Data

Ball State U.

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields   11,650   9,932   8,826   9,429   12,145   11,163   8,797   11,763   10,548   9,209
    Science   8,347   7,404   6,262   6,771   7,025   6,412   5,215   5,689   4,693   4,275
      Computer and information sciences   56   348   1,079   1,263   1,236   1,580   1,233   1,075   899   805
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   9   57   91   22   44   27   24
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   9   57   91   22   44   27   23
        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   0
      Life sciences   5,898   4,876   2,674   2,738   2,880   2,615   2,572   2,166   2,634   2,297
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   823   575
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,251   1,644   1,536   1,412   1,569   1,279   1,164   884   864   733
        Health sciences   3,476   3,086   1,042   1,171   1,232   1,287   1,349   1,249   173   299
        Natural resources and conservation   171   146   96   155   79   49   59   33   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   774   690
      Mathematics and statistics   100   83   27   51   140   139   107   80   60   46
      Physical sciences   1,277   1,106   826   834   993   700   398   435   220   281
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,163   970   667   801   963   677   384   408   167   249
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   114   98   65   9   22   11   14   27   53   32
        Physical sciences nec   0   38   94   24   8   12   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   446   219   183   214   338   65   34   46   196   287
      Social sciences   570   772   1,473   1,662   1,381   1,222   849   1,843   657   535
        Anthropology   159   264   363   404   412   189   230   441   0   0
        Economics   168   201   766   869   430   254   293   1,234   40   1
        Political science and government   8   36   145   168   170   171   127   113   297   216
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   98   145   148   163   298   265   91   37   217   123
        Social sciences nec   137   126   51   58   71   343   108   18   103   195
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   117   89
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   39
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   87   50
    Non-S&E   3,271   2,528   2,564   2,658   5,120   4,751   3,582   6,074   5,738   4,845
      Business management and business administration   1,022   478   601   638   1,421   1,650   969   355   957   1,179
      Communication and communications technologies   336   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   417   401
      Education   381   552   287   353   709   475   381   611   343   438
      Humanities   204   121   165   238   182   277   202   47   196   175
      Law   0   18   579   228   164   191   109   117   125   0
      Social work   152   376   147   82   24   113   258   257   211   60
      Visual and performing arts   151   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   50
      Non-S&E nec   1,025   983   785   1,119   2,620   2,045   1,663   4,687   3,433   2,542

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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