Data

American U.

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2023
(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   76,041   17,462   2,193   44,220   603   9,510   2,053
    Science   35,861   10,619   894   18,785   0   4,958   605
      Computer and information sciences   733   92   0   641   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,082   539   0   470   0   57   16
        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   1,082   539   0   470   0   57   16
      Life sciences   1,584   345   0   1,208   0   28   3
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   979   345   0   630   0   1   3
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   605   0   0   578   0   27   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,501   514   0   987   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4,853   3,433   0   1,184   0   207   29
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,143   342   0   594   0   207   0
        Materials science   619   0   0   590   0   0   29
        Physics   3,091   3,091   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,266   209   0   1,056   0   1   0
      Social sciences   18,962   3,759   510   10,155   0   4,019   519
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   2,385   113   0   1,629   0   643   0
        Political science and government   8,928   648   31   5,197   0   2,561   491
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   698   138   0   532   0   28   0
        Social sciences nec   6,951   2,860   479   2,797   0   787   28
      Sciences nec   5,880   1,728   384   3,084   0   646   38
    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   40,180   6,843   1,299   25,435   603   4,552   1,448
      Business management and business administration   6,441   331   27   5,784   220   3   76
      Communication and communications technologies   4,990   835   2   2,137   65   1,951   0
      Education   3,826   741   1,270   1,055   144   616   0
      Humanities   2,498   0   0   2,434   0   64   0
      Law   10,116   1,161   0   6,618   0   998   1,339
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   689   0   0   689   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   11,620   3,775   0   6,718   174   920   33

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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