Data

U. Denver

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   53,484   45,561   38,751   41,349   36,551   27,270   22,289   21,326   16,116   18,183
    Science   26,013   21,062   17,815   18,151   17,632   17,626   13,387   12,571   7,760   7,932
      Computer and information sciences   511   78   22   99   111   48   145   397   111   207
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   110   96   52   168   186   108   99   40   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   62   96   52   168   186   108   99   40   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   7,747   5,422   5,347   4,889   4,388   3,838   2,836   2,179   936   1,394
        Agricultural sciences   47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,068   5,332   5,277   4,591   4,137   3,682   2,711   2,179   936   1,394
        Health sciences   576   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   56   90   70   298   251   156   125   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   106   243   80   120   123   206   193   210   317   309
      Physical sciences   2,249   4,420   3,977   4,913   4,083   4,589   4,273   3,030   2,589   2,982
        Astronomy and astrophysics   67   0   100   143   118   13   211   190   137   291
        Chemistry   1,240   2,670   2,647   3,314   2,818   2,944   3,278   2,316   1,930   1,812
        Materials science   79   0   0   0   0   0   0   110   0   0
        Physics   848   1,750   1,230   1,456   1,147   1,632   784   414   522   879
        Physical sciences nec   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   8,183   7,261   6,659   5,870   5,002   5,096   3,077   3,957   3,663   2,951
      Social sciences   7,023   3,542   1,678   2,092   3,739   3,741   2,764   2,758   144   89
        Anthropology   95   65   253   141   55   41   37   54   0   0
        Economics   56   0   0   0   0   30   67   222   0   0
        Political science and government   420   3,230   1,272   1,423   3,205   2,921   1,301   975   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   115   57   153   7   27   0   48   21   0   0
        Social sciences nec   6,337   190   0   521   452   749   1,311   1,486   144   89
      Sciences nec   84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   3,612   3,632   3,558   4,461   4,010   3,992   4,940   4,287   2,854   3,284
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45   246
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   584   1,841   2,155   2,108   1,757   1,576   1,944   1,051   664   745
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   224   194   0   242   205   136   266   400   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   737   1,008   486   1,152   1,115   1,404   1,997   2,019   1,281   1,214
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1,378   0   0   0   0   0   301   301   125   381
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   332   589   917   959   933   876   432   516   324   678
      Engineering nec   357   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   415   20
    Non-S&E   23,859   20,867   17,378   18,737   14,909   5,652   3,962   4,468   5,502   6,967
      Business management and business administration   0   128   95   29   33   20   91   44   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   32   8   77   110   126   37   2   3   0   0
      Education   6,544   6,354   7,217   7,724   5,465   3,223   2,985   3,589   3,432   4,377
      Humanities   507   190   0   14   7   42   82   59   0   0
      Law   292   233   234   148   176   196   87   107   487   648
      Social work   14,695   13,913   9,755   10,613   9,023   2,011   595   618   1,583   1,942
      Visual and performing arts   774   41   0   99   79   123   0   48   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,015   0   0   0   0   0   120   0   0   0

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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