Data

U. Massachusetts, Boston

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   70,978   65,215   63,723   64,219   62,018   61,473   70,019   64,223   62,374   61,186
    Science   42,493   36,535   35,855   35,621   37,743   32,645   36,380   34,422   29,872   29,788
      Computer and information sciences   1,944   1,996   2,709   1,242   1,949   1,926   2,308   2,536   2,733   3,048
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,352   3,666   2,960   3,848   5,249   6,451   6,587   6,696   4,463   4,164
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   13   98   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,184   1,818   1,166   1,370   1,431   2,104   2,064   2,601   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   2,150   1,833   1,781   2,364   3,808   4,319   4,523   4,095   4,201   3,978
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   18   15   0   16   10   28   0   0   262   186
      Life sciences   12,213   8,974   8,612   8,950   9,692   8,722   11,478   10,872   9,362   9,922
        Agricultural sciences   200   84   6   40   0   0   0   0   124   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   6,104   5,026   4,438   4,610   5,118   3,996   3,242   3,226   3,305   2,913
        Health sciences   3,457   3,063   3,061   3,320   3,766   4,395   8,060   7,447   1,358   2,294
        Natural resources and conservation   2,452   801   1,107   980   808   262   3   112   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   69   173   87   4,575   4,715
      Mathematics and statistics   820   541   486   449   298   83   188   112   27   101
      Physical sciences   3,981   3,076   4,174   3,584   3,363   2,273   1,763   1,726   2,147   2,169
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,153   1,923   2,695   2,370   1,983   1,252   858   924   1,267   1,073
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,828   1,153   1,479   1,214   1,380   1,021   905   802   880   1,096
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,030   5,519   4,292   4,361   4,622   2,932   3,356   3,929   3,255   3,301
      Social sciences   12,589   12,312   12,178   12,734   12,035   9,475   10,262   8,089   7,323   6,658
        Anthropology   658   702   648   822   713   812   1,316   760   0   0
        Economics   59   110   106   223   291   179   210   130   232   165
        Political science and government   2,546   3,039   3,199   3,128   4,335   3,736   4,222   2,541   3,387   3,727
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   5,590   5,119   4,846   5,557   4,380   3,265   3,015   3,649   2,784   1,789
        Social sciences nec   3,736   3,342   3,379   3,004   2,316   1,483   1,499   1,009   920   977
      Sciences nec   564   451   444   453   535   783   438   462   562   425
    Engineering   1,298   1,218   1,266   1,206   1,255   1,220   1,549   798   433   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   74   24   63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   22   0   0   0   0   0   53   146   38   37
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   884   865   907   937   1,027   1,220   1,496   652   395   196
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   318   319   296   269   228   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   27,187   27,462   26,602   27,392   23,020   27,608   32,090   29,003   32,069   31,165
      Business management and business administration   662   541   670   990   1,390   2,489   2,706   1,651   1,637   1,079
      Communication and communications technologies   44   42   10   6   8   5   11   6   0   54
      Education   24,972   25,315   24,425   24,700   20,078   24,423   26,550   24,176   27,602   25,500
      Humanities   872   842   1,005   1,179   831   187   342   306   387   556
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   224   233   168   176   461   192   145   369   570   1,016
      Visual and performing arts   412   462   256   227   60   27   36   17   51   85
      Non-S&E nec   1   27   68   114   192   285   2,300   2,478   1,822   2,875

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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