U. Georgia

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 26 94.6 459 42 93.6 631 59 93.8 925
2023 27 94.4 459 46 93.4 679 58 93.8 911 1 100 602
2022 27 94.4 457 46 93.4 680 56 93.9 900
2021 34 92.7 447 54 92.4 691 57 93.9 908 2 99.8 583
2020 31 93.4 450 53 92.6 698 56 94 916
2019 32 93.1 447 55 92.3 697 55 94.1 914 2 99.8 589
2018 28 93.7 428 58 91.9 700 56 94 911
2017 29 93.5 425 61 91.3 684 53 94.3 898 2 99.8 575
2016 32 92.8 430 50 93 697 54 94.1 896
2015 36 91.8 426 54 92.4 693 61 93.4 898 2 99.8 570
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 510 528 511 400 449 428 461 472 455 424
  Science and engineering 354 361 347 289 304 292 307 313 298 268
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 68 65 47 50 46 49 51 38 36 44
      Agricultural sciences 50 56 39 32 37 36 43 26 25 35
      Natural resources and conservation 18 9 8 18 9 13 8 12 11 9
    Biological and biomedical sciences 110 105 104 106 91 84 90 90 88 90
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 14 12 14 6 6 8 9 9 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 4 9 3 4 8 5 2 6 5 2
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology 17 11 8 5 3 8 6 4 8 9
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 2 4 3 2 6 5 8 5 2 5
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 11 12 15 9 16 9 15 15 15 10
      Genetics and genomics 11 13 8 9 1 4 3 7 9 6
      Microbiology and immunology 21 13 24 30 24 17 18 16 9 22
      Molecular biology 3 1 7 2 2 2 2 2 . 3
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 4 2 6 8 6 6 7 2 4 3
      Pharmacology and toxicology 3 4 2 4 1 7 4 7 3 6
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 2 2 . 3 4 1 4 2 . 6
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 27 20 16 16 14 14 13 15 24 13
    Computer and information sciences 12 13 13 5 6 13 11 10 7 9
      Computer science 11 10 9 4 6 13 11 10 6 9
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 3 4 1 . . . . 1 .
    Engineering 25 30 20 13 15 10 13 16 9 5
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 4 9 5 . 3 4 2 1 2 3
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 3 . . 1 . . . 2 1 .
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 1 5 1 . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 . 3 . . 1 . 3 .
      Mechanical engineering 1 2 . . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Engineering, other 8 9 12 7 9 4 8 10 2 2
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 5 7 3 8 7 5 5 5 9 6
      Geological sciences . 2 . 2 3 2 . 3 3 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 5 5 3 6 4 3 5 2 6 5
    Health sciences 20 25 26 16 21 23 35 24 23 24
      Pharmaceutical sciences 7 5 9 4 4 9 12 5 7 6
      Public health 7 5 4 5 10 5 11 10 10 5
      Health sciences, other 6 15 13 7 7 9 12 9 6 13
    Mathematics and statistics 15 19 20 14 16 14 13 11 17 17
      Applied mathematics 1 . . . 2 2 1 1 . .
      Mathematics 1 1 1 . 1 . 3 3 1 3
      Statistics 3 10 13 7 9 6 5 4 6 12
      Mathematics and statistics, other 10 8 6 7 4 6 4 3 10 2
    Physical sciences 33 28 36 24 32 31 32 33 25 21
      Astronomy and astrophysics 2 . . 1 1 2 . . 1 .
      Chemistry 26 22 27 20 25 27 29 25 18 16
      Physics 5 6 9 3 6 2 3 8 6 5
    Psychology 27 32 30 32 44 30 30 54 38 23
      Clinical psychology 2 . 6 4 6 2 5 8 7 3
      Counseling and applied psychology 14 16 10 20 21 13 13 20 14 12
      Research and experimental psychology 4 5 1 . 1 2 4 3 4 2
      Psychology, other 7 11 13 8 16 13 8 23 13 6
    Social sciences 39 37 48 21 26 33 27 32 46 29
      Anthropology 3 6 6 1 2 3 1 2 6 5
      Economics 10 7 6 1 1 5 2 6 9 4
      Political science and government 7 4 11 2 9 6 9 4 6 3
      Public policy analysis . . . . . 2 . 1 . 1
      Sociology, demography, and population studies 4 4 4 3 1 4 5 4 3 3
      Social sciences, other 15 16 21 14 13 13 10 15 22 13
  Non-science and engineering 156 167 164 111 145 136 154 159 157 156
    Business 12 16 15 12 12 10 12 10 12 10
      Business 12 16 15 12 12 10 12 10 12 10
    Education 73 87 88 53 75 75 91 80 101 95
      Education leadership and administration 6 3 9 6 12 10 6 7 3 5
      Education research 30 46 45 23 28 39 40 30 35 47
      Teacher education and teaching fields 31 30 19 18 27 21 33 29 50 41
      Education, other 6 8 15 6 8 5 12 14 13 2
    Humanities and arts 41 36 27 15 38 33 28 47 25 33
      Letters 15 11 12 5 23 15 12 15 9 10
      Foreign languages and literature 7 10 9 2 7 7 4 5 4 5
      History 1 1 . . 4 5 4 8 6 7
      Philosophy and religious studies 9 5 4 2 4 5 5 9 2 4
      Music and performing arts 5 5 2 2 . . 1 4 1 3
      Humanities and arts, other 4 4 . 4 . 1 2 6 3 4
    Other non-science and engineering 30 28 34 31 20 18 23 22 19 18
      Communication 11 9 11 9 9 7 4 7 8 11
      Public administration and social services 7 8 8 9 10 9 13 7 7 5
      Non-science and engineering, other 12 11 15 13 1 2 6 8 4 2

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,139   2,039   2,038   1,716   1,644   1,584   1,606   1,500   1,929   1,864
    Hispanic or Latino   170   133   105   90   74   85   80   65   67   63
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,942   1,869   1,899   1,563   1,496   1,439   1,463   1,342   1,848   1,780
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   10   11   8   7   3   2   3   6   1
      Asian   126   117   117   88   81   71   76   96   96   85
      Black or African American   215   175   174   133   124   129   138   112   152   140
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   2   1   2   4   3   6
      White   1,483   1,456   1,493   1,284   1,241   1,199   1,212   1,098   1,558   1,527
      More than one race   112   111   104   49   41   36   33   29   33   21
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   37   34   63   74   60   63   93   14   21
  Temporary visa holders   1,348   1,300   1,151   915   865   884   743   643   778   753
  Science and engineering   3,000   3,034   2,882   2,402   2,262   2,213   2,072   2,011   2,262   2,226
    Science   2,806   2,798   2,676   2,225   2,104   2,063   1,941   1,896   2,164   2,145
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   446   427   421   258   268   203   173   156   386   361
      Biological and biomedical sciences   856   794   699   611   612   529   496   492   512   533
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   260   272   247   235   237   253   233   273   150   139
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   254   235
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   75   67   63   65   58   58   56   55   51   49
      Mathematics and statistics   107   98   106   108   107   94   93   89   118   120
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   111   61   66   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Natural resources and conservation   196   237   232   194   186   184   177   180   0   0
      Physical sciences   237   233   204   222   208   206   157   156   197   217
      Psychology   239   285   289   194   118   181   185   183   79   75
      Social sciences   279   324   349   338   310   355   371   312   416   414
    Engineering   194   236   206   177   158   150   131   115   98   81
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   36   31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   6   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   32   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   168   162   146   177   158   150   131   115   98   81
    Health   487   305   307   229   247   255   277   132   445   391
      Clinical medicine   219   28   34   37   31   79   81   73   72   82
      Other health   268   277   273   192   216   176   196   59   373   309

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   606   490   457   153   169   236   244   228   247   315
    Hispanic or Latino   57   23   18   6   2   2   5   6   3   2
    Not Hispanic or Latino   540   462   429   137   157   222   227   196   242   307
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   3   0
      Asian   41   28   22   9   8   9   10   12   17   10
      Black or African American   115   60   64   12   13   51   52   54   45   53
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   3   3   4   1   1   1   2
      White   356   357   327   108   130   152   160   126   173   237
      More than one race   26   17   14   5   3   5   3   3   3   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   5   10   10   10   12   12   26   2   6
  Temporary visa holders   61   46   34   51   60   54   59   38   53   46
  Science and engineering   552   511   465   187   204   262   284   256   263   299
    Science   540   495   451   180   193   256   275   243   252   293
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   80   77   74   13   18   18   53   29   22   32
      Biological and biomedical sciences   234   192   152   39   41   30   22   14   13   13
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   43   31   26   57   63   62   63   60   42   25
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   114
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   2   4   2   2   1   0   1   0   3
      Mathematics and statistics   4   13   8   0   2   1   1   5   7   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   32   36   29   26   27   15   15   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   2   4   1   1   1   1   0   5   2
      Psychology   98   106   104   16   7   103   98   99   12   18
      Social sciences   30   36   50   26   32   25   22   22   82   73
    Engineering   12   16   14   7   11   6   9   13   11   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   1   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   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   11   11   10   7   11   6   9   13   11   6
    Health   115   25   26   17   25   28   19   10   37   62
      Clinical medicine   80   5   3   5   7   9   6   8   16   13
      Other health   35   20   23   12   18   19   13   2   21   49

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   686   630   642   733   647   637   538   518   500   527
  Science and engineering   661   612   615   698   623   601   506   500   441   468
    Science   585   560   557   641   584   544   459   462   399   435
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   90   93   82   76   66   58   52   35   87   81
      Biological and biomedical sciences   252   230   233   281   289   233   207   200   162   153
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   27   22   17   13   14   17   13   13   1   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   25   14   28   33   20   18   27   11   9
      Mathematics and statistics   12   10   8   10   7   13   13   12   18   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   1   23   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Natural resources and conservation   60   67   67   94   56   60   49   51   0   0
      Physical sciences   54   52   39   67   64   77   58   85   94   109
      Psychology   39   41   45   38   18   11   4   1   4   9
      Social sciences   13   19   29   34   37   55   45   38   21   51
    Engineering   76   52   58   57   39   57   47   38   42   33
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   15   17   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   3   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   61   32   40   57   39   57   47   38   42   33
    Health   25   18   27   35   24   36   32   18   59   59
      Clinical medicine   8   2   7   10   8   25   21   13   13   22
      Other health   17   16   20   25   16   11   11   5   46   37

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: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   3,487   3,339   3,189   2,631   2,509   2,468   2,349   2,143   2,707   2,617
  Fellowships   31   14   41   83   122   136   98   116   78   114
    Federal   2   3   4   42   58   64   44   41   54   68
    Institutional   27   11   15   30   41   60   38   66   19   33
    Nonfederal   2   0   22   11   23   12   16   9   5   13
  Research assistantships   1,757   1,658   1,548   1,410   1,321   1,315   1,219   1,084   1,285   1,247
    Federal   657   589   576   687   583   567   490   472   436   444
    Institutional   948   936   857   539   598   607   583   495   692   656
    Nonfederal   152   133   115   184   140   141   146   117   157   147
  Teaching assistantships   704   715   658   767   691   596   567   496   722   695
    Federal   6   10   13   2   5   2   1   2   1   10
    Institutional   697   700   641   741   686   594   564   490   712   675
    Nonfederal   1   5   4   24   0   0   2   4   9   10
  Other types of support   995   952   942   371   375   421   465   447   622   561
    Federal   21   28   49   2   1   4   3   3   9   5
    Institutional   226   268   302   12   9   14   20   29   75   32
    Nonfederal   18   21   34   11   15   18   17   13   21   6
    Personal resources   730   635   557   346   350   385   425   402   517   518

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   285   262   240   246   239   200   201   186   209   208
    Science   265   246   229   233   227   189   186   175   200   204
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   49   46   40   48   43   20   25   22   46   33
      Biological and biomedical sciences   145   138   137   135   131   118   111   108   124   127
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   6   10   7   11   10   10   9   11   12
      Mathematics and statistics   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   7   6   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   7   6   8   8   9   9   3   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   24   15   18   15   12   15   17   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   4   4   1   5   6   5   6   7   10
      Psychology   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   12   14   10   7   9   8   6   2   3   6
    Engineering   20   16   11   13   12   11   15   11   9   4
      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   5   4   4   6   3   5   7   5   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   7   5   5   3   3   4   3   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   1   2   6   3   3   2   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   5   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   9   4
    Health   20   17   19   31   30   42   35   43   51   42
      Clinical medicine   3   4   12   16   13   12   9   12   27   15
      Other health   17   13   7   15   17   30   26   31   24   27

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   159   136   65   145   131   117   100   117   137   135
  Science and engineering   149   127   55   129   115   94   86   100   114   120
    Science   140   119   46   120   109   89   83   97   113   119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   12   14   6   11   15   5   6   8   23   20
      Biological and biomedical sciences   96   82   32   84   72   67   55   65   77   79
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   2   4   2   3   2   4   3   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   3   1   7   6   5   4   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   12   2   8   7   5   8   14   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   2   0   1   4   3   3   2   3   5
      Psychology   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   6   3   0   3   2   1   2   1   2   5
    Engineering   9   8   9   9   6   5   3   3   1   1
      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   5   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   4   5   5   3   2   2   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   1   2   3   3   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   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
    Health   10   9   10   16   16   23   14   17   23   15
      Clinical medicine   1   2   6   6   6   7   3   3   13   4
      Other health   9   7   4   10   10   16   11   14   10   11

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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   628,117   570,956   545,631   493,944   482,786   477,536   453,249   455,432   410,345   374,264
    Science   517,008   469,865   452,595   409,132   400,383   396,465   369,427   388,504   349,206   320,330
      Computer and information sciences   6,657   5,970   5,509   4,121   3,760   3,731   4,902   5,554   3,599   4,301
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   24,027   25,512   19,938   17,846   20,493   23,281   22,530   24,163   23,210   18,118
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   347   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,224   5,712   4,813   3,577   4,006   4,643   4,047   4,196   4,383   3,073
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   18,803   19,800   15,125   14,269   16,487   18,638   18,136   19,967   18,827   15,045
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   380,403   343,271   334,447   309,153   302,667   294,353   262,237   285,274   253,828   232,592
        Agricultural sciences   150,210   132,030   126,469   113,627   122,395   100,006   87,780   88,456   89,453   79,815
        Biological and biomedical sciences   185,359   169,728   167,001   156,208   143,796   140,018   135,348   158,302   127,916   121,426
        Health sciences   43,326   36,426   36,409   35,774   32,872   50,860   35,091   35,374   33,965   27,574
        Natural resources and conservation   1,072   1,022   547   490   317   53   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   436   4,065   4,021   3,054   3,287   3,416   4,018   3,142   2,494   3,777
      Mathematics and statistics   7,744   6,927   5,701   5,845   6,690   7,666   6,745   8,027   6,500   5,990
      Physical sciences   12,831   11,502   10,161   10,896   11,295   13,275   19,257   11,280   13,066   11,700
        Astronomy and astrophysics   442   486   361   339   589   2,180   334   452   519   0
        Chemistry   8,828   7,961   6,900   8,057   8,005   10,042   15,528   8,403   9,835   7,824
        Materials science   0   0   0   1   0   0   64   0   0   0
        Physics   3,561   3,055   2,900   2,499   2,701   1,053   3,331   2,425   2,712   3,876
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   30,996   30,072   30,933   27,865   25,773   24,590   20,028   19,288   17,225   16,512
      Social sciences   43,197   38,671   33,930   28,411   23,737   20,857   23,147   21,987   18,272   19,553
        Anthropology   2,286   2,254   1,787   1,550   1,282   1,596   1,474   1,493   1,278   0
        Economics   21,669   20,908   17,805   13,175   9,602   2,020   5,531   5,244   3,496   5,716
        Political science and government   2,612   2,268   1,654   1,687   1,851   1,916   1,840   1,527   1,519   4,958
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,136   2,848   2,424   2,288   2,336   2,449   2,792   2,832   2,789   3,799
        Social sciences nec   13,494   10,393   10,260   9,711   8,666   12,876   11,510   10,891   9,190   5,080
      Sciences nec   11,153   7,940   11,976   4,995   5,968   8,712   10,581   12,931   13,506   11,564
    Engineering   30,656   27,420   22,379   20,289   19,273   18,444   21,346   15,071   11,314   9,943
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   161   37   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,298   2,048   1,724   1,587   2,090   2,115   1,422   4,004   2,736   855
      Chemical engineering   8,410   7,545   6,268   6,195   5,308   5,126   2,927   634   507   0
      Civil engineering   12,659   12,416   9,385   7,789   6,325   5,809   4,929   1,379   632   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,964   4,262   4,292   3,782   3,990   3,629   3,528   839   275   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   24   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,032   0   0   0   0   0   0   821   29   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   213   43   0
      Engineering nec   1,293   1,149   710   936   1,560   1,759   8,540   7,014   7,031   9,088
    Non-S&E   80,453   73,671   70,657   64,523   63,130   62,627   62,476   51,857   49,825   43,991
      Business management and business administration   23,035   22,368   23,884   22,849   19,776   21,203   13,125   12,420   12,248   8,305
      Communication and communications technologies   4,012   4,290   4,017   4,086   4,040   3,719   3,749   3,819   3,750   3,586
      Education   11,722   9,678   9,937   9,368   9,560   10,565   10,926   11,329   10,348   10,454
      Humanities   9,455   9,016   8,741   8,725   9,408   9,094   8,657   8,457   8,777   8,604
      Law   4,971   4,784   4,980   4,597   4,404   4,246   3,546   4,569   4,146   5,985
      Social work   10,171   7,090   4,056   2,017   2,061   1,872   1,278   1,462   1,094   722
      Visual and performing arts   6,176   6,080   5,957   5,609   5,771   5,443   5,597   5,123   4,940   4,769
      Non-S&E nec   10,911   10,365   9,085   7,272   8,110   6,485   15,598   4,678   4,522   1,566

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: 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   628,117   255,117   62,113   273,844   11,536   15,339   10,168
    Science   517,008   228,553   60,951   194,757   9,908   13,122   9,717
      Computer and information sciences   6,657   2,898   0   3,713   0   6   40
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   24,027   10,396   2,705   9,703   295   447   481
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,224   1,030   0   4,194   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   18,803   9,366   2,705   5,509   295   447   481
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   380,403   172,990   55,052   123,374   8,930   11,403   8,654
        Agricultural sciences   150,210   47,591   43,917   44,020   5,282   4,283   5,117
        Biological and biomedical sciences   185,359   113,553   10,728   51,323   2,495   3,821   3,439
        Health sciences   43,326   11,846   407   26,523   1,153   3,299   98
        Natural resources and conservation   1,072   0   0   1,072   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   436   0   0   436   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7,744   1,997   0   5,652   0   68   27
      Physical sciences   12,831   5,359   30   7,055   134   134   119
        Astronomy and astrophysics   442   401   5   18   0   0   18
        Chemistry   8,828   3,808   18   4,715   130   66   91
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,561   1,150   7   2,322   4   68   10
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   30,996   19,701   66   10,593   188   294   154
      Social sciences   43,197   14,999   2,469   24,487   361   748   133
        Anthropology   2,286   559   0   1,686   11   17   13
        Economics   21,669   10,416   2,150   8,627   62   412   2
        Political science and government   2,612   296   2   2,246   47   16   5
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,136   138   0   2,989   0   9   0
        Social sciences nec   13,494   3,590   317   8,939   241   294   113
      Sciences nec   11,153   213   629   10,180   0   22   109
    Engineering   30,656   12,285   55   14,966   1,495   1,484   371
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,298   0   0   2,298   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   8,410   3,750   15   2,747   1,311   521   66
      Civil engineering   12,659   6,041   19   5,245   176   945   233
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,964   2,278   21   2,632   8   10   15
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,032   216   0   805   0   8   3
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,293   0   0   1,239   0   0   54
    Non-S&E   80,453   14,279   1,107   64,121   133   733   80
      Business management and business administration   23,035   43   0   22,919   29   37   7
      Communication and communications technologies   4,012   93   9   3,877   0   28   5
      Education   11,722   3,660   1,004   6,648   0   365   45
      Humanities   9,455   288   1   9,139   0   4   23
      Law   4,971   126   0   4,842   0   3   0
      Social work   10,171   7,660   33   2,232   42   204   0
      Visual and performing arts   6,176   6   0   6,129   0   41   0
      Non-S&E nec   10,911   2,403   60   8,335   62   51   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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   255,117   221,804   220,343   188,451   171,351   159,948   148,543   158,229   143,886   132,118
  DOD   9,689   8,571   6,816   4,879   3,039   3,413   4,002   4,938   4,838   4,171
  DOE   19,948   16,977   14,581   13,002   12,910   10,682   8,905   11,303   11,902   11,811
  HHS   110,541   98,339   95,248   91,326   81,511   73,320   67,294   67,158   59,303   51,762
  NASA   1,072   1,184   1,413   1,269   1,340   1,463   1,292   1,562   1,884   2,114
  NSF   35,109   32,580   39,153   30,420   28,103   30,287   27,111   31,394   27,402   27,327
  USDA   51,820   42,427   44,862   33,772   30,754   26,571   27,034   27,473   23,685   21,512
  Other   26,938   21,726   18,270   13,783   13,694   14,212   12,905   14,401   14,872   13,421

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: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   8,381   1,272   7,109   .
2018   8,366   382   7,984   .

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: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space   3,978   3,969   3,945   3,950   3,891
    Agricultural sciences   1,987   1,996   2,022   2,052   1,992
    Biological and biomedical sciences   396   393   364   342   342
    Computer and information sciences   3   3   3   3   3
    Engineering   187   170   149   149   149
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   232   233   233   230   230
    Health sciences   418   418   418   418   418
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   305   305   305   305   305
    Physical sciences   98   98   98   98   98
    Psychology   41   41   41   41   41
    Social sciences   15   15   15   15   15
    Other   297   297   297   297   297

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: 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   112,720   34,033   42,860   66,843   53,482
    Agricultural sciences   112,720   34,033   600   2,846   38,139
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   25,356   0   15,343
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   16,904   26,994   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   37,003   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   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

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   12,481   17,013   4,678   10,446   16,964
    Agricultural sciences   1,302   8,039   2,328   5,300   5,000
    Biological and biomedical sciences   6,172   8,974   0   480   590
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   807   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   3,522
    Health sciences   4,306   0   2,050   3,859   7,082
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   700   0   300   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   770
    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