Data

California Institute of Technology

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   490,672   310,519   3,870   53,950   35,867   29,024   57,442
    Science   416,522 i   268,482   3,655   45,315 i   27,117   24,984   46,969
      Computer and information sciences   13,730 i   9,088   0   1,351 i   510   870   1,911
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   47,263 i   30,338   3,537   4,385 i   451   2,660   5,892
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   43,235 i   26,621   3,537   4,074 i   451   2,660   5,892
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   4,028 i   3,717   0   311 i   0   0   0
      Life sciences   102,066 i   64,984   0   8,765 i   707   12,381   15,229
        Agricultural sciences   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   102,066 i   64,984   0   8,765 i   707   12,381   15,229
        Health sciences   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   794 i   489   0   84 i   0   134   87
      Physical sciences   235,054 i   160,855   118   20,916 i   25,277   8,500   19,388
        Astronomy and astrophysics   60,682 i   51,376   0   4,691 i   0   1,824   2,791
        Chemistry   36,142 i   22,744   118   3,911 i   2,187   2,119   5,063
        Materials science   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Physics   111,025 i   81,849   0   10,112 i   3,504   4,557   11,003
        Physical sciences nec   27,205 i   4,886   0   2,202 i   19,586   0   531
      Psychology   1,117 i   1,031   0   86 i   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3,213 i   1,634   0   348 i   172   439   620
        Anthropology   22 i   0   0   22 i   0   0   0
        Economics   211 i   174   0   37 i   0   0   0
        Political science and government   21 i   0   0   21 i   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   21 i   0   0   21 i   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   2,938 i   1,460   0   247 i   172   439   620
      Sciences nec   13,285 i   63   0   9,380 i   0   0   3,842
    Engineering   73,871 i   41,780   215   8,613 i   8,750   4,040   10,473
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7,631 i   4,021   0   987 i   1,551   114   958
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,287 i   4,474   0   486 i   0   829   498
      Chemical engineering   6,982 i   4,551   0   595 i   279   829   728
      Civil engineering   8,777 i   8,099   0   678 i   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   6,180 i   2,390   0   1,190 i   562   1,160   878
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3,291 i   0   215   884 i   1,333   1   858
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   26,713 i   17,733   0   2,148 i   4,881   691   1,260
      Engineering nec   8,010 i   512   0   1,645 i   144   416   5,293
    Non-S&E   279 i   257   0   22 i   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Education   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Humanities   279 i   257   0   22 i   0   0   0
      Law   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Social work   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0

i=imputed

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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