Data

Lehigh 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   62,406   56,301   51,769   41,279   38,064   38,185   38,674   36,969   32,941   36,788
    Science   23,707   20,505   19,414   13,283   12,373   11,967   11,285   10,190   9,196   11,641
      Computer and information sciences   3,139   2,725   2,373   2,514   2,333   2,164   1,615   1,099   1,181   1,324
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,919   1,439   1,124   1,087   1,510   1,191   1,166   1,144   914   1,163
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,465   1,408   1,082   1,048   1,421   1,115   957   971   900   1,156
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   454   31   0   39   89   76   209   173   14   7
      Life sciences   11,314   8,884   9,078   5,271   4,121   4,448   2,814   2,335   1,258   2,091
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,927   6,525   7,035   4,088   4,073   4,448   2,814   2,335   1,258   2,091
        Health sciences   0   23   14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   3,387   2,336   2,029   1,183   48   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   470   489   289   140   228   187   167   179   200   153
      Physical sciences   5,784   5,588   5,157   3,642   3,495   3,396   5,081   4,731   4,607   5,290
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,673   2,508   2,679   2,065   2,147   2,201   3,184   2,655   2,898   3,353
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,111   3,080   2,478   1,577   1,348   1,195   1,897   2,076   1,709   1,937
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   459   739   911   398   561   448   239   406   388   509
      Social sciences   609   602   439   212   95   86   162   97   441   1,111
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   547   560   294   160   8   2   64   11   24   109
        Political science and government   40   7   0   0   17   15   21   1   10   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1   20   143   50   64   56   63   22   51   124
        Social sciences nec   21   15   2   2   6   13   14   63   356   874
      Sciences nec   13   39   43   19   30   47   41   199   207   0
    Engineering   35,324   32,406   28,948   25,835   24,054   23,447   24,564   23,562   21,179   22,052
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   4,309   3,695   3,269   1,929   710   374   69   103   204   474
      Chemical engineering   3,607   3,968   4,106   4,104   3,565   2,772   3,672   3,491   3,360   3,833
      Civil engineering   5,169   5,778   5,711   5,422   5,025   5,676   6,313   4,999   4,496   5,537
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,436   2,162   2,209   2,582   3,801   5,035   5,197   5,366   3,834   3,096
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   2,654   2,402   2,115   1,671   1,913   1,345   1,313   896   1,300   0
      Mechanical engineering   6,916   6,790   6,751   5,512   4,845   4,564   4,510   4,501   4,493   4,302
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   10,187   7,598   4,752   4,591   4,169   3,677   3,434   4,122   3,480   3,324
      Engineering nec   46   13   35   24   26   4   56   84   12   1,486
    Non-S&E   3,375   3,390   3,407   2,161   1,637   2,771   2,825   3,217   2,566   3,095
      Business management and business administration   176   103   54   110   63   71   119   556   309   209
      Communication and communications technologies   32   10   62   0   7   0   0   0   0   78
      Education   2,825   2,793   2,830   1,820   1,322   2,444   2,389   2,452   2,074   2,554
      Humanities   245   221   222   153   161   138   195   114   113   214
      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   97   263   239   78   84   118   122   95   70   40

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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