Data

U. California, Merced

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   77,233   62,279   48,147   45,964   45,966   44,890   38,226   35,093   29,370   29,688
    Science   51,487   34,053   31,448   26,013   28,230   28,759   22,841   20,625   17,371   18,500
      Computer and information sciences   2,909   1,864   1,387   1,134   194   157   41   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,713   3,811   4,454   3,849   2,943   2,916   3,165   2,459   2,576   2,286
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   1,198   283   374   126   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,509   2,082   1,675   1,621   2,943   2,916   3,165   2,459   2,576   2,286
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   57   38   12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   1,949   1,408   2,393   2,102   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   15,177   10,265   10,814   9,742   9,333   10,943   7,725   6,353   5,307   5,903
        Agricultural sciences   900   621   697   201   0   0   0   2   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   8,541   5,554   5,113   5,096   7,563   8,620   5,880   4,809   4,598   5,407
        Health sciences   4,980   3,520   4,176   3,956   1,770   2,323   1,845   1,542   709   496
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   756   570   828   489   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,677   1,650   1,863   2,139   3,047   2,299   1,323   1,021   1,121   868
      Physical sciences   8,589   6,930   6,863   5,753   7,593   7,307   6,260   6,530   4,718   5,714
        Astronomy and astrophysics   122   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,121   3,343   3,759   2,919   2,630   3,653   2,280   3,087   2,654   3,821
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   1,862   1,464   1,331   1,184   0   0
        Physics   3,720   3,118   2,663   2,344   3,101   2,190   2,649   2,259   2,064   1,893
        Physical sciences nec   626   469   441   490   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   883   365   493   424   1,712   1,284   724   802   1,460   1,548
      Social sciences   11,890   4,460   2,936   1,816   2,988   3,065   2,770   3,454   2,189   2,181
        Anthropology   60   96   166   72   217   183   243   466   0   0
        Economics   4,285   461   220   285   358   325   220   267   188   255
        Political science and government   910   990   637   289   248   449   372   209   233   301
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3,707   2,150   1,510   1,030   443   307   300   301   142   139
        Social sciences nec   2,928   763   403   140   1,722   1,801   1,635   2,211   1,626   1,486
      Sciences nec   3,649   4,708   2,638   1,156   420   788   833   6   0   0
    Engineering   18,045   21,052   11,997   13,854   15,191   13,852   12,912   11,823   9,814   9,778
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   108   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,529   2,450   2,079   2,352   1,316   1,939   1,729   2,764   1,182   1,452
      Chemical engineering   216   138   82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   999   325   142   223   6,763   6,382   5,846   4,666   3,526   3,992
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   108   0   0   0   888   1,137   1,482   1,632   1,602   1,726
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,200   4,288   3,588   4,870   5,126   3,777   3,526   2,432   1,956   1,899
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   2,225   1,968   1,254   971   0   0   0   0   1,422   665
      Engineering nec   7,660   11,883   4,852   5,438   1,098   617   329   329   126   44
    Non-S&E   7,701   7,174   4,702   6,097   2,545   2,279   2,473   2,645   2,185   1,410
      Business management and business administration   614   450   355   536   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   207   103   14   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   647   829   1,032   3,691   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   1,500   1,426   925   588   436   521   913   1,130   1,003   524
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   302   42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   138   712   672   442   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   4,293   3,612   1,704   837   2,109   1,758   1,560   1,515   1,182   886

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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