Data

California Institute of Technology

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   445,173   298,754   3,874   60,852   45,352   27,487   8,854
    Science   369,089 i   256,052   3,613   49,594 i   27,658   24,656   7,516
      Computer and information sciences   9,683 i   7,018   0   1,257 i   464   705   239
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   39,150 i   25,185   3,363   5,096 i   1,272   1,907   2,327
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   35,965 i   22,341   3,363   4,755 i   1,272   1,907   2,327
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   3,185 i   2,844   0   341 i   0   0   0
      Life sciences   93,708 i   64,391   0   11,517 i   1,199   14,149   2,452
        Agricultural sciences   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   93,708 i   64,391   0   11,517 i   1,199   14,149   2,452
        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   1,385 i   1,020   0   148 i   0   54   163
      Physical sciences   217,325 i   155,608   250   30,658 i   21,271   7,407   2,131
        Astronomy and astrophysics   51,405 i   41,385   0   9,190 i   0   665   165
        Chemistry   33,203 i   20,709   250   5,393 i   2,054   3,706   1,091
        Materials science   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
        Physics   105,783 i   87,647   0   13,131 i   1,114   3,036   855
        Physical sciences nec   26,934 i   5,867   0   2,944 i   18,103   0   20
      Psychology   2,127 i   1,898   0   229 i   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,852 i   853   0   276 i   137   434   152
        Anthropology   17 i   0   0   17 i   0   0   0
        Economics   308 i   259   0   49 i   0   0   0
        Political science and government   17 i   0   0   17 i   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   17 i   0   0   17 i   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,493 i   594   0   176 i   137   434   152
      Sciences nec   3,859 i   79   0   413 i   3,315   0   52
    Engineering   75,727 i   42,627   261   11,220 i   17,694   2,831   1,094
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   8,092 i   4,269   0   1,113 i   2,486   134   90
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   6,750 i   5,048   0   723 i   40   893   46
      Chemical engineering   5,250 i   3,847   0   612 i   400   319   72
      Civil engineering   11,353 i   10,106   0   1,216 i   0   0   31
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,978 i   3,108   0   1,269 i   593   998   10
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0 i   0   0   0 i   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4,845 i   0   261   1,107 i   3,457   20   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   31,000 i   15,681   0   3,464 i   10,718   410   727
      Engineering nec   2,459 i   568   0   1,716 i   0   57   118
    Non-S&E   357 i   75   0   38 i   0   0   244
      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   357 i   75   0   38 i   0   0   244
      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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