Data

Towson 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   19,215   17,198   8,788   3,794   3,612   3,423   3,194   2,834   2,303   3,153
    Science   15,044   11,822   6,225   3,290   3,259   3,245   3,033   2,593   1,945   2,200
      Computer and information sciences   4,640   2,485   1,204   530   603   500   517   736   613   489
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   657   508   654   481   709   653   650   528   151   166
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   642   508   654   481   709   653   650   528   151   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   166
      Life sciences   4,462   3,100   1,816   914   836   914   710   761   579   677
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   76   80   0   0   68
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,340   1,709   824   450   531   626   401   562   430   466
        Health sciences   1,554   1,167   839   432   295   212   201   190   113   8
        Natural resources and conservation   556   152   151   32   10   0   0   0   36   0
        Life sciences nec   12   72   2   0   0   0   28   9   0   135
      Mathematics and statistics   950   899   269   191   179   84   48   58   11   16
      Physical sciences   2,466   1,576   880   723   476   787   898   364   513   397
        Astronomy and astrophysics   243   187   119   25   39   100   50   12   0   164
        Chemistry   856   926   455   420   246   218   217   199   442   179
        Materials science   207   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,114   187   306   278   191   446   584   153   71   54
        Physical sciences nec   46   276   0   0   0   23   47   0   0   0
      Psychology   483   923   586   213   192   104   86   105   72   129
      Social sciences   1,374   2,217   816   238   264   198   124   41   6   292
        Anthropology   162   2   44   38   134   8   6   0   0   0
        Economics   305   691   242   83   41   26   12   14   0   0
        Political science and government   241   297   81   21   15   35   25   12   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   366   69   107   15   33   4   3   3   6   232
        Social sciences nec   300   1,158   342   81   41   125   78   12   0   60
      Sciences nec   12   114   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   34
    Engineering   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0
    Non-S&E   4,160   5,376   2,563   504   353   178   161   241   358   953
      Business management and business administration   895   1,091   744   123   134   94   38   29   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   434   566   181   26   13   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   1,116   1,252   567   98   35   27   89   72   201   700
      Humanities   455   1,098   497   103   28   19   13   32   0   0
      Law   0   3   25   0   0   0   0   0   54   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   911   781   460   46   81   25   8   15   1   0
      Non-S&E nec   349   585   89   108   62   13   13   93   102   253

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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