Data

Virginia Commonwealth U.

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   524,295   465,976   411,729   364,096   283,874   255,648   246,190   235,464   225,999   218,925
    Science   380,574   352,883   299,082   259,620   225,778   204,810   202,495   187,681   185,899   184,028
      Computer and information sciences   5,397   5,371   7,054   6,270   2,138   1,286   1,331   893   601   382
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   315   181   269   278   354   871   1,196   1,220   1,115   1,027
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   105   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   315   181   164   278   354   871   1,196   1,220   1,115   1,027
      Life sciences   349,758   321,581   272,134   233,486   206,550   185,744   181,220   167,275   167,768   164,136
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   82,036   80,445   72,528   72,971   53,656   50,240   46,022   46,806   49,583   48,445
        Health sciences   242,318   216,047   177,716   140,319   137,007   121,490   124,616   110,178   106,156   93,688
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   25,404   25,089   21,890   20,196   15,887   14,014   10,582   10,291   12,029   22,003
      Mathematics and statistics   918   847   930   698   793   890   1,085   1,048   1,208   1,425
      Physical sciences   5,347   5,371   3,280   3,396   3,499   3,469   3,607   2,873   3,049   6,350
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   4,208   3,662   1,733   2,017   2,250   2,383   2,287   1,945   1,668   4,982
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,139   1,709   1,547   1,379   1,249   1,086   1,320   928   1,381   1,368
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   11,318   12,171   10,801   10,533   10,743   11,299   11,581   11,843   9,434   8,799
      Social sciences   7,521   7,361   4,614   4,959   1,701   1,251   2,475   2,529   2,724   1,909
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,111   561   283   50   7   18   44   84   124   122
        Political science and government   6,410   6,800   4,331   4,898   1,543   1,099   2,280   2,254   2,515   1,698
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   11   151   134   151   191   85   89
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   35,917   29,890   30,518   32,233   29,811   26,072   20,262   23,146   16,251   12,384
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   5,219   5,819   6,117   6,629   5,114   3,733   3,492   3,514   2,074   1,276
      Chemical engineering   5,216   4,820   4,203   5,576   13,136   15,130   8,998   13,301   7,897   5,645
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,957   5,933   8,914   7,133   1,947   1,919   1,722   1,853   1,581   1,329
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8,436   6,664   7,000   6,655   4,327   3,590   4,089   4,281   0   2,806
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   6,089   6,654   4,284   6,240   5,287   1,700   1,961   197   4,699   1,328
    Non-S&E   107,804   83,203   82,129   72,243   28,285   24,766   23,433   24,637   23,849   22,513
      Business management and business administration   7,990   7,561   7,404   0   0   75   95   81   195   183
      Communication and communications technologies   28   64   57   17   18   11   2   27   30   88
      Education   30,306   27,381   27,416   23,357   22,720   20,002   18,745   20,516   17,539   16,712
      Humanities   18,161   14,868   16,501   18,381   1,290   2,139   1,328   168   1,672   1,199
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   3,140   2,682   1,643   1,596   1,454   1,320   924   875   1,141   1,178
      Visual and performing arts   13,759   13,595   11,473   11,962   462   182   234   652   1,268   746
      Non-S&E nec   34,420   17,052   17,635   16,930   2,341   1,037   2,105   2,318   2,004   2,407

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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