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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   1,953,617   1,791,311   1,631,950   1,579,364   1,506,285   1,441,931   1,374,293   1,296,429   864,068   828,350
    Science   1,694,823   1,545,690   1,403,617   1,350,669   1,290,393   1,236,717   1,183,407   1,079,467   782,618   745,969
      Computer and information sciences   21,066   29,513   27,396   26,318   26,968   23,703   20,149   17,589   13,751   15,453
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,293   1,856   1,929   1,760   2,455   1,266   1,935   1,724   1,359   1,976
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,293   1,856   1,929   1,760   2,455   1,266   1,935   1,724   1,270   1,976
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   89   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   1,497,834   1,364,745   1,243,966   1,185,719   1,125,634   1,070,969   1,022,472   942,243   680,065   655,541
        Agricultural sciences   1,109   1,000   1,003   1,140   926   945   918   620   172   202
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,053,560   936,939   835,864   780,497   743,835   727,296   692,343   628,134   205,927   204,651
        Health sciences   412,203   352,904   329,713   326,566   301,611   270,535   262,444   247,503   463,167   440,513
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   30,962   73,902   77,386   77,516   79,262   72,193   66,767   65,986   10,799   10,175
      Mathematics and statistics   8,603   8,921   8,637   6,817   7,432   5,975   7,373   6,173   3,294   2,806
      Physical sciences   72,101   67,341   59,246   58,157   60,150   55,476   46,244   39,426   29,134   25,561
        Astronomy and astrophysics   1,610   1,664   1,305   1,579   1,375   1,486   1,421   0   0   0
        Chemistry   26,793   25,511   23,124   21,246   20,121   18,743   15,403   13,506   10,595   9,423
        Materials science   17,580   15,712   14,089   13,961   14,848   12,145   6,604   6,055   0   0
        Physics   26,118   24,454   20,728   21,371   23,806   23,102   22,816   19,865   18,539   16,138
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   17,413   16,035   15,250   15,854   14,222   18,872   21,397   20,638   22,774   14,926
      Social sciences   66,203   53,759   46,021   51,374   49,088   49,776   48,579   41,676   25,956   24,786
        Anthropology   1,428   1,484   1,378   1,167   872   959   1,491   729   0   0
        Economics   3,866   5,988   5,756   6,148   5,980   5,541   4,977   3,986   1,242   1,188
        Political science and government   6,277   3,393   3,782   4,260   4,705   4,360   2,015   191   4,512   3,954
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   26,778   22,405   19,644   23,377   22,400   23,300   21,052   20,400   5,378   7,943
        Social sciences nec   27,854   20,489   15,461   16,422   15,131   15,616   19,044   16,370   14,824   11,701
      Sciences nec   9,310   3,520   1,172   4,670   4,444   10,680   15,258   9,998   6,285   4,920
    Engineering   112,740   106,282   88,937   82,299   78,444   67,574   64,279   61,366   46,031   46,345
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   34,022   30,184   25,127   20,457   22,871   19,199   15,979   15,886   10,898   8,969
      Chemical engineering   11,657   9,817   10,192   9,194   10,328   9,682   9,911   7,468   4,383   4,152
      Civil engineering   15   12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   25,931   23,441   19,676   16,788   15,628   14,338   14,850   18,657   14,673   15,633
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19,885   24,366   20,591   22,352   20,673   15,403   15,212   11,719   8,333   6,509
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6,625   8,811
      Engineering nec   21,230   18,462   13,351   13,508   8,944   8,952   8,327   7,636   1,119   2,271
    Non-S&E   146,054   139,339   139,396   146,396   137,448   137,640   126,607   155,596   35,419   36,036
      Business management and business administration   79,067   80,722   84,856   89,756   75,828   76,729   63,576   47,397   10,454   11,728
      Communication and communications technologies   11,225   8,837   7,313   6,079   5,222   7,018   8,989   8,564   7,038   6,710
      Education   15,332   13,885   14,518   16,188   19,993   18,519   18,428   14,214   7,212   7,997
      Humanities   11,402   10,078   7,361   9,065   8,913   8,308   7,673   3,903   3,078   2,800
      Law   12,108   12,920   11,239   12,632   14,634   13,091   15,628   13,299   2,083   1,726
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4,298   3,494
      Visual and performing arts   3,921   3,622   3,076   2,918   3,099   3,196   2,985   3,709   1,256   1,581
      Non-S&E nec   12,999   9,275   11,033   9,758   9,759   10,779   9,328   64,510   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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