Data

Boston 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   784,355   421,753   765   242,148   21,131   74,197   24,361
    Science   620,747   349,553   625   168,463   18,801   62,319   20,986
      Computer and information sciences   25,666   7,768   0   11,709   4,741   348   1,100
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,396   5,971   0   2,713   2   664   46
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   9,386   5,971   0   2,713   2   664   36
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   10   0   0   0   0   0   10
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   474,359   279,807   566   110,437   13,359   50,929   19,261
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   227,552   146,199   233   57,212   10,206   13,049   653
        Health sciences   246,732   133,608   333   53,150   3,153   37,880   18,608
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   75   0   0   75   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6,099   3,141   0   2,032   0   848   78
      Physical sciences   47,955   30,644   0   15,952   437   882   40
        Astronomy and astrophysics   2,952   1,430   0   1,445   0   77   0
        Chemistry   23,717   13,414   0   9,517   437   336   13
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   21,286   15,800   0   4,990   0   469   27
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   31,819   18,957   0   9,272   237   3,330   23
      Social sciences   16,190   1,252   59   9,211   25   5,284   359
        Anthropology   969   232   0   531   0   200   6
        Economics   2,733   181   0   2,388   25   139   0
        Political science and government   619   0   0   611   0   8   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,141   417   52   1,122   0   322   228
        Social sciences nec   9,728   422   7   4,559   0   4,615   125
      Sciences nec   9,263   2,013   0   7,137   0   34   79
    Engineering   114,080   61,737   0   43,737   1,998   5,928   680
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,042   2,024   0   18   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   45,847   25,731   0   16,203   439   3,148   326
      Chemical engineering   58   0   0   58   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   22,098   11,147   0   8,743   697   1,443   68
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   8,112   4,709   0   2,415   258   498   232
      Mechanical engineering   17,526   10,062   0   6,478   365   567   54
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   2,078   0   0   2,078   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   16,319   8,064   0   7,744   239   272   0
    Non-S&E   49,528   10,463   140   29,948   332   5,950   2,695
      Business management and business administration   9,654   510   0   7,893   0   681   570
      Communication and communications technologies   885   0   0   783   0   27   75
      Education   17,319   6,946   75   7,087   325   2,782   104
      Humanities   9,816   12   0   5,798   0   2,066   1,940
      Law   4,814   27   0   4,588   0   199   0
      Social work   5,661   2,968   65   2,420   7   195   6
      Visual and performing arts   675   0   0   675   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   704   0   0   704   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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