Data

U. Maryland, The

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   1,385,302   1,228,550   1,142,264   1,103,062   1,096,600   .   .   .   .   .
    Science   1,131,098   1,001,105   933,466   894,802   888,462   .   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   80,519   63,281   50,483   50,541   47,841   .   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   87,557   78,455   61,660   58,099   52,823   .   .   .   .   .
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   8,322   15,881   14,573   28,448   35,749   .   .   .   .   .
        Geological and earth sciences   62,124   54,477   41,169   26,350   14,275   .   .   .   .   .
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   2,202   2,031   2,464   2,551   2,258   .   .   .   .   .
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   14,909   6,066   3,454   750   541   .   .   .   .   .
      Life sciences   719,375   655,867   633,517   594,114   601,632   .   .   .   .   .
        Agricultural sciences   68,319   56,383   51,847   52,591   62,507   .   .   .   .   .
        Biological and biomedical sciences   202,787   193,170   183,621   166,254   152,853   .   .   .   .   .
        Health sciences   442,549   400,555   390,634   366,476   378,537   .   .   .   .   .
        Natural resources and conservation   2,515   1,889   2,293   2,339   2,678   .   .   .   .   .
        Life sciences nec   3,205   3,870   5,122   6,454   5,057   .   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   6,039   4,538   3,760   5,356   4,685   .   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   135,422   110,607   101,322   105,718   102,720   .   .   .   .   .
        Astronomy and astrophysics   48,426   40,049   37,980   36,409   33,567   .   .   .   .   .
        Chemistry   10,334   8,290   9,419   10,389   9,888   .   .   .   .   .
        Materials science   7,911   4,780   1,990   463   16   .   .   .   .   .
        Physics   56,336   45,925   42,274   46,013   47,394   .   .   .   .   .
        Physical sciences nec   12,415   11,563   9,659   12,444   11,855   .   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   11,142   9,885   8,600   9,288   9,617   .   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   72,987   56,249   58,423   64,636   66,691   .   .   .   .   .
        Anthropology   771   995   688   567   1,096   .   .   .   .   .
        Economics   2,747   1,672   1,275   1,180   1,388   .   .   .   .   .
        Political science and government   5,250   4,854   5,583   5,673   7,422   .   .   .   .   .
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   7,341   5,437   5,473   4,945   6,018   .   .   .   .   .
        Social sciences nec   56,878   43,291   45,404   52,271   50,767   .   .   .   .   .
      Sciences nec   18,057   22,223   15,701   7,050   2,453   .   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   183,899   164,304   154,163   153,109   158,814   .   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   15,082   14,446   13,540   13,740   18,843   .   .   .   .   .
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   25,680   24,576   20,544   20,034   19,607   .   .   .   .   .
      Chemical engineering   13,236   11,741   9,361   5,367   6,387   .   .   .   .   .
      Civil engineering   44,082   39,169   36,403   35,931   33,608   .   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,832   13,659   16,380   20,393   16,227   .   .   .   .   .
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   477   484   354   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   24,536   19,750   16,880   17,561   19,790   .   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   12,001   14,237   15,120   12,927   14,854   .   .   .   .   .
      Engineering nec   37,973   26,242   25,581   27,156   29,498   .   .   .   .   .
    Non-S&E   70,305   63,141   54,635   55,151   49,324   .   .   .   .   .
      Business management and business administration   1,696   1,532   739   1,103   3,177   .   .   .   .   .
      Communication and communications technologies   723   594   231   517   429   .   .   .   .   .
      Education   11,573   6,875   6,468   3,540   3,544   .   .   .   .   .
      Humanities   3,586   3,918   4,417   5,322   3,874   .   .   .   .   .
      Law   5,587   4,685   4,165   4,477   3,026   .   .   .   .   .
      Social work   24,783   23,405   22,506   21,864   22,836   .   .   .   .   .
      Visual and performing arts   442   388   311   445   564   .   .   .   .   .
      Non-S&E nec   21,915   21,744   15,798   17,883   11,874   .   .   .   .   .

NOTES:
  • The University of Maryland includes the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland College Park campuses. In FY 2019, the two campuses began reporting as one research unit to reflect their new strategic partnership. This relationship was codified through the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2016. Prior to FY 2019, both campuses reported separately and were included in these tables as separate institutions.
  • . = 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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