Data

U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth

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   42,352   42,018   33,136   28,729   26,836   28,036   26,626   26,102   26,824   26,776
    Science   28,939   28,594   23,372   19,937   17,382   18,790   17,132   16,670   17,653   16,737
      Computer and information sciences   3,359   3,116   2,552   1,718   1,572   1,393   973   601   1,049   304
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   16,218   16,141   13,329   12,196   10,917   11,550   11,084   10,591   10,508   10,225
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   16,218   16,141   13,329   12,196   10,915   11,550   11,084   10,591   10,508   10,225
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   3,371   3,229   2,620   1,834   1,467   2,062   2,304   2,217   2,537   2,093
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   2,142   1,935   2,225   1,725   1,390   1,956   2,181   2,074   2,217   1,886
        Health sciences   1,229   1,294   395   109   77   106   123   143   320   58
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   149
      Mathematics and statistics   2,139   2,210   1,417   1,497   717   1,026   801   846   875   1,001
      Physical sciences   3,681   3,547   3,290   2,650   2,116   1,755   1,208   1,217   1,358   1,918
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   116
        Chemistry   2,618   2,378   2,435   1,934   1,601   1,314   996   949   840   1,315
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   16   0   0   0   69   0
        Physics   1,049   1,014   843   716   499   441   212   268   337   487
        Physical sciences nec   14   155   12   0   0   0   0   0   112   0
      Psychology   1   38   0   0   94   156   188   344   500   358
      Social sciences   170   313   164   42   499   848   574   854   824   536
        Anthropology   0   0   0   12   0   20   3   12   201   0
        Economics   1   121   1   2   4   53   8   149   20   8
        Political science and government   4   0   0   6   18   31   9   6   3   8
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   7   0   0   105   131   0   101   8   86
        Social sciences nec   165   185   163   22   372   613   554   586   592   434
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   302
    Engineering   12,418   11,936   8,480   8,049   7,944   7,764   7,404   7,666   6,710   7,138
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   1,627   1,183   1,036   1,226   1,214   1,474   809   812   984   1,208
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   3,196   2,686   2,038   1,644   2,267   2,662   2,853   3,088   1,828   1,682
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,370   4,349   2,827   2,710   2,796   1,914   1,926   2,449   2,595   2,973
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2,854   3,266   2,295   2,460   1,667   1,530   1,720   1,070   1,050   1,004
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   8
      Engineering nec   371   452   284   9   0   184   96   246   253   263
    Non-S&E   995   1,488   1,284   743   1,510   1,482   2,090   1,766   2,461   2,901
      Business management and business administration   0   4   13   11   11   295   172   233   413   570
      Communication and communications technologies   14   4   229   10   115   29   0   0   0   0
      Education   887   1,054   1,002   720   1,159   588   969   791   472   1,737
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   511   694   616   708   260
      Law   0   0   11   2   0   0   0   0   0   116
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   79   157   28   0   12   59   93   27   340   9
      Non-S&E nec   15   269   1   0   213   0   162   99   528   209

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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