Data

U. New Orleans

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   19,311   20,396   21,911   16,979   16,594   15,328   14,437   15,939   15,719   18,960
    Science   10,259   10,908   12,555   11,501   11,404   10,337   9,701   10,014   10,810   13,845
      Computer and information sciences   2,292   2,579   1,492   1,370   1,591   2,045   2,019   1,826   2,055   1,415
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,612   947   1,576   1,244   1,585   1,778   2,356   2,488   2,602   2,919
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   107   0   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,215   941   1,551   1,244   1,585   1,778   2,356   2,488   2,602   1,210
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   290   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1,709
      Life sciences   1,113   1,181   1,016   1,114   974   817   626   758   946   1,184
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,113   1,181   1,014   1,074   974   817   626   758   946   1,184
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   2   30   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   614   642   603   482   389   204   40   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1,937   2,094   2,181   2,652   2,398   2,144   1,939   2,090   2,606   3,314
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,422   1,387   1,468   1,903   1,595   1,387   1,328   1,597   2,021   2,684
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   511   707   713   749   803   757   611   493   585   630
        Physical sciences nec   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   637   1,034   622   523   497   335   207   173   480   2,721
      Social sciences   1,728   1,908   2,787   3,079   3,341   2,646   2,342   2,306   1,824   2,120
        Anthropology   312   412   553   453   438   182   139   18   0   0
        Economics   324   253   301   324   437   479   490   678   510   470
        Political science and government   100   112   98   119   109   138   150   162   36   15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   186   0   79   0   0   0   0   0   359   308
        Social sciences nec   806   1,131   1,756   2,183   2,357   1,847   1,563   1,448   919   1,327
      Sciences nec   326   523   2,278   1,037   629   368   172   373   297   172
    Engineering   2,539   2,509   2,134   1,897   2,282   2,376   2,447   3,422   3,741   3,135
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   438   307   213   219   247   226   330   507   806   739
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   878   986   810   649   848   766   875   1,413   1,117   909
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   578   586   497   563   689   742   744   864   565   340
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   645   630   614   466   498   642   498   638   1,253   1,147
    Non-S&E   6,513   6,979   7,222   3,581   2,908   2,615   2,289   2,503   1,168   1,980
      Business management and business administration   262   222   188   179   203   234   181   190   147   449
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   297   296   11   382   407   423   306   425   248   410
      Humanities   1,958   1,046   629   1,082   1,234   1,006   816   853   387   19
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   4   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   445   470   0   480   491   467   399   587   82   24
      Non-S&E nec   3,547   4,936   6,394   1,458   573   485   587   448   304   1,078

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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