Data

Old Dominion 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   71,334   64,877   62,332   65,704   67,425   60,321   67,990   70,054   65,092   67,037
    Science   34,103   31,607   32,667   32,993   40,564   34,673   35,549   34,282   24,431   29,257
      Computer and information sciences   3,127   2,672   2,693   2,196   2,530   1,778   1,755   1,710   1,316   1,137
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,434   3,787   3,775   4,166   4,907   5,151   5,214   5,222   4,758   6,306
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   4,259   3,787   3,775   4,166   4,907   5,151   5,214   5,222   4,758   6,306
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   175   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   13,232   12,010   15,041   14,463   14,668   14,020   13,104   11,212   8,165   9,788
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   4,710   4,660   8,798   9,611   9,952   9,337   6,057   5,387   5,040   6,031
        Health sciences   7,926   7,244   5,972   4,585   4,708   4,683   7,047   5,823   3,112   2,711
        Natural resources and conservation   596   106   271   267   8   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   13   1,046
      Mathematics and statistics   1,043   857   1,097   1,239   7,507   3,994   4,323   4,616   727   882
      Physical sciences   8,733   8,410   7,021   7,028   7,547   6,562   7,626   6,854   6,363   7,598
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,024   3,241   2,470   2,297   2,838   2,687   3,249   2,519   2,374   2,696
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,709   5,169   4,551   4,731   4,709   3,875   4,377   4,335   3,989   4,902
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,647   1,526   1,381   1,419   1,126   1,564   1,443   1,659   1,530   1,938
      Social sciences   1,887   2,345   1,659   2,482   2,279   1,501   856   545   274   430
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   216   288   237   348   202   165   83   171   1   209
        Political science and government   411   381   163   650   688   108   35   101   54   139
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   36   257   61   87   269   952   494   32   32   21
        Social sciences nec   1,224   1,419   1,198   1,397   1,120   276   244   241   187   61
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   103   1,228   2,464   1,298   1,178
    Engineering   32,001   28,288   25,811   25,869   19,294   17,074   19,086   18,815   23,987   23,575
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,264   1,485   1,394   2,153   1,746   1,444   4,156   3,934   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   1,438   1,088   1,081   1,315   1,804   2,124   3,943   3,964   8,613   8,223
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,247   8,687   7,408   5,403   6,794   6,291   7,785   7,970   7,870   6,707
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   16,795   14,708   13,738   9,614   513   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,257   2,320   2,188   2,566   1,049   1,326   3,202   2,947   7,504   8,645
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   2   4,818   7,388   5,889   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   5,230   4,982   3,854   6,842   7,567   8,574   13,355   16,957   16,674   14,205
      Business management and business administration   709   479   310   365   666   1,072   478   621   383   532
      Communication and communications technologies   0   13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   3,921   2,959   3,211   5,761   6,683   6,434   11,494   15,060   14,884   12,276
      Humanities   317   210   67   311   176   356   168   106   310   238
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   13   15   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   116   81   0   214   3   100   9   51   12   143
      Non-S&E nec   167   1,240   266   191   39   599   1,191   1,119   1,085   1,016

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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