Data

American U.

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   78,356   21,538   1,850   41,312   1,020   10,590   2,046
    Science   28,313   16,627   830   6,328   669   3,703   156
      Computer and information sciences   315   200   0   115   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   4,294   3,319   0   678   19   278   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   4,294   3,319   0   678   19   278   0
      Life sciences   1,173   796   0   368   0   9   0
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,057   708   0   349   0   0   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   116   88   0   19   0   9   0
      Mathematics and statistics   376   322   0   54   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4,981   3,682   0   1,220   0   79   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   439   260   0   121   0   58   0
        Materials science   1,120   0   0   1,099   0   21   0
        Physics   3,422   3,422   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,222   965   0   241   0   2   14
      Social sciences   11,061   4,410   609   2,271   650   2,979   142
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   999   77   0   132   0   786   4
        Political science and government   5,530   3,101   595   1,080   98   558   98
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   689   258   0   235   0   196   0
        Social sciences nec   3,843   974   14   824   552   1,439   40
      Sciences nec   4,891   2,933   221   1,381   0   356   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   50,043   4,911   1,020   34,984   351   6,887   1,890
      Business management and business administration   961   74   0   340   185   2   360
      Communication and communications technologies   2,428   162   2   420   0   1,829   15
      Education   3,060   804   1,001   528   119   608   0
      Humanities   76   0   0   28   0   47   1
      Law   6,333   1,918   17   1,897   0   1,108   1,393
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   44   6   0   25   0   13   0
      Non-S&E nec   37,141   1,947   0   31,746   47   3,280   121

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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