Data

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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   140,247   61,359   4,011   47,399   9,391   1,554   16,533
    Science   60,296   22,082   469   17,859   4,092   754   15,040
      Computer and information sciences   26,248   5,530   0   3,485   3,068   90   14,075
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   2,249   1,618   1   627   0   3   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,249   1,618   1   627   0   3   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   9,226   5,485   62   2,409   164   446   660
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   9,226   5,485   62   2,409   164   446   660
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2,576   721   0   1,597   258   0   0
      Physical sciences   13,381   5,228   406   6,777   550   215   205
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,635   4,014   232   1,877   364   133   15
        Materials science   74   0   0   52   0   0   22
        Physics   3,322   1,214   174   1,498   186   82   168
        Physical sciences nec   3,350   0   0   3,350   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,381   3,219   0   1,014   52   0   96
      Social sciences   2,235   281   0   1,950   0   0   4
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,176   78   0   1,098   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,059   203   0   852   0   0   4
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   71,966   37,669   3,067   23,730   5,299   717   1,484
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,910   8,141   345   3,001   207   115   101
      Chemical engineering   11,184   6,086   647   2,981   1,434   36   0
      Civil engineering   3,530   1,440   0   1,936   18   51   85
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,756   5,068   982   4,823   2,086   49   748
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   397   385   0   12   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19,115   12,827   135   5,507   450   0   196
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   8,360   3,282   958   2,997   654   466   3
      Engineering nec   3,714   440   0   2,473   450   0   351
    Non-S&E   7,985   1,608   475   5,810   0   83   9
      Business management and business administration   2,750   277   0   2,427   0   37   9
      Communication and communications technologies   73   0   0   73   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   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   1,348   0   428   920   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   3,814   1,331   47   2,390   0   46   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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