Data

U. California, Merced

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   62,279   48,147   45,964   45,966   44,890   38,226   35,093   29,370   29,688   23,916
    Science   34,053   31,448   26,013   28,230   28,759   22,841   20,625   17,371   18,500   14,950
      Computer and information sciences   1,864   1,387   1,134   194   157   41   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   3,811   4,454   3,849   2,943   2,916   3,165   2,459   2,576   2,286   2,920
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   283   374   126   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,082   1,675   1,621   2,943   2,916   3,165   2,459   2,576   2,286   2,920
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   38   12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,408   2,393   2,102   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   10,265   10,814   9,742   9,333   10,943   7,725   6,353   5,307   5,903   5,692
        Agricultural sciences   621   697   201   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   5,554   5,113   5,096   7,563   8,620   5,880   4,809   4,598   5,407   5,309
        Health sciences   3,520   4,176   3,956   1,770   2,323   1,845   1,542   709   496   383
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   570   828   489   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,650   1,863   2,139   3,047   2,299   1,323   1,021   1,121   868   726
      Physical sciences   6,930   6,863   5,753   7,593   7,307   6,260   6,530   4,718   5,714   2,800
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,343   3,759   2,919   2,630   3,653   2,280   3,087   2,654   3,821   1,570
        Materials science   0   0   0   1,862   1,464   1,331   1,184   0   0   0
        Physics   3,118   2,663   2,344   3,101   2,190   2,649   2,259   2,064   1,893   1,230
        Physical sciences nec   469   441   490   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   365   493   424   1,712   1,284   724   802   1,460   1,548   864
      Social sciences   4,460   2,936   1,816   2,988   3,065   2,770   3,454   2,189   2,181   1,948
        Anthropology   96   166   72   217   183   243   466   0   0   0
        Economics   461   220   285   358   325   220   267   188   255   188
        Political science and government   990   637   289   248   449   372   209   233   301   277
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,150   1,510   1,030   443   307   300   301   142   139   167
        Social sciences nec   763   403   140   1,722   1,801   1,635   2,211   1,626   1,486   1,316
      Sciences nec   4,708   2,638   1,156   420   788   833   6   0   0   0
    Engineering   21,052   11,997   13,854   15,191   13,852   12,912   11,823   9,814   9,778   7,662
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,450   2,079   2,352   1,316   1,939   1,729   2,764   1,182   1,452   584
      Chemical engineering   138   82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   325   142   223   6,763   6,382   5,846   4,666   3,526   3,992   3,194
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   888   1,137   1,482   1,632   1,602   1,726   1,614
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,288   3,588   4,870   5,126   3,777   3,526   2,432   1,956   1,899   1,633
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,968   1,254   971   0   0   0   0   1,422   665   637
      Engineering nec   11,883   4,852   5,438   1,098   617   329   329   126   44   0
    Non-S&E   7,174   4,702   6,097   2,545   2,279   2,473   2,645   2,185   1,410   1,304
      Business management and business administration   450   355   536   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   103   14   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   829   1,032   3,691   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   1,426   925   588   436   521   913   1,130   1,003   524   362
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   712   672   442   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,612   1,704   837   2,109   1,758   1,560   1,515   1,182   886   942

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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