Data

U. Maryland, Baltimore County

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   150,908   144,262   110,319   84,418   83,867   80,632   71,481   70,406   70,166   68,688
    Science   128,324   121,656   92,617   74,990   72,998   68,489   61,643   55,851   54,148   55,426
      Computer and information sciences   19,835   17,976   13,685   12,102   11,590   8,065   6,352   2,577   1,607   7,620
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35,792   34,435   20,378   15,087   15,158   13,585   20,275   22,836   21,300   15,794
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   26,488   25,829   9,157   1,599   1,988   1,366   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,662   3,998   8,487   10,678   10,880   9,718   15,023   16,924   14,861   15,794
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   5,478   4,275   2,445   2,208   1,957   1,995   5,252   5,912   6,439   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   164   333   289   602   333   506   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   15,277   14,790   13,643   10,033   11,478   11,834   4,888   3,498   3,748   11,710
        Agricultural sciences   395   449   693   803   846   738   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   12,690   12,972   12,314   8,953   9,422   8,282   4,888   3,498   3,748   11,710
        Health sciences   847   320   259   22   934   2,446   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   748   764   190   64   50   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   597   285   187   191   226   368   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,374   2,353   1,893   428   729   592   1,467   1,017   1,013   1,096
      Physical sciences   25,941   25,604   20,806   19,202   18,278   17,039   13,821   14,000   13,934   6,614
        Astronomy and astrophysics   17,037   15,705   12,573   13,537   13,778   12,299   7,807   7,572   7,718   0
        Chemistry   4,523   4,802   2,934   2,106   1,558   1,714   3,977   4,930   3,925   3,572
        Materials science   102   468   613   690   189   284   0   0   0   0
        Physics   4,255   4,629   4,686   2,869   2,753   2,742   2,037   1,498   2,291   3,042
        Physical sciences nec   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,292   3,086   1,891   1,491   1,973   2,046   2,019   1,168   1,257   2,008
      Social sciences   21,872   20,411   17,891   14,413   11,597   13,139   10,521   9,104   9,907   10,266
        Anthropology   191   146   117   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,442   1,295   924   265   124   202   342   17   2   0
        Political science and government   988   1,004   744   46   135   462   7,674   8,530   8,765   10,191
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,347   1,173   955   281   686   725   1,054   86   28   75
        Social sciences nec   17,904   16,793   15,151   13,821   10,652   11,750   1,451   471   1,112   0
      Sciences nec   3,941   3,001   2,430   2,234   2,195   2,189   2,300   1,651   1,382   318
    Engineering   10,580   10,631   8,140   6,668   6,671   8,429   8,715   14,075   15,256   12,518
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   150   486   589   818   305   46   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,350   2,479   2,246   1,938   2,509   3,303   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,015   482   372   658   865   1,089   5,369   6,048   6,543   5,018
      Civil engineering   314   977   725   585   232   426   868   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,207   2,784   1,447   843   1,056   1,541   1,175   6,299   6,761   5,824
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   258   240   303   124   22   46   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,184   2,455   1,336   715   869   1,297   1,281   1,728   1,914   1,676
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   78   82   194   138   85   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   1,024   646   928   849   728   681   22   0   38   0
    Non-S&E   12,004   11,975   9,562   2,760   4,198   3,714   1,123   480   762   744
      Business management and business administration   437   532   28   11   1,198   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   437   266   29   0   0   3   6   18   13   0
      Education   2,884   4,172   3,669   1,955   449   2,161   728   109   422   112
      Humanities   5,350   4,401   3,358   100   89   525   260   226   208   113
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   76   0   0   0   0
      Social work   431   340   186   27   0   34   3   21   4   9
      Visual and performing arts   1,852   1,405   1,022   220   143   188   126   106   115   250
      Non-S&E nec   613   859   1,270   447   2,319   727   0   0   0   260

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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