Northern Illinois 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 191 58.9 459
2022 190 59 457 168 75.6 680 262 70.9 890
2021 197 56.5 447 183 73.9 691 280 52.5 583 253 72.5 907
2020 185 59.4 450 178 74.8 697 254 72.6 915
2019 185 59.2 447 170 75.9 696 298 50 589 249 73.1 913
2018 166 61.7 428 173 75.6 698 254 72.4 910
2017 152 64.7 425 173 75.1 684 288 50.5 575 271 70.2 897
2016 194 55.5 430 163 77 697 264 70.9 895
2015 197 54.3 426 159 77.4 693 286 50.4 570 274 69.8 897
2014 200 53.2 422 143 79.5 688 281 68.7 887
2013 171 69.6 555 282 52.6 588 252 71.9 884
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 67 69 60 64 70 81 95 62 62 53
  Science and engineering 43 47 37 44 50 51 63 43 50 40
    Biological and biomedical sciences 1 5 2 7 5 3 11 6 8 2
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 1 . . 1 1 2 . 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general . 1 1 3 . 1 4 4 5 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 3 . . 3 . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . . . 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
      Molecular biology . . . 1 . . . . . .
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . 2 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . . . 1 . . 1 . . .
    Engineering . 2 . . . 1 . 2 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . 2 . . . . . 2 . .
      Engineering, other . . . . . 1 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences . 3 . . 1 1 2 . . 1
      Geological sciences . 2 . . 1 1 1 . . 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences . 1 . . . . 1 . . .
    Health sciences 10 5 2 7 4 . . . . .
      Health sciences, other 10 5 2 7 4 . . . . .
    Mathematics and statistics 2 4 5 6 1 4 5 3 4 6
      Applied mathematics . . 3 . . . . 1 . 1
      Mathematics . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 2 .
      Statistics . 1 . 3 . . 1 . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 4
    Physical sciences 13 8 4 9 14 8 9 7 12 9
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . . . 2 .
      Chemistry 4 4 2 5 8 5 5 4 7 4
      Physics 9 4 2 4 6 3 4 3 3 5
    Psychology 14 15 14 11 12 22 25 13 18 12
      Clinical psychology 4 6 2 4 . 7 7 2 5 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 9 3 3
      Research and experimental psychology 2 3 2 . 4 1 4 . 5 1
      Psychology, other 6 4 6 2 3 8 9 2 5 5
    Social sciences 3 5 10 4 13 12 11 12 8 10
      Economics 1 3 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 3
      Political science and government 2 1 3 1 5 7 5 4 4 6
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 2 . 3 1 1 5 . 1
  Non-science and engineering 24 22 23 20 20 30 32 19 12 13
    Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Business . . . . . . . 1 . .
    Education 20 13 19 9 14 23 20 10 3 4
      Education leadership and administration 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Education research 17 13 19 8 14 18 17 10 1 1
      Teacher education and teaching fields 2 . . 1 . 5 3 . 2 3
    Humanities and arts 4 8 4 10 6 7 12 8 8 9
      Letters 2 6 3 8 4 3 8 6 7 8
      History 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1
      Humanities and arts, other . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . .
    Other non-science and engineering . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 .
