Data

U. Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2022–13
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
  All R&D fields   163,204   129,509   95,200   83,317   71,992   63,282   62,549   58,234   53,140   55,443
    Science   72,879   55,769   39,241   36,187   35,244   32,769   35,001   34,453   32,548   31,131
      Computer and information sciences   16,400   12,797   12,836   12,482   11,550   12,047   13,443   14,145   11,756   10,692
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,895   4,302   3,062   1,000   895   828   1,597   903   823   628
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,379   2,847   3,062   996   895   791   1,597   836   823   628
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   3,516   1,455   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   4   0   37   0   67   0   0
      Life sciences   22,348   14,565   8,985   8,452   7,297   5,668   5,174   5,333   4,886   5,081
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,565   5,585   3,602   3,536   3,790   3,406   3,249   3,343   2,895   3,388
        Health sciences   14,749   8,980   5,383   4,869   3,507   2,262   1,925   1,152   984   701
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   37   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified   34   0   0   0   0   0   0   838   1,007   992
      Mathematics and statistics   2,367   1,174   262   179   43   99   127   200   275   375
      Physical sciences   7,524   7,991   6,471   5,815   7,501   6,275   6,841   6,118   6,730   7,647
        Astronomy and astrophysics   198   133   4   63   41   0   0   174   92   404
        Chemistry   4,643   3,853   2,937   3,315   4,382   3,795   4,036   2,851   3,478   4,487
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,683   4,005   3,530   2,437   3,078   2,480   2,805   3,093   3,160   2,756
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,349   5,384   3,030   2,931   2,889   3,394   3,997   3,887   3,601   2,482
      Social sciences   12,938   9,556   4,595   5,328   5,069   4,458   3,822   3,867   4,446   4,098
        Anthropology   1,024   597   114   203   203   179   157   0   0   0
        Economics   4,077   1,938   643   583   292   282   0   340   944   834
        Political science and government   762   727   73   267   312   304   78   108   148   127
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,989   2,367   1,464   1,205   389   472   340   222   125   152
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified   4,086   3,927   2,301   3,070   3,873   3,221   3,247   3,197   3,229   2,985
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified   58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   128
    Engineering   49,885   43,941   33,019   31,845   24,667   19,382   18,394   17,102   15,372   18,597
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4,741   2,139   1,324   1,516   2,182   1,430   1,265   1,264   893   794
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   49   119   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   6,263   4,895   2,592   2,388   1,665   1,378   1,477   1,905   2,676   3,281
      Civil engineering   12,969   12,506   9,222   5,748   7,452   4,535   3,894   3,807   2,908   3,698
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   11,696   10,368   9,242   12,791   5,377   4,426   3,505   3,064   2,809   3,186
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   288   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,166   7,321   5,397   3,806   4,207   3,625   3,094   3,882   2,855   3,864
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   7,043   6,615   4,342   4,124   2,393   2,479   4,761   2,895   2,563   3,404
      Engineering not elsewhere classified   7   97   851   1,353   1,391   1,508   110   285   668   370
    Non-S&E   40,440   29,799   22,940   15,285   12,081   11,131   9,154   6,679   5,220   5,715
      Business management and business administration   12,382   7,702   8,544   6,147   4,198   4,302   4,951   2,442   1,748   2,085
      Communication and communications technologies   2,459   1,117   901   573   1,032   883   861   762   524   0
      Education   10,328   8,337   6,622   3,889   3,770   2,969   1,891   1,738   1,581   1,583
      Humanities   3,936   3,783   555   449   413   313   229   484   352   398
      Law   1,897   2,333   474   0   0   5   76   108   12   0
      Social work   3,975   4,084   3,819   2,966   1,576   1,939   498   513   403   748
      Visual and performing arts   3,107   1,309   783   505   747   447   484   629   597   658
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified   2,356   1,134   1,242   756   345   273   164   3   3   243

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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