Data

Boston 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   773,200   409,551   500   230,370   23,362   93,532   15,885
    Science   614,608   336,292   374   159,688   20,053   83,051   15,150
      Computer and information sciences   22,142   8,749   0   9,911   3,151   192   139
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   10,080   6,716   68   2,585   40   582   89
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   10,070   6,716   68   2,585   40   582   79
        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   486,968   274,668   286   107,741   16,037   73,713   14,523
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   211,743   132,253   159   55,117   11,724   11,593   897
        Health sciences   275,110   142,415   127   52,509   4,313   62,120   13,626
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   115   0   0   115   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5,008   2,753   0   1,523   0   685   47
      Physical sciences   42,374   26,252   0   14,741   403   861   117
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,238   1,621   0   1,611   0   6   0
        Chemistry   21,277   11,916   0   8,543   403   324   91
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   17,859   12,715   0   4,587   0   531   26
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   26,387   14,547   0   8,633   279   2,905   23
      Social sciences   14,027   1,028   20   8,617   143   4,079   140
        Anthropology   777   179   0   531   0   56   11
        Economics   3,270   382   0   2,761   25   12   90
        Political science and government   301   0   0   301   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,546   35   20   1,095   0   396   0
        Social sciences nec   8,133   432   0   3,929   118   3,615   39
      Sciences nec   7,622   1,579   0   5,937   0   34   72
    Engineering   111,856   62,597   0   41,230   2,882   4,665   482
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,425   2,402   0   12   0   11   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   47,983   25,862   0   17,075   1,519   3,461   66
      Chemical engineering   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   20,187   10,860   0   8,324   507   443   53
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   8,685   5,565   0   2,388   315   126   291
      Mechanical engineering   14,764   8,502   0   5,250   350   615   47
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,371   0   0   1,371   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   16,433   9,406   0   6,802   191   9   25
    Non-S&E   46,736   10,662   126   29,452   427   5,816   253
      Business management and business administration   7,238   209   0   6,449   0   580   0
      Communication and communications technologies   743   0   0   659   0   35   49
      Education   15,922   7,883   72   6,002   231   1,688   46
      Humanities   12,128   15   0   9,007   0   2,949   157
      Law   4,380   15   0   3,924   0   441   0
      Social work   5,062   2,540   54   2,148   196   123   1
      Visual and performing arts   421   0   0   421   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   842   0   0   842   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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