      Public administration and social services . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students 904 710 665 756 723 702 885 930 1,075 737 i
    Male 481 347 321 374 351 366 496 541 605 430 i
    Female 423 363 344 382 372 336 389 389 470 307 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 321 324 356 368 404 371 479 473 591 411 i
    Hispanic or Latino 42 40 36 30 41 22 24 28 43 33 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino 277 283 316 334 284 264 283 308 488 347 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 8 7 2 2 3 2 4 3 i
      Asian 21 11 25 25 22 17 10 18 21 28 i
      Black or African American 28 29 29 25 27 16 11 14 16 24 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 i
      White 219 235 253 275 231 229 258 274 442 290 i
      More than one race 8 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2 1 4 4 79 85 172 137 60 31 i
  Temporary visa holders 583 386 309 388 319 331 406 457 484 326 i
  Science and engineering 802 613 565 657 597 634 787 852 998 673 i
    Science 709 536 474 532 467 495 596 653 811 519 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 23 18 17 21 40 41 47 76 82 66 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 27 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 388 209 133 184 117 119 145 182 225 102 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13 12 11 18 19 21 26 25 28 16 i
      Mathematics and statistics 41 47 49 52 39 54 73 71 66 66 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Psychology 96 91 97 78 87 87 100 105 117 96 i
      Physical sciences 71 69 68 65 61 65 65 75 82 38 i
      Social sciences 77 90 99 114 104 108 98 119 184 135 i
    Engineering 93 77 91 125 130 139 191 199 187 154 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 18 17 26 24 24 26 24 36 64 43 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 59 39 39 73 78 82 92 106 63 55 i
      Mechanical engineering 16 21 26 28 28 31 75 57 60 56 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health 102 97 100 99 126 68 98 78 77 64 i
      Clinical medicine 44 47 51 48 0 15 34 0 0 0 i
      Other health 58 50 49 51 126 53 64 78 77 64 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All part-time students 525 552 583 559 546 405 368 490 275 288 i
    Male 193 192 216 241 308 245 228 207 168 174 i
    Female 332 360 367 318 238 160 140 283 107 114 i
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 416 433 440 415 409 270 230 419 230 234 i
    Hispanic or Latino 48 50 32 31 24 15 11 15 9 9 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino 365 380 401 378 295 179 155 318 185 166 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 12 11 1 0 1 0 1 1 i
      Asian 29 22 27 26 24 13 9 29 12 19 i
      Black or African American 45 39 43 37 27 14 12 20 19 8 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 i
      White 281 307 319 304 225 152 132 267 151 138 i
      More than one race 10 9 0 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3 3 7 6 90 76 64 86 36 59 i
  Temporary visa holders 109 119 143 144 137 135 138 71 45 54 i
  Science and engineering 289 287 322 332 472 339 323 293 248 269 i
    Science 225 240 244 242 371 241 201 220 206 180 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 29 29 24 18 16 13 23 17 30 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 42 54 72 74 58 58 47 53 35 18 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9 11 13 12 10 8 11 12 10 12 i
      Mathematics and statistics 22 22 15 19 25 22 17 19 20 16 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Psychology 65 60 61 49 172 48 28 44 34 9 i
      Physical sciences 28 28 30 29 25 29 35 23 15 14 i
      Social sciences 37 36 24 35 63 60 37 46 67 81 i
    Engineering 64 47 78 90 101 98 122 73 42 89 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 36 11 15 15 12 12 16 14 15 2 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 18 14 24 29 41 41 59 23 15 50 i
      Mechanical engineering 10 22 39 46 48 45 47 36 12 37 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health 236 265 261 227 74 66 45 197 27 19 i
      Clinical medicine 73 88 90 52 0 33 16 0 0 0 i
      Other health 163 177 171 175 74 33 29 197 27 19 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 31 29 26 28 29 28 39 41 50 35 i 0
  Science and engineering 31 29 26 28 26 27 38 40 49 34 i 0
    Science 26 23 21 23 21 22 31 33 39 25 i 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 i 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 i 0
      Computer and information sciences 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 7 4 i 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Physical sciences 15 14 14 13 12 13 10 12 13 7 i 0
      Psychology 3 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 6 i 0
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 6 5 i 0
