Data

U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa

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   221,235   184,880   163,204   129,509   95,200   83,317   71,992   63,282   62,549   58,234
    Science   111,268   92,834   72,879   55,769   39,241   36,187   35,244   32,769   35,001   34,453
      Computer and information sciences   17,105   18,813   16,400   12,797   12,836   12,482   11,550   12,047   13,443   14,145
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35,455   16,822   5,895   4,302   3,062   1,000   895   828   1,597   903
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   524   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   31,808   14,248   2,379   2,847   3,062   996   895   791   1,597   836
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   1,684   2,574   3,516   1,455   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,439   0   0   0   0   4   0   37   0   67
      Life sciences   22,097   23,853   22,348   14,565   8,985   8,452   7,297   5,668   5,174   5,333
        Agricultural sciences   5   11   0   0   0   10   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,066   10,055   7,565   5,585   3,602   3,536   3,790   3,406   3,249   3,343
        Health sciences   14,099   13,736   14,749   8,980   5,383   4,869   3,507   2,262   1,925   1,152
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   37   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   927   51   34   0   0   0   0   0   0   838
      Mathematics and statistics   2,599   2,918   2,367   1,174   262   179   43   99   127   200
      Physical sciences   14,912   11,124   7,524   7,991   6,471   5,815   7,501   6,275   6,841   6,118
        Astronomy and astrophysics   103   271   198   133   4   63   41   0   0   174
        Chemistry   8,727   7,938   4,643   3,853   2,937   3,315   4,382   3,795   4,036   2,851
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   6,082   2,911   2,683   4,005   3,530   2,437   3,078   2,480   2,805   3,093
        Physical sciences nec   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   7,374   5,690   5,349   5,384   3,030   2,931   2,889   3,394   3,997   3,887
      Social sciences   10,449   13,350   12,938   9,556   4,595   5,328   5,069   4,458   3,822   3,867
        Anthropology   910   792   1,024   597   114   203   203   179   157   0
        Economics   1,079   3,707   4,077   1,938   643   583   292   282   0   340
        Political science and government   0   898   762   727   73   267   312   304   78   108
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,216   2,908   2,989   2,367   1,464   1,205   389   472   340   222
        Social sciences nec   7,244   5,045   4,086   3,927   2,301   3,070   3,873   3,221   3,247   3,197
      Sciences nec   1,277   264   58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   62,000   51,029   49,885   43,941   33,019   31,845   24,667   19,382   18,394   17,102
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,204   4,665   4,741   2,139   1,324   1,516   2,182   1,430   1,265   1,264
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   49   119   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   8,646   6,647   6,263   4,895   2,592   2,388   1,665   1,378   1,477   1,905
      Civil engineering   20,148   15,198   12,969   12,506   9,222   5,748   7,452   4,535   3,894   3,807
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   9,831   10,299   11,696   10,368   9,242   12,791   5,377   4,426   3,505   3,064
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   288   0
      Mechanical engineering   9,326   7,056   7,166   7,321   5,397   3,806   4,207   3,625   3,094   3,882
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   9,082   6,473   7,043   6,615   4,342   4,124   2,393   2,479   4,761   2,895
      Engineering nec   1,763   691   7   97   851   1,353   1,391   1,508   110   285
    Non-S&E   47,967   41,017   40,440   29,799   22,940   15,285   12,081   11,131   9,154   6,679
      Business management and business administration   17,700   11,919   12,382   7,702   8,544   6,147   4,198   4,302   4,951   2,442
      Communication and communications technologies   3,477   2,675   2,459   1,117   901   573   1,032   883   861   762
      Education   9,104   9,731   10,328   8,337   6,622   3,889   3,770   2,969   1,891   1,738
      Humanities   5,167   4,813   3,936   3,783   555   449   413   313   229   484
      Law   2,078   2,076   1,897   2,333   474   0   0   5   76   108
      Social work   1,565   4,557   3,975   4,084   3,819   2,966   1,576   1,939   498   513
      Visual and performing arts   2,357   2,803   3,107   1,309   783   505   747   447   484   629
      Non-S&E nec   6,519   2,443   2,356   1,134   1,242   756   345   273   164   3

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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