Data

Ball State U.

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   13,095   11,650   9,932   8,826   9,429   12,145   11,163   8,797   11,763   10,548
    Science   9,286   8,347   7,404   6,262   6,771   7,025   6,412   5,215   5,689   4,693
      Computer and information sciences   107   56   348   1,079   1,263   1,236   1,580   1,233   1,075   899
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   9   57   91   22   44   27
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   9   57   91   22   44   27
        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   6,503   5,898   4,876   2,674   2,738   2,880   2,615   2,572   2,166   2,634
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   823
        Biological and biomedical sciences   3,002   2,251   1,644   1,536   1,412   1,569   1,279   1,164   884   864
        Health sciences   3,366   3,476   3,086   1,042   1,171   1,232   1,287   1,349   1,249   173
        Natural resources and conservation   135   171   146   96   155   79   49   59   33   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   774
      Mathematics and statistics   98   100   83   27   51   140   139   107   80   60
      Physical sciences   1,317   1,277   1,106   826   834   993   700   398   435   220
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,277   1,163   970   667   801   963   677   384   408   167
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   40   114   98   65   9   22   11   14   27   53
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   38   94   24   8   12   0   0   0
      Psychology   695   446   219   183   214   338   65   34   46   196
      Social sciences   566   570   772   1,473   1,662   1,381   1,222   849   1,843   657
        Anthropology   189   159   264   363   404   412   189   230   441   0
        Economics   145   168   201   766   869   430   254   293   1,234   40
        Political science and government   4   8   36   145   168   170   171   127   113   297
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   133   98   145   148   163   298   265   91   37   217
        Social sciences nec   95   137   126   51   58   71   343   108   18   103
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   58   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   117
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      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   58   32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29
      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   0   87
    Non-S&E   3,751   3,271   2,528   2,564   2,658   5,120   4,751   3,582   6,074   5,738
      Business management and business administration   1,107   1,022   478   601   638   1,421   1,650   969   355   957
      Communication and communications technologies   315   336   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   417
      Education   568   381   552   287   353   709   475   381   611   343
      Humanities   180   204   121   165   238   182   277   202   47   196
      Law   0   0   18   579   228   164   191   109   117   125
      Social work   256   152   376   147   82   24   113   258   257   211
      Visual and performing arts   213   151   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56
      Non-S&E nec   1,112   1,025   983   785   1,119   2,620   2,045   1,663   4,687   3,433

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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