    Engineering 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 7 10 9 i 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 5 i 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 i 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 i 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 i 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 i 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 i 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 904 710 665 756 723 702 885 930 1,075 737 i
  Fellowships 50 47 49 51 64 57 32 29 36 28 i
    Federal 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 i
    Institutional 43 41 44 45 56 48 28 25 26 21 i
    Nonfederal 6 5 4 5 6 6 0 0 6 3 i
  Research assistantships 69 61 64 66 74 77 122 123 140 103 i
    Federal 28 25 24 26 25 23 29 31 40 28 i
    Institutional 29 27 31 29 36 42 84 81 91 71 i
    Nonfederal 12 9 9 11 13 12 9 11 9 4 i
  Teaching assistantships 238 231 238 244 258 266 325 354 382 275 i
    Federal 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 i
    Institutional 236 229 236 243 257 265 321 350 377 273 i
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 i
  Other types of support 547 371 314 395 327 302 406 424 517 331 i
    Federal 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 i
    Institutional 62 51 48 59 88 74 100 99 136 99 i
    Nonfederal 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 11 12 22 i
    Personal resources 483 317 265 336 238 227 293 312 367 209 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  Science and engineering 13 16 18 0 61 0 60 61 66 13 i
    Science 11 13 16 0 42 0 42 42 48 13 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 2 3 3 0 9 0 9 10 10 10 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 0 1 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Psychology 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 i
      Physical sciences 6 6 10 0 14 0 15 15 15 2 i
      Social sciences 1 3 1 0 8 0 7 7 13 0 i
    Engineering 2 3 2 0 19 0 18 19 18 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 6 6 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 1 0 7 0 7 7 6 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Other engineering 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health 0 0 1 0 5 0 3 3 3 1 i
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 i
      Other health 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 3 3 1 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 6 0 0 0 30 0 32 32 36 10 i
  Science and engineering 6 0 0 0 29 0 30 30 34 10 i
    Science 6 0 0 0 23 0 24 24 28 10 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 8 8 8 i
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 i
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Physical sciences 6 0 0 0 7 0 8 8 8 1 i
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 6 0 i
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 0 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 i
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i
    Health 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 i
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 i
      Other health 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 27,068 25,261 25,420 26,570 23,280 19,150 21,225 17,722 16,427 23,027
    Science 16,588 15,223 15,208 16,919 17,893 11,350 13,007 9,965 11,954 i 16,146
      Computer and information sciences 983 944 661 935 1,252 944 748 411 699 i 485
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,320 803 553 395 568 290 458 683 1,462 i 2,006
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Geological and earth sciences 789 662 354 395 568 290 458 620 1,440 i 1,526
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 465 141 199 0 0 0 0 63 22 i 480
      Life sciences 2,620 3,011 2,319 4,306 3,552 1,008 3,340 1,328 2,290 i 5,372
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 i 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 839 1,232 436 695 766 423 452 668 784 i 1,017
        Health sciences 1,628 1,660 1,854 3,604 2,786 556 2,685 351 1,130 i 3,547
        Natural resources and conservation 153 119 29 0 0 29 131 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 7 0 0 72 289 376 i 808
      Mathematics and statistics 62 40 76 129 136 164 208 131 251 i 179
      Physical sciences 6,220 5,454 5,560 6,106 6,446 4,661 3,629 2,560 3,561 i 3,098
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
        Chemistry 2,789 1,579 1,536 1,283 1,458 407 547 444 758 i 644
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,431 3,875 4,024 4,823 4,988 4,254 3,082 2,116 2,552 i 2,454
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 i 0
      Psychology 1,018 947 1,057 1,034 1,260 798 1,625 1,859 1,766 i 1,630
      Social sciences 4,365 4,024 4,982 4,014 4,679 3,485 2,830 2,964 1,719 i 3,376
        Anthropology 122 162 298 58 224 293 248 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 11 20 165 17 0 3 0 i 12
        Political science and government 4,128 3,738 4,375 3,558 3,894 2,169 2,537 2,566 943 i 2,987
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 23 8 62 11 10 0 203 98 i 82
