Data

Cornell 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   1,613,631   792,078   109,347   315,721   68,312   140,435   187,738
    Science   1,367,178   689,267   96,041   239,328   54,622   121,066   166,854
      Computer and information sciences   42,783   21,746   46   10,043   1,780   2,395   6,773
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7,400   5,177   278   1,614   0   42   289
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   12   3   0   7   0   0   2
        Geological and earth sciences   6,736   4,970   0   1,446   0   42   278
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   652   204   278   161   0   0   9
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   1,113,453   529,578   86,390   183,587   51,560   108,767   153,571
        Agricultural sciences   131,596   47,362   33,525   35,191   1,028   9,912   4,578
        Biological and biomedical sciences   376,246   190,459   31,264   75,679   23,023   21,000   34,821
        Health sciences   562,497   284,352   9,242   58,871   27,405   74,410   108,217
        Natural resources and conservation   26,053   3,655   9,897   8,039   35   991   3,436
        Life sciences nec   17,061   3,750   2,462   5,807   69   2,454   2,519
      Mathematics and statistics   4,370   3,087   133   494   0   630   26
      Physical sciences   153,702   119,167   1,104   25,106   991   4,250   3,084
        Astronomy and astrophysics   13,269   9,555   0   2,553   18   1,052   91
        Chemistry   33,256   23,793   60   6,703   549   1,173   978
        Materials science   4,345   1,909   456   1,080   0   0   900
        Physics   63,053   45,130   0   14,375   424   2,025   1,099
        Physical sciences nec   39,779   38,780   588   395   0   0   16
      Psychology   12,943   3,724   3,643   4,481   82   671   342
      Social sciences   32,283   6,544   4,447   14,003   209   4,311   2,769
        Anthropology   516   167   0   271   0   0   78
        Economics   3,759   1,252   686   1,360   0   304   157
        Political science and government   2,728   202   0   1,286   0   285   955
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4,999   1,920   311   1,524   0   477   767
        Social sciences nec   20,281   3,003   3,450   9,562   209   3,245   812
      Sciences nec   244   244   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   176,068   96,296   4,279   41,956   3,782   14,262   15,493
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6,092   3,490   1,020   1,360   0   46   176
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   29,035   18,494   216   6,009   640   1,899   1,777
      Chemical engineering   17,428   11,007   0   4,019   724   154   1,524
      Civil engineering   16,391   11,420   162   3,581   490   225   513
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   39,261   15,044   0   8,883   368   9,143   5,823
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   5,142   2,548   0   2,156   116   1   321
      Mechanical engineering   20,689   13,199   172   5,441   419   530   928
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   28,037   14,946   2,701   6,271   1,025   2,263   831
      Engineering nec   13,993   6,148   8   4,236   0   1   3,600
    Non-S&E   70,385   6,515   9,027   34,437   9,908   5,107   5,391
      Business management and business administration   22,817   185   4,910   17,378   0   132   212
      Communication and communications technologies   9,152   2,239   1,906   2,871   0   2,043   93
      Education   399   234   0   54   0   111   0
      Humanities   3,811   219   0   2,636   0   448   508
      Law   1,604   198   0   522   0   287   597
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   625   1   0   528   0   79   17
      Non-S&E nec   31,977   3,439   2,211   10,448   9,908   2,007   3,964

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

Open printer friendly view

Back to Top of page.