Data

U. Nebraska, Omaha

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   30,841   24,259   19,006   16,134   14,302   12,943   12,061   10,459   9,422   9,222
    Science   27,266   21,383   16,503   11,683   10,782   10,472   9,858   8,180   5,247   6,424
      Computer and information sciences   5,913   4,810   2,588   3,185   3,287   2,287   2,021   1,877   2,389   2,537
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   177   56   34   18   7   113   86   74   32   73
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   177   56   34   18   7   16   6   30   23   65
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   97   80   44   9   8
      Life sciences   7,248   7,982   7,208   5,892   4,020   4,641   5,343   4,341   1,196   1,178
        Agricultural sciences   273   63   52   84   1   6   0   0   0   8
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,737   1,778   1,034   2,254   1,165   948   1,170   1,260   731   696
        Health sciences   5,212   6,129   6,071   3,445   2,599   3,549   3,970   2,999   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   26   10   19   31   18   24   15   5   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   2   32   78   237   114   188   77   465   474
      Mathematics and statistics   652   459   468   200   333   304   183   29   173   179
      Physical sciences   556   180   76   62   169   223   310   314   261   317
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   26   3   2   2   34   75   112   45   65
        Materials science   79   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
        Physics   477   154   73   58   167   189   232   202   198   192
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   60
      Psychology   221   215   456   405   471   534   416   238   191   228
      Social sciences   3,291   2,807   2,324   1,856   2,475   1,938   1,369   1,247   1,005   1,392
        Anthropology   89   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   12   11   91   0   14   76   9   12   0   70
        Political science and government   249   219   34   84   779   723   518   369   345   539
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   270   245   31   55   193   130   70   47   104   92
        Social sciences nec   2,671   2,317   2,168   1,717   1,489   1,009   772   819   556   691
      Sciences nec   9,208   4,874   3,349   65   20   432   130   60   0   520
    Engineering   1,782   1,510   1,051   1,195   993   515   779   913   1,441   1,216
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   317   390   329   539   708   478   777   871   1,184   991
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   783   536   283   147   227   24   2   37   229   200
      Chemical engineering   49   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   633   536   354   482   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   84   26   58   13   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   18   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   0   26   0   0   0   0   0   5   28   25
    Non-S&E   1,793   1,366   1,452   3,256   2,527   1,956   1,424   1,366   2,734   1,582
      Business management and business administration   140   56   67   667   408   444   354   435   1,071   648
      Communication and communications technologies   6   0   0   0   0   0   23   19   18   20
      Education   771   322   550   1,632   1,241   642   250   242   358   198
      Humanities   112   26   8   21   29   75   63   55   513   71
      Law   0   0   0   0   3   0   25   55   348   496
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   132   182   112   46
      Visual and performing arts   21   23   7   46   4   18   15   20   189   24
      Non-S&E nec   743   939   820   890   842   777   562   358   125   79

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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