Data

Cornell 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   1,451,971   705,132   95,202   276,682   59,081   129,082   186,792
    Science   1,243,117   614,837   83,716   210,848   49,496   118,812   165,408
      Computer and information sciences   32,821   18,513   57   7,033   1,219   1,884   4,115
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5,762   4,631   20   871   0   128   112
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   29   3   1   25   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   5,446   4,380   0   826   0   128   112
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   287   248   19   20   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   1,020,982   470,625   75,771   166,682   47,123   108,915   151,866
        Agricultural sciences   124,227   39,031   29,668   34,131   1,652   14,694   5,051
        Biological and biomedical sciences   347,213   184,382   27,795   69,582   18,967   23,469   23,018
        Health sciences   509,376   240,972   6,291   50,055   26,300   67,021   118,737
        Natural resources and conservation   25,621   3,504   9,462   8,100   153   1,021   3,381
        Life sciences nec   14,545   2,736   2,555   4,814   51   2,710   1,679
      Mathematics and statistics   4,173   2,852   119   575   0   599   28
      Physical sciences   136,751   105,708   1,120   19,728   913   3,241   6,041
        Astronomy and astrophysics   13,639   9,890   0   2,632   0   479   638
        Chemistry   32,543   21,632   0   5,976   410   776   3,749
        Materials science   4,087   1,980   436   1,592   0   4   75
        Physics   55,446   42,061   226   9,104   503   1,982   1,570
        Physical sciences nec   31,036   30,145   458   424   0   0   9
      Psychology   12,439   4,302   2,748   3,590   77   871   851
      Social sciences   30,044   8,061   3,881   12,369   164   3,174   2,395
        Anthropology   395   164   0   197   0   20   14
        Economics   3,451   1,919   437   891   16   100   88
        Political science and government   2,333   304   0   947   0   474   608
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,846   3,521   314   1,640   0   458   913
        Social sciences nec   17,019   2,153   3,130   8,694   148   2,122   772
      Sciences nec   145   145   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   149,807   84,312   4,045   36,364   2,728   5,775   16,583
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3,760   1,720   824   1,044   0   7   165
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   24,099   15,548   374   5,340   171   1,377   1,289
      Chemical engineering   20,122   14,776   0   3,312   508   136   1,390
      Civil engineering   11,875   8,692   185   1,995   202   243   558
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   31,490   12,336   0   9,273   671   1,957   7,253
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   5,070   2,469   0   1,938   146   29   488
      Mechanical engineering   20,194   13,470   174   4,745   237   426   1,142
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   23,686   12,736   2,230   4,998   793   1,579   1,350
      Engineering nec   9,511   2,565   258   3,719   0   21   2,948
    Non-S&E   59,047   5,983   7,441   29,470   6,857   4,495   4,801
      Business management and business administration   20,570   48   4,040   16,010   0   283   189
      Communication and communications technologies   7,256   1,864   1,688   2,267   0   1,141   296
      Education   457   417   0   13   0   27   0
      Humanities   3,039   266   0   2,083   0   286   404
      Law   1,195   137   0   498   0   186   374
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   337   23   0   295   0   0   19
      Non-S&E nec   26,193   3,228   1,713   8,304   6,857   2,572   3,519

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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