Data

Mercer 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   46,504   28,732   417   10,669   2,640   406   3,640
    Science   13,093   2,575   25   9,642   598   198   55
      Computer and information sciences   439   274   0   165   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   10,893   2,272   25   7,768   598   175   55
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   268   0   0   268   0   0   0
        Health sciences   10,625   2,272   25   7,500   598   175   55
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   236   0   0   236   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1,195   24   0   1,148   0   23   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,078   0   0   1,055   0   23   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   117   24   0   93   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   260   0   0   260   0   0   0
      Social sciences   70   5   0   65   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   5   5   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   57   0   0   57   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   8   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   32,951   26,134   392   749   2,042   49   3,585
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   13,751   12,781   0   0   203   0   767
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   28   8   0   7   0   13   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,823   2,204   0   49   570   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8,065   4,953   0   2   292   0   2,818
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   7,557   6,188   392   0   977   0   0
      Engineering nec   727   0   0   691   0   36   0
    Non-S&E   460   23   0   278   0   159   0
      Business management and business administration   77   0   0   77   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   121   15   0   106   0   0   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   262   8   0   95   0   159   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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