    Agricultural sciences 0 925 2,913 400 .
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,052 2,586 7,614 12,904 .
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 1,024 0 .
    Engineering 275 312 6,983 0 .
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,101 1,792 1,039 .
    Health sciences 59,121 50,801 33,983 36,384 .
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 .
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 10,418 8,580 9,472 930 .
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 .
    Social sciences 4,460 1,311 4,284 1,142 .
    Other 0 0 0 0 .

NOTE:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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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