U. Maryland

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 14 98.6 925
2023 23 96.8 679 18 98.2 911 31 95.1 602
2022 22 96.9 680 19 98 900
2021 23 96.8 691 17 98.2 908 31 94.9 583
2020 21 97.2 698 16 98.4 916
2019 17 97.7 697 14 98.6 914 29 95.3 589
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
Type and primary source of support 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 403 415 417 423 470 . . . . .
    Science 316 325 332 343 369 . . . . .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 33 36 23 23 26 . . . . .
      Biological and biomedical sciences 43 39 56 63 63 . . . . .
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 24 20 20 18 16 . . . . .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 33 43 41 39 46 . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 18 17 14 14 14 . . . . .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 2 3 0 . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 9 5 5 6 4 . . . . .
      Physical sciences 117 128 133 143 161 . . . . .
      Psychology 20 15 17 15 17 . . . . .
      Social sciences 18 20 21 19 22 . . . . .
    Engineering 87 90 85 80 101 . . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 12 11 5 9 10 . . . . .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9 11 12 5 7 . . . . .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 2 1 1 1 . . . . .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6 9 10 12 15 . . . . .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 10 12 5 8 12 . . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 17 12 11 11 19 . . . . .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 17 20 24 21 23 . . . . .
      Other engineering 14 13 17 13 14 . . . . .
  Health 7 4 36 40 49 . . . . .
    Clinical medicine 3 2 0 2 3 . . . . .
    Other health 4 2 36 38 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 1,539,520 1,385,302 1,228,550 1,142,264 1,103,062 1,096,600 . . . .
    Science 1,253,430 1,131,098 1,001,105 933,466 894,802 888,462 . . . .
      Computer and information sciences 94,066 80,519 63,281 50,483 50,541 47,841 . . . .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 102,546 87,557 78,455 61,660 58,099 52,823 . . . .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 4,791 8,322 15,881 14,573 28,448 35,749 . . . .
        Geological and earth sciences 67,927 62,124 54,477 41,169 26,350 14,275 . . . .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,757 2,202 2,031 2,464 2,551 2,258 . . . .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 27,071 14,909 6,066 3,454 750 541 . . . .
      Life sciences 789,629 719,375 655,867 633,517 594,114 601,632 . . . .
        Agricultural sciences 74,099 68,319 56,383 51,847 52,591 62,507 . . . .
        Biological and biomedical sciences 206,373 202,787 193,170 183,621 166,254 152,853 . . . .
        Health sciences 503,626 442,549 400,555 390,634 366,476 378,537 . . . .
        Natural resources and conservation 4,041 2,515 1,889 2,293 2,339 2,678 . . . .
        Life sciences nec 1,490 3,205 3,870 5,122 6,454 5,057 . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics 7,359 6,039 4,538 3,760 5,356 4,685 . . . .
      Physical sciences 144,668 135,422 110,607 101,322 105,718 102,720 . . . .
        Astronomy and astrophysics 51,883 48,426 40,049 37,980 36,409 33,567 . . . .
        Chemistry 9,392 10,334 8,290 9,419 10,389 9,888 . . . .
        Materials science 15,925 7,911 4,780 1,990 463 16 . . . .
        Physics 57,331 56,336 45,925 42,274 46,013 47,394 . . . .
        Physical sciences nec 10,137 12,415 11,563 9,659 12,444 11,855 . . . .
      Psychology 15,275 11,142 9,885 8,600 9,288 9,617 . . . .
      Social sciences 66,988 72,987 56,249 58,423 64,636 66,691 . . . .
        Anthropology 381 771 995 688 567 1,096 . . . .
        Economics 2,899 2,747 1,672 1,275 1,180 1,388 . . . .
        Political science and government 7,258 5,250 4,854 5,583 5,673 7,422 . . . .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,163 7,341 5,437 5,473 4,945 6,018 . . . .
        Social sciences nec 49,287 56,878 43,291 45,404 52,271 50,767 . . . .
      Sciences nec 32,899 18,057 22,223 15,701 7,050 2,453 . . . .
    Engineering 218,811 183,899 164,304 154,163 153,109 158,814 . . . .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14,507 15,082 14,446 13,540 13,740 18,843 . . . .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 30,180 25,680 24,576 20,544 20,034 19,607 . . . .
      Chemical engineering 14,579 13,236 11,741 9,361 5,367 6,387 . . . .
      Civil engineering 50,039 44,082 39,169 36,403 35,931 33,608 . . . .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,547 10,832 13,659 16,380 20,393 16,227 . . . .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 316 477 484 354 0 0 . . . .
      Mechanical engineering 26,293 24,536 19,750 16,880 17,561 19,790 . . . .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 13,778 12,001 14,237 15,120 12,927 14,854 . . . .
      Engineering nec 59,572 37,973 26,242 25,581 27,156 29,498 . . . .
    Non-S&E 67,279 70,305 63,141 54,635 55,151 49,324 . . . .
      Business management and business administration 493 1,696 1,532 739 1,103 3,177 . . . .
      Communication and communications technologies 523 723 594 231 517 429 . . . .
      Education 14,205 11,573 6,875 6,468 3,540 3,544 . . . .
      Humanities 4,242 3,586 3,918 4,417 5,322 3,874 . . . .
      Law 6,876 5,587 4,685 4,165 4,477 3,026 . . . .
      Social work 20,644 24,783 23,405 22,506 21,864 22,836 . . . .
      Visual and performing arts 4,934 442 388 311 445 564 . . . .
      Non-S&E nec 15,362 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: 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 1,539,520 922,237 87,160 434,436 37,805 53,551 4,331
    Science 1,253,430 759,276 55,307 354,836 34,005 46,850 3,156
      Computer and information sciences 94,066 54,304 243 36,864 1,306 1,179 170
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 102,546 84,082 2,726 10,915 193 4,031 599
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 4,791 1,939 2,113 633 0 0 106
        Geological and earth sciences 67,927 56,471 83 7,018 176 3,686 493
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,757 1,528 0 1,229 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 27,071 24,144 530 2,035 17 345 0
      Life sciences 789,629 424,385 51,008 253,791 30,574 27,911 1,960
        Agricultural sciences 74,099 38,736 740 32,774 548 1,301 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 206,373 122,734 5,083 69,111 3,877 5,329 239
        Health sciences 503,626 259,186 43,876 151,882 25,870 21,118 1,694
        Natural resources and conservation 4,041 2,319 1,264 24 244 163 27
        Life sciences nec 1,490 1,410 45 0 35 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 7,359 4,814 14 2,117 71 343 0
      Physical sciences 144,668 112,803 157 27,552 1,446 2,662 48
        Astronomy and astrophysics 51,883 49,856 0 1,794 0 233 0
        Chemistry 9,392 5,538 0 3,277 267 310 0
        Materials science 15,925 14,665 106 200 665 278 11
        Physics 57,331 36,224 51 19,063 514 1,442 37
        Physical sciences nec 10,137 6,520 0 3,218 0 399 0
      Psychology 15,275 13,689 0 1,289 0 297 0
      Social sciences 66,988 36,796 1,159 18,351 415 9,888 379
        Anthropology 381 238 0 131 0 12 0
        Economics 2,899 303 0 1,696 0 828 72
        Political science and government 7,258 3,081 0 4,033 44 100 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7,163 4,054 18 2,013 0 1,078 0
        Social sciences nec 49,287 29,120 1,141 10,478 371 7,870 307
      Sciences nec 32,899 28,403 0 3,957 0 539 0
    Engineering 218,811 135,156 27,147 51,142 2,074 2,185 1,107
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 14,507 10,299 49 3,907 199 53 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 30,180 20,169 695 7,916 442 895 63
      Chemical engineering 14,579 11,772 130 2,647 21 0 9
      Civil engineering 50,039 19,572 25,559 4,521 52 318 17
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 9,547 7,701 0 1,609 237 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 316 311 0 5 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26,293 17,083 668 6,370 775 379 1,018
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 13,778 4,531 0 9,212 35 0 0
      Engineering nec 59,572 43,718 46 14,955 313 540 0
    Non-S&E 67,279 27,805 4,706 28,458 1,726 4,516 68
      Business management and business administration 493 247 0 0 0 246 0
      Communication and communications technologies 523 66 0 426 0 31 0
      Education 14,205 10,700 556 1,184 157 1,608 0
      Humanities 4,242 105 0 2,257 0 1,854 26
      Law 6,876 165 25 6,582 0 79 25
      Social work 20,644 11,822 3,588 4,778 90 349 17
      Visual and performing arts 4,934 4,338 0 596 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 15,362 362 537 12,635 1,479 349 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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies 922,237 825,546 750,447 713,283 689,125 696,880 . . . .
  DOD 180,635 146,036 130,164 116,368 100,321 94,079 . . . .
  DOE 34,843 26,542 26,309 22,459 18,488 16,669 . . . .
  HHS 403,449 382,208 355,651 345,707 339,488 349,950 . . . .
  NASA 92,210 83,337 73,862 70,478 68,963 65,263 . . . .
  NSF 71,178 66,780 59,499 54,776 56,545 58,692 . . . .
  USDA 34,542 30,601 27,187 23,512 24,124 26,761 . . . .
  Other 105,380 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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024 . . . .
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 16,538 1,638 14,900 .
2018 . . . .

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 1,895 1,879 1,875 12 8
    Agricultural sciences 221 210 187 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 450 449 494 4 5
    Computer and information sciences 15 15 17 0 0
    Engineering 274 259 250 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 3 5 0 0
    Health sciences 671 673 659 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 5 5 5 5 1
    Physical sciences 161 162 161 3 2
    Psychology 30 31 30 0 0
    Social sciences 38 46 47 0 0
    Other 27 27 21 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

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 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 41,032 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 68,721 20,614 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 79,580 0 0 165,788 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 55,900 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 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

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 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 925 2,913 400 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1,052 2,586 7,614 12,904 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 1,024 0 0
    Engineering 275 312 6,983 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 1,101 1,792 1,039 0
    Health sciences 59,121 50,801 33,983 36,384 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 10,418 8,580 9,472 930 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 4,460 1,311 4,284 1,142 0
    Other 0 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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