U. Alaska, Fairbanks

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 265 42.9 459
2022 252 45.5 457 379 44.9 680 134 85.2 890
2021 237 47.6 447 354 49.4 691 83 86 583 137 85.1 907
2020 208 54.4 450 344 51.2 697 141 84.8 915
2019 242 46.5 447 319 54.7 696 81 86.5 589 142 84.7 913
2018 204 52.9 428 287 59.4 698 140 84.9 910
2017 214 50.3 425 276 60.1 684 82 86 575 131 85.6 897
2016 216 50.4 430 261 63 697 132 85.5 895
2015 227 47.4 426 252 64.1 693 84 85.6 570 128 86 897
2014 208 51.3 422 228 67.3 688 121 86.6 887
2013 218 61.2 555 145 75.7 588 116 87.1 884
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 31 32 36 49 36 54 49 47 40 49
  Science and engineering 28 32 32 43 31 48 47 45 39 44
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 3 6 6 9 5 7 4 10 4 7
      Agricultural sciences . . 2 . . . 1 . 1 .
      Natural resources and conservation 3 6 4 9 5 7 3 10 3 7
    Biological and biomedical sciences 4 10 3 11 6 10 6 10 12 9
      Biochemistry and biophysics 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 . . .
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 1 1 3 2 1 . 2 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . . . . . . . . . .
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 1 . 2 1 2 3 2 7 3
      Genetics and genomics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology . 2 . . . . 1 . . 3
      Molecular biology . 1 . . . . . 1 . 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . . 1 . 2 . . . 1
      Pharmacology and toxicology . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 .
    Computer and information sciences . . . . . . . 1 . 1
      Computer science . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Computer and information sciences, other . . . . . . . . . 1
    Engineering 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 5 3 4
      Chemical and petroleum engineering . 2 . . . 1 . . . .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering . . . . 1 . 3 2 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . .
      Materials and mining engineering . . . . . . . . . 1
      Mechanical engineering . . 1 . . . . 2 1 .
      Engineering, other 1 . 1 . . 2 . . 1 1
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 9 5 11 13 9 13 15 12 7 15
      Geological sciences 5 2 5 5 5 8 5 4 1 11
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 4 3 6 8 4 5 10 8 6 4
    Health sciences . . . . . . . . 1 2
      Public health . . . . . . . . 1 2
    Mathematics and statistics 2 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 .
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Mathematics 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 .
    Physical sciences 4 3 2 1 . 2 5 2 6 1
      Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry . 2 1 1 . . 2 . 1 1
      Physics 4 1 1 . . 2 2 2 4 .
    Psychology . . 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 2
      Clinical psychology . . 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 .
      Counseling and applied psychology . . . 2 1 2 1 . . .
      Psychology, other . . . . . . . . . 2
    Social sciences 5 4 4 3 7 10 11 4 4 3
      Anthropology 1 1 1 1 2 . 2 2 2 1
      Economics . . . 1 . 2 2 . . .
      Public policy analysis . . . . . . . . . 1
      Social sciences, other 4 3 3 1 5 8 7 2 2 1
  Non-science and engineering 3 . 4 6 5 6 2 2 1 5
    Business . . . 1 1 . . . . 1
      Business . . . 1 1 . . . . 1
    Education 2 . 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 2
      Education leadership and administration . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Education research . . 1 1 . . . 1 . .
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 1 1
      Education, other 1 . . 1 1 3 1 . . 1
    Humanities and arts 1 . 1 1 1 . . . . 2
      Letters . . . 1 . . . . . 1
      History 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
      Humanities and arts, other . . 1 . . . . . . 1
    Other non-science and engineering . . 1 2 1 3 1 . . .
      Communication . . . . . 2 . . . .
      Non-science and engineering, other . . 1 2 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 197 213 214 242 306 339 395 408 469 509
    Male 104 105 114 124 151 169 200 216 234 239
    Female 93 108 100 118 155 170 195 192 235 270
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 134 155 158 181 232 251 301 312 365 395
    Hispanic or Latino 14 10 10 11 10 5 8 12 15 15
    Not Hispanic or Latino 112 128 135 155 197 204 214 201 210 266
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9 8 6 9 8 6 9 8 15 21
      Asian 3 0 4 3 9 9 10 7 6 9
      Black or African American 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
      White 84 105 114 124 159 176 184 177 180 221
      More than one race 14 14 11 17 19 10 9 8 8 12
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 17 13 15 25 42 79 99 140 114
  Temporary visa holders 63 58 56 61 74 88 94 96 104 114
  Science and engineering 197 213 214 242 306 339 395 408 469 509
    Science 170 183 181 204 267 287 332 348 390 441
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 71 85 89
      Biological and biomedical sciences 22 27 27 30 41 41 51 52 54 71
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 6 10
      Computer and information sciences 1 0 1 6 4 0 2 2 2 2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 54 54 60 61 69 91 91 100 102 122
      Mathematics and statistics 10 12 12 12 15 13 13 13 12 11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 1 5 7 10 17 23 23
      Natural resources and conservation 28 26 23 20 50 53 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1 1 1 4 5 5 6 3 15 16
      Physical sciences 24 27 28 32 39 35 33 34 27 28
      Social sciences 30 36 29 38 39 42 50 49 64 69
    Engineering 27 30 33 38 39 52 63 60 79 68
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2 2 5 7 9 10 10 16 21 14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 4 6 6 6 8 6 9 7 12 12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 4 8 7 9 8 16 19 14 13 13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2 2 5 6 3 4 8 4 6 7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10 3 2 2 3 6 5 7 9 6
      Other engineering 5 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 18 16
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 326 300 276 269 240 252 329 359 356 348
    Male 138 134 120 128 113 106 142 159 135 148
    Female 188 166 156 141 127 146 187 200 221 200
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 309 279 266 251 227 242 315 343 346 334
    Hispanic or Latino 13 12 15 12 8 6 8 11 14 13
    Not Hispanic or Latino 265 238 228 213 183 192 252 270 289 283
      American Indian or Alaska Native 22 20 18 15 13 21 30 30 37 30
      Asian 6 7 7 8 4 5 5 8 9 6
      Black or African American 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 3 4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
      White 208 187 181 171 157 153 193 200 223 228
      More than one race 25 20 18 16 6 10 15 24 16 15
    Unknown ethnicity and race 31 29 23 26 36 44 55 62 43 38
  Temporary visa holders 17 21 10 18 13 10 14 16 10 14
  Science and engineering 326 300 276 269 240 252 329 359 356 348
    Science 298 265 247 239 198 216 288 308 322 310
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 84 77 72
      Biological and biomedical sciences 35 32 35 29 19 23 18 21 22 27
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4 1
      Computer and information sciences 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 71 68 58 52 36 30 39 29 33 36
      Mathematics and statistics 5 7 4 4 1 0 2 2 5 6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 2 4 5 11 8 10 40 46 43 42
      Natural resources and conservation 82 70 61 69 55 69 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 2 3 3 6 7 10 18 31 26
      Physical sciences 14 10 8 5 5 3 2 3 6 3
      Social sciences 88 69 70 64 67 74 101 98 98 94
    Engineering 28 35 29 30 42 36 41 51 34 38
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3 8 8 10 11 9 12 16 13 15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 7 5 3 3 7 12 6 12 5 5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 7 2 3 1 6 2 3 5 4 5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 3 8 4 4 2 5 1 3 2 2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 5 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 1
      Other engineering 8 7 10 10 13 7 15 13 10 10
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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 59 75 71 61 74 90 120 118 120 147 0
  Science and engineering 59 75 71 61 74 90 120 118 120 147 0
    Science 52 67 62 50 68 82 103 109 108 133 0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 27 26 26 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10 5 8 2 12 12 16 13 11 20 0
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25 36 33 32 28 45 50 47 49 66 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 8 6 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 7 7 5 13 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13 15 13 9 9 5 7 10 8 12 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 0 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 3 0
    Engineering 7 8 9 11 6 8 17 9 12 14 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 5 2 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1 2 2 3 1 1 6 2 3 3 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0
      Other engineering 2 3 1 3 3 2 5 2 4 7 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2022–13
Type and primary source of support 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All types and sources of support 197 213 214 242 306 339 395 408 469 509
  Fellowships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Research assistantships 90 94 87 98 112 129 149 154 166 201
    Federal 59 75 70 61 73 85 119 118 119 147
    Institutional 16 10 6 14 17 20 22 28 32 37
    Nonfederal 15 9 11 23 22 24 8 8 15 17
  Teaching assistantships 58 66 66 97 119 134 148 149 148 154
    Federal 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 0
    Institutional 58 66 65 92 116 129 147 146 147 154
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0
  Other types of support 49 53 61 47 75 76 98 105 155 154
    Federal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Institutional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Nonfederal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Personal resources 49 53 61 47 75 76 98 105 155 154

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 43 43 40 34 30 35 32 37 47 50
    Science 43 41 36 31 26 29 27 32 45 48
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 6 6 11 9 10 7 6 12 10 9
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 21 18 7 7 7 7 12 15 27 31
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 1 2 5 2 4 5 3 2 3
      Natural resources and conservation 7 6 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 5 7 4 2 2 5 3 2 4 3
      Social sciences 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1
    Engineering 0 2 4 3 4 6 5 5 2 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0
    Health 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields 36 27 22 22 20 27 27 29 36 41
  Science and engineering 36 27 22 22 20 27 27 29 36 41
    Science 36 27 20 22 18 22 23 24 34 39
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 3 1 3 6 5 5 4 8 8 7
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 19 13 6 6 5 5 10 11 19 26
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1 1 0 3 2 4 5 3 2 1
      Natural resources and conservation 4 3 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 6 7 4 2 1 4 3 2 3 3
      Social sciences 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
    Engineering 0 0 2 0 2 5 4 5 2 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields 202,516 172,957 152,299 144,457 140,917 152,694 144,259 142,742 155,769 162,658
    Science 182,791 153,609 132,521 127,385 124,962 132,437 121,483 117,637 125,578 103,059
      Computer and information sciences 907 1,116 1,148 1,058 1,202 2,489 1,850 1,876 2,456 2,703
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 121,905 95,711 72,609 69,346 65,850 67,711 64,729 63,289 75,267 58,322
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 12,633 8,494 7,277 10,208 7,842 7,540 3,153 6,394 7,128 8,862
        Geological and earth sciences 67,635 52,713 34,852 26,816 31,604 24,963 24,749 27,301 25,880 21,646
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 40,094 33,542 24,396 29,040 25,290 32,970 30,661 23,613 35,132 21,940
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,543 962 6,084 3,282 1,114 2,238 6,166 5,981 7,127 5,874
      Life sciences 28,235 37,477 29,409 26,416 30,257 28,705 26,194 21,419 20,893 20,444
        Agricultural sciences 3,606 9,228 10,148 14,651 16,160 8,459 10,292 5,744 6,715 6,966
        Biological and biomedical sciences 16,875 24,022 12,603 7,064 6,607 11,550 7,522 11,188 10,983 11,882
        Health sciences 2,018 362 431 2,751 6,324 5,005 5,751 1,850 722 796
        Natural resources and conservation 5,709 3,859 6,015 1,860 867 2,338 1,892 0 0 0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 27 6 212 90 299 1,353 737 2,637 2,473 800
      Mathematics and statistics 181 191 346 507 454 514 260 36 74 60
      Physical sciences 13,832 16,441 15,551 13,534 13,107 14,459 12,644 12,980 11,526 11,209
        Astronomy and astrophysics 13,488 16,237 15,424 13,390 13,085 12,945 12,246 12,817 11,354 11,161
        Chemistry 67 87 57 75 11 1,085 398 163 172 48
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 263 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 14 117 70 69 11 429 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 59 0 367 0 664 889 0 0 35 0
      Social sciences 1,184 1,248 1,810 1,162 1,071 1,502 2,216 2,113 1,761 1,509
        Anthropology 412 132 119 235 637 337 625 0 0 0
        Economics 50 0 0 75 45 270 177 18 0 69
        Political science and government 36 2 0 10 0 0 0 9 0 7
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 11 20 64 53 0 39 393 627 549
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 686 1,103 1,671 778 336 895 1,375 1,693 1,134 884
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 16,488 1,425 11,281 15,362 12,357 16,168 13,590 15,924 13,566 8,812
    Engineering 17,869 17,314 17,843 14,922 14,027 17,627 20,493 21,968 26,774 15,848
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 401 399 616 1,493 3,063 4,493 4,958 6,805 6,724 1,665
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 49 277 156 298 0 1,143 1,107 610
      Civil engineering 5,916 4,248 6,410 5,274 5,138 7,477 7,752 4,630 5,363 6,325
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,429 9,918 8,186 5,572 4,416 3,875 4,719 7,152 12,333 6,351
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 443 369 96 132 595 603 407 335 235 86
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 339 135 417 45 483 474 476 1,294 388 307
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,341 2,245 2,069 1,998 176 407 2,181 609 624 504
    Non-S&E 1,856 2,034 1,935 2,150 1,928 2,630 2,283 3,137 3,417 43,751
      Business management and business administration 105 157 73 486 1,281 1,198 1,093 1,692 604 193
      Communication and communications technologies 20 0 0 0 0 0 17 104 40 13
      Education 632 1,294 1,788 1,092 505 1,400 702 1,119 1,838 1,244
      Humanities 81 366 0 21 0 0 0 124 819 2
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,018 217 74 551 142 32 471 98 116 42,299

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 202,516 154,742 1,508 39,501 3,346 1,433 1,986
    Science 182,791 140,425 1,349 35,207 2,551 1,285 1,974
      Computer and information sciences 907 724 1 181 0 1 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 121,905 102,308 856 16,608 1,031 534 568
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 12,633 10,585 0 1,492 294 70 192
        Geological and earth sciences 67,635 62,956 115 4,075 401 32 56
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 40,094 28,148 741 10,412 162 432 199
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,543 619 0 629 174 0 121
      Life sciences 28,235 18,419 457 8,465 340 119 435
        Agricultural sciences 3,606 1,683 13 1,898 0 12 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 16,875 13,094 129 3,320 42 53 237
        Health sciences 2,018 759 1 866 255 0 137
        Natural resources and conservation 5,709 2,875 308 2,368 43 54 61
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 27 8 6 13 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 181 168 0 13 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 13,832 9,045 0 3,762 0 631 394
        Astronomy and astrophysics 13,488 8,958 0 3,587 0 631 312
        Chemistry 67 67 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 263 6 0 175 0 0 82
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 14 14 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 59 59 0 0 0 0 0
      Social sciences 1,184 982 18 153 4 0 27
        Anthropology 412 412 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 50 50 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 36 8 9 19 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 686 512 9 134 4 0 27
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 16,488 8,720 17 6,025 1,176 0 550
    Engineering 17,869 12,504 159 4,263 795 136 12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 401 154 0 206 0 41 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 5,916 2,941 113 2,246 576 34 6
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,429 7,011 16 1,136 203 57 6
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 443 346 0 97 0 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 339 232 0 91 16 0 0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 2,341 1,820 30 487 0 4 0
    Non-S&E 1,856 1,813 0 31 0 12 0
      Business management and business administration 105 105 0 0 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 20 14 0 4 0 2 0
      Education 632 626 0 6 0 0 0
      Humanities 81 50 0 21 0 10 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 1,018 1,018 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Federal Agencies 154,742 128,229 101,414 92,964 94,998 97,314 89,940 81,586 85,904 94,953
  DOD 44,132 29,220 10,747 8,011 6,149 5,192 6,907 5,531 6,129 9,333
  DOE 10,597 8,845 5,453 5,118 2,297 1,474 1,383 2,680 4,974 5,536
  HHS 7,917 7,990 8,139 5,605 8,782 8,832 7,985 5,820 4,796 6,189
  NASA 22,954 21,739 20,627 18,059 20,642 20,429 17,801 15,549 16,862 16,313
  NSF 44,315 36,484 32,660 32,807 29,894 34,875 27,879 26,775 25,853 25,982
  USDA 2,654 2,554 1,979 1,906 1,976 2,400 3,037 3,104 2,990 3,378
  Other 22,173 21,397 21,809 21,458 25,258 24,112 24,948 22,127 24,300 28,222

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 1,156 220 936 .
2018 1,159 220 939 .
2017 1,183 233 950 .
2016 1,258 230 1,028 .

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 810 801 760 713 394
    Agricultural sciences 124 124 124 128 122
    Biological and biomedical sciences 151 146 146 159 72
    Computer and information sciences 46 46 46 22 4
    Engineering 140 140 99 82 73
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 159 155 155 138 72
    Health sciences 23 23 23 23 4
    Mathematics and statistics 9 9 9 8 5
    Natural resources and conservation 76 76 76 18 .
    Physical sciences 21 21 21 34 1
    Psychology 6 6 6 11 1
    Social sciences 37 37 37 68 41
    Other 18 18 18 22 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)
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 . . . 41,000 9,632 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . 9,632 0
    Engineering . . . 41,000 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

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 4,414 6,853 6,487 6,498 18,288
    Agricultural sciences 286 499 0 425 250
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 3,569 1,503 1,242 5,439
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 552
    Engineering 374 336 564 0 1,337
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,754 1,739 1,660 530 4,074
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 338
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 551
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 1,255 307
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 307
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 1,186
    Social sciences 0 0 950 679 3,081
    Other 0 710 1,810 2,367 866

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