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 112 101 290 316 385 996 45 192 678 i 295
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 29 206 i 0
    Engineering 4,132 4,134 1,467 1,418 1,072 1,215 3,508 3,695 3,211 i 2,720
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 i 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 5
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 194 88 3 11 75 83 116 47 89 i 118
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,921 2,965 1,107 1,072 341 660 2,497 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 442 404 253 198 381 203 131 354 173 i 164
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 575 677 104 137 275 269 764 3,272 2,949 i 2,433
    Non-S&E 6,348 5,904 8,745 8,233 4,315 6,585 4,710 4,062 1,262 i 4,161
      Business management and business administration 868 489 808 421 279 41 121 158 62 i 67
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 2 4 23 7 0 5 0 i 2
      Education 387 332 474 700 425 153 176 28 14 i 255
      Humanities 0 18 0 103 82 73 188 214 387 i 92
      Law 0 70 4 165 367 101 93 77 161 i 127
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 383 i 0
      Visual and performing arts 269 205 196 0 0 3 10 17 107 i 42
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 4,824 4,790 7,261 6,840 3,139 6,207 4,122 3,563 148 i 3,576

i=imputed

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields 27,068 9,840 774 14,986 634 606 228
    Science 16,588 7,686 770 7,491 230 241 170
      Computer and information sciences 983 608 0 333 42 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,320 805 33 235 179 25 43
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 66 18 33 15 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 789 556 0 165 0 25 43
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 465 231 0 55 179 0 0
      Life sciences 2,620 852 737 857 1 59 114
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 839 415 106 257 1 23 37
        Health sciences 1,628 306 631 582 0 32 77
        Natural resources and conservation 153 131 0 18 0 4 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 62 31 0 9 0 11 11
      Physical sciences 6,220 4,712 0 1,426 6 76 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 2,789 1,879 0 844 6 60 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 3,431 2,833 0 582 0 16 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,018 575 0 427 0 16 0
      Social sciences 4,365 103 0 4,204 2 54 2
        Anthropology 122 90 0 0 0 32 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 4,128 13 0 4,115 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 112 0 0 88 0 22 2
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 4,132 2,039 4 1,358 404 281 46
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 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 194 92 4 27 71 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 2,921 1,453 0 1,172 250 46 0
      Mechanical engineering 442 302 0 52 57 9 22
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 575 192 0 107 26 226 24
    Non-S&E 6,348 115 0 6,137 0 84 12
      Business management and business administration 868 0 0 868 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 387 115 0 197 0 64 11
      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 269 0 0 249 0 20 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 4,824 0 0 4,823 0 0 1

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 9,840 9,080 8,030 8,610 8,903 7,947 9,957 9,158 9,174 12,415
  DOD 141 547 157 28 142 85 74 1,098 2,209 4,919
  DOE 3,075 2,447 2,568 2,820 1,881 1,918 1,649 1,849 2,017 2,141
  HHS 1,613 1,275 930 868 1,133 1,170 1,667 852 1,339 1,119
  NASA 124 189 87 57 40 89 116 131 103 0
  NSF 3,106 2,741 2,112 2,500 2,801 2,071 2,703 2,179 1,931 2,879
  USDA 18 34 12 116 36 30 265 53 161 523
  Other 1,763 1,847 2,164 2,221 2,870 2,584 3,483 2,996 1,414 834

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2022–16 [temporarily discontinued]
Year All personnel Principal investigators Other personnel Postdocs
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 865 160 705 .
2018 789 138 651 .
2017 669 148 521 .
2016 712 130 582 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2021–12
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013
  All research space 132 123 123 123 123
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 36 32 32 32 32
    Computer and information sciences 5 4 4 4 4
    Engineering 10 11 11 11 11
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5 10 10 10 10
    Health sciences 8 4 4 4 4
    Mathematics and statistics 1 1 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 .
    Physical sciences 37 40 40 40 40
    Psychology 20 18 18 18 18
    Social sciences 6 4 4 4 4
    Other 2 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2014 or FY 2015
  All research space 0 0 3,137 0 0
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 3,137 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities