Data

U. Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa

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   184,880   163,204   129,509   95,200   83,317   71,992   63,282   62,549   58,234   53,140
    Science   92,834   72,879   55,769   39,241   36,187   35,244   32,769   35,001   34,453   32,548
      Computer and information sciences   18,813   16,400   12,797   12,836   12,482   11,550   12,047   13,443   14,145   11,756
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   16,822   5,895   4,302   3,062   1,000   895   828   1,597   903   823
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   14,248   2,379   2,847   3,062   996   895   791   1,597   836   823
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   2,574   3,516   1,455   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   4   0   37   0   67   0
      Life sciences   23,853   22,348   14,565   8,985   8,452   7,297   5,668   5,174   5,333   4,886
        Agricultural sciences   11   0   0   0   10   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   10,055   7,565   5,585   3,602   3,536   3,790   3,406   3,249   3,343   2,895
        Health sciences   13,736   14,749   8,980   5,383   4,869   3,507   2,262   1,925   1,152   984
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   37   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   51   34   0   0   0   0   0   0   838   1,007
      Mathematics and statistics   2,918   2,367   1,174   262   179   43   99   127   200   275
      Physical sciences   11,124   7,524   7,991   6,471   5,815   7,501   6,275   6,841   6,118   6,730
        Astronomy and astrophysics   271   198   133   4   63   41   0   0   174   92
        Chemistry   7,938   4,643   3,853   2,937   3,315   4,382   3,795   4,036   2,851   3,478
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,911   2,683   4,005   3,530   2,437   3,078   2,480   2,805   3,093   3,160
        Physical sciences nec   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   5,690   5,349   5,384   3,030   2,931   2,889   3,394   3,997   3,887   3,601
      Social sciences   13,350   12,938   9,556   4,595   5,328   5,069   4,458   3,822   3,867   4,446
        Anthropology   792   1,024   597   114   203   203   179   157   0   0
        Economics   3,707   4,077   1,938   643   583   292   282   0   340   944
        Political science and government   898   762   727   73   267   312   304   78   108   148
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,908   2,989   2,367   1,464   1,205   389   472   340   222   125
        Social sciences nec   5,045   4,086   3,927   2,301   3,070   3,873   3,221   3,247   3,197   3,229
      Sciences nec   264   58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31
    Engineering   51,029   49,885   43,941   33,019   31,845   24,667   19,382   18,394   17,102   15,372
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4,665   4,741   2,139   1,324   1,516   2,182   1,430   1,265   1,264   893
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   49   119   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   6,647   6,263   4,895   2,592   2,388   1,665   1,378   1,477   1,905   2,676
      Civil engineering   15,198   12,969   12,506   9,222   5,748   7,452   4,535   3,894   3,807   2,908
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,299   11,696   10,368   9,242   12,791   5,377   4,426   3,505   3,064   2,809
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   288   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7,056   7,166   7,321   5,397   3,806   4,207   3,625   3,094   3,882   2,855
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   6,473   7,043   6,615   4,342   4,124   2,393   2,479   4,761   2,895   2,563
      Engineering nec   691   7   97   851   1,353   1,391   1,508   110   285   668
    Non-S&E   41,017   40,440   29,799   22,940   15,285   12,081   11,131   9,154   6,679   5,220
      Business management and business administration   11,919   12,382   7,702   8,544   6,147   4,198   4,302   4,951   2,442   1,748
      Communication and communications technologies   2,675   2,459   1,117   901   573   1,032   883   861   762   524
      Education   9,731   10,328   8,337   6,622   3,889   3,770   2,969   1,891   1,738   1,581
      Humanities   4,813   3,936   3,783   555   449   413   313   229   484   352
      Law   2,076   1,897   2,333   474   0   0   5   76   108   12
      Social work   4,557   3,975   4,084   3,819   2,966   1,576   1,939   498   513   403
      Visual and performing arts   2,803   3,107   1,309   783   505   747   447   484   629   597
      Non-S&E nec   2,443   2,356   1,134   1,242   756   345   273   164   3   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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