Data

Air Force Institute of Technology

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   54,204   56,848   44,391   45,703   35,584   34,016   33,360   35,733   29,998   26,866
    Science   28,946   19,616   16,597   18,923   11,637   13,491   10,452   9,607   10,029   13,535
      Computer and information sciences   6,666   9,028   3,474   1,921   2,441   2,733   1,697   2,036   2,971   3,182
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,193   1,271   1,025   175   742   967   1,792   2,365   1,616   112
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   712   1,271   1,025   175   742   967   1,792   2,365   1,616   0
        Geological and earth sciences   481   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   112
      Life sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   12,909   375   164   828   658   1,313   1,092   538   635   4,477
      Physical sciences   8,178   8,942   11,934   15,999   7,796   8,478   5,871   4,668   4,807   5,764
        Astronomy and astrophysics   37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   258   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   7,883   8,942   11,934   15,999   7,796   8,478   5,871   4,668   4,807   5,764
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   24,545   37,232   27,794   26,780   23,947   20,525   22,908   26,096   19,693   12,788
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,321   6,773   4,892   8,194   6,577   5,181   4,740   5,450   4,137   4,443
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   833   2,003   1,036   282   327   206   254   335   97   160
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,972   7,186   5,905   5,944   5,372   5,946   6,959   6,109   6,592   5,641
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   62   17,943   14,097   12,119   9,957   8,198   9,863   13,100   7,579   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   277   2,748   1,864   241   1,714   994   1,092   1,102   1,288   851
      Engineering nec   9,080   579   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,685
    Non-S&E   713   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   276   543
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   30   276   543
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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 nec   713   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

NOTES:
  • . = 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

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