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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
2021 31 6.1 583 17 2.7 909
2020 16 2.6 915
2019 29 5.7 589 14 2.4 913
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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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  All R&D fields 1,142,264        1,103,062        1,096,600        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
    Science 933,466        894,802        888,462        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Computer and information sciences 50,483        50,541        47,841        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 61,660        58,099        52,823        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14,573        28,448        35,749        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Geological and earth sciences 41,169        26,350        14,275        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,464        2,551        2,258        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 3,454        750        541        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Life sciences 633,517        594,114        601,632        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Agricultural sciences 51,847        52,591        62,507        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 183,621        166,254        152,853        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Health sciences 390,634        366,476        378,537        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Natural resources and conservation 2,293        2,339        2,678        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 5,122        6,454        5,057        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Mathematics and statistics 3,760        5,356        4,685        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Physical sciences 101,322        105,718        102,720        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 37,980        36,409        33,567        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Chemistry 9,419        10,389        9,888        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Materials science 1,990        463        16        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Physics 42,274        46,013        47,394        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,659        12,444        11,855        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Psychology 8,600        9,288        9,617        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Social sciences 58,423        64,636        66,691        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Anthropology 688        567        1,096        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Economics 1,275        1,180        1,388        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Political science and government 5,583        5,673        7,422        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,473        4,945        6,018        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 45,404        52,271        50,767        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 15,701        7,050        2,453        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
    Engineering 154,163        153,109        158,814        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13,540        13,740        18,843        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 20,544        20,034        19,607        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Chemical engineering 9,361        5,367        6,387        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Civil engineering 36,403        35,931        33,608        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 16,380        20,393        16,227        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 354        0        0        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Mechanical engineering 16,880        17,561        19,790        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 15,120        12,927        14,854        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 25,581        27,156        29,498        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
    Non-S&E 54,635        55,151        49,324        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Business management and business administration 739        1,103        3,177        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Communication and communications technologies 231        517        429        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Education 6,468        3,540        3,544        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Humanities 4,417        5,322        3,874        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Law 4,165        4,477        3,026        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Social work 22,506        21,864        22,836        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Visual and performing arts 311        445        564        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 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: 2021
(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 1,142,264        713,283        42,597        307,481        30,638        43,450        4,815       
    Science 933,466        597,396        20,813        246,654        26,950        38,603        3,050       
      Computer and information sciences 50,483        33,768        170        15,128        791        626        0       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 61,660        55,924        205        4,148        278        472        633       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 14,573        14,228        0        234        47        3        61       
        Geological and earth sciences 41,169        37,953        0        2,554        80        427        155       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 2,464        888        0        1,187        0        42        347       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 3,454        2,855        205        173        151        0        70       
      Life sciences 633,517        362,219        20,071        198,371        24,432        28,029        395       
        Agricultural sciences 51,847        23,474        449        26,046        440        1,416        22       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 183,621        116,912        3,142        55,409        3,408        4,654        96       
        Health sciences 390,634        215,882        15,619        116,499        20,572        21,785        277       
        Natural resources and conservation 2,293        998        861        312        12        110        0       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 5,122        4,953        0        105        0        64        0       
      Mathematics and statistics 3,760        3,035        0        529        0        196        0       
      Physical sciences 101,322        83,425        20        14,767        650        1,548        912       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 37,980        36,372        0        767        0        49        792       
        Chemistry 9,419        6,858        0        2,189        291        81        0       
        Materials science 1,990        1,665        12        26        287        0        0       
        Physics 42,274        31,173        8        9,571        72        1,330        120       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 9,659        7,357        0        2,214        0        88        0       
      Psychology 8,600        7,813        0        707        0        74        6       
      Social sciences 58,423        35,980        290        12,870        523        7,656        1,104       
        Anthropology 688        582        0        103        0        3        0       
        Economics 1,275        550        0        115        6        604        0       
        Political science and government 5,583        1,823        0        2,503        171        125        961       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 5,473        2,524        0        1,665        181        1,103        0       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 45,404        30,501        290        8,484        165        5,821        143       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 15,701        15,232        57        134        276        2        0       
    Engineering 154,163        95,898        13,616        37,831        3,532        1,522        1,764       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13,540        8,707        85        3,918        402        428        0       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 20,544        13,146        296        5,997        464        641        0       
      Chemical engineering 9,361        7,632        100        1,490        83        56        0       
      Civil engineering 36,403        16,119        12,246        7,852        67        119        0       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 16,380        14,410        0        1,951        19        0        0       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 354        354        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 16,880        9,546        585        4,265        478        242        1,764       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 15,120        9,990        62        3,726        1,309        33        0       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 25,581        15,994        242        8,632        710        3        0       
    Non-S&E 54,635        19,989        8,168        22,996        156        3,325        1       
      Business management and business administration 739        452        0        23        0        264        0       
      Communication and communications technologies 231        92        0        134        0        5        0       
      Education 6,468        4,788        231        779        0        670        0       
      Humanities 4,417        1,432        18        1,316        0        1,650        1       
      Law 4,165        277        0        3,859        0        29        0       
      Social work 22,506        7,877        7,850        6,126        0        653        0       
      Visual and performing arts 311        106        36        169        0        0        0       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 15,798        4,965        33        10,590        156        54        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: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Federal Agencies 713,283        689,125        696,880        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  DOD 116,368        100,321        94,079        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  DOE 22,459        18,488        16,669        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  HHS 345,707        339,488        349,950        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  NASA 70,478        68,963        65,263        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  NSF 54,776        56,545        58,692        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  USDA 23,512        24,124        26,761        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       
  Other 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: 2021–15 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2021 .    .        .        .       
2020 .    .        .        .       
2019 16,538    1,638        14,900        .       
2018 .    .        .        .       
2017 .    .        .        .       
2016 .    .        .        .       
2015 .    .        .        .       

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: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 1,861    1,858    .    .    .   
    Agricultural sciences 209    186    .    .    .   
    Biological and biomedical sciences 445    490    .    .    .   
    Computer and information sciences 14    17    .    .    .   
    Engineering 259    250    .    .    .   
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3    5    .    .    .   
    Health sciences 673    659    .    .    .   
    Mathematics and statistics 0    0    .    .    .   
    Natural resources and conservation 0    0    .    .    .   
    Physical sciences 155    154    .    .    .   
    Psychology 30    30    .    .    .   
    Social sciences 45    46    .    .    .   
    Other 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: 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
  All research space 87,000    76,514    206,820    .    .   
    Biological and biomedical sciences .    .    41,032    .    .   
    Engineering 87,000    20,614    .    .    .   
    Health sciences .    .    165,788    .    .   
    Physical sciences .    55,900    .    .    .   

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: 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 69,075    68,065    52,799    .    .   
    Agricultural sciences 2,400    2,913    400    .    .   
    Biological and biomedical sciences 10,072    7,614    12,904    .    .   
    Computer and information sciences 0    1,024    0    .    .   
    Engineering 0    6,983    0    .    .   
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0    1,792    1,039    .    .   
    Health sciences 48,388    33,983    36,384    .    .   
    Mathematics and statistics 0    0    0    .    .   
    Natural resources and conservation 0    0    0    .    .   
    Physical sciences 4,402    9,472    930    .    .   
    Psychology 0    0    0    .    .   
    Social sciences 3,813    4,284    1,142    .    .   
    Other 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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