Data

Boston C.

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   96,310   47,731   2,309   21,690   867   22,054   1,659
    Science   62,001   37,389   1,824   13,861   813   6,541   1,573
      Computer and information sciences   1,497   1,006   0   491   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,572   7,163   0   2,409   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   6,382   4,892   0   1,490   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,190   2,271   0   919   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   15,173   9,271   399   3,210   216   1,781   296
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   11,258   7,939   0   2,180   216   888   35
        Health sciences   3,915   1,332   399   1,030   0   893   261
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,294   1,071   0   115   0   108   0
      Physical sciences   15,124   12,120   0   2,092   125   787   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   9,754   7,373   0   1,626   77   678   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   5,370   4,747   0   466   48   109   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   6,048   3,356   0   1,327   0   1,365   0
      Social sciences   13,293   3,402   1,425   4,217   472   2,500   1,277
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   410   41   0   369   0   0   0
        Political science and government   180   96   0   68   0   16   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,244   3,041   0   1,963   447   788   5
        Social sciences nec   6,459   224   1,425   1,817   25   1,696   1,272
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,305   114   0   1,171   0   20   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   1,305   114   0   1,171   0   20   0
    Non-S&E   33,004   10,228   485   6,658   54   15,493   86
      Business management and business administration   13   0   0   8   0   5   0
      Communication and communications technologies   56   0   0   35   0   0   21
      Education   20,876   4,467   301   3,547   0   12,502   59
      Humanities   947   44   0   504   0   399   0
      Law   267   21   0   194   0   52   0
      Social work   10,160   5,696   184   1,685   54   2,535   6
      Visual and performing arts   53   0   0   53   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   632   0   0   632   0   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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