Data

U. Alabama, Birmingham

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   865,868   498,148   18,482   232,305   71,057   41,550   4,326
    Science   822,501   477,809   13,014   218,349   69,273   39,730   4,326
      Computer and information sciences   1,238   1,112   0   34   88   4   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   804,993   462,585   12,696   216,663   69,052   39,671   4,326
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   204,343   116,867   2,815   61,606   10,760   7,969   4,326
        Health sciences   600,650   345,718   9,881   155,057   58,292   31,702   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   328   283   0   45   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7,068   5,852   227   851   133   5   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   3,201   2,347   69   652   133   0   0
        Materials science   49   5   0   44   0   0   0
        Physics   3,818   3,500   158   155   0   5   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   8,443   7,618   87   725   0   13   0
      Social sciences   431   359   4   31   0   37   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   219   152   0   30   0   37   0
        Social sciences nec   212   207   4   1   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   30,203   17,486   479   9,849   1,784   605   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   6,053   4,631   0   44   1,265   113   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   12,678   8,478   155   3,681   0   364   0
      Chemical engineering   623   623   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   2,284   426   257   1,601   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   2,466   957   0   1,381   0   128   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5,468   2,371   67   2,511   519   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   631   0   0   631   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   13,164   2,853   4,989   4,107   0   1,215   0
      Business management and business administration   576   439   0   134   0   3   0
      Communication and communications technologies   20   0   0   5   0   15   0
      Education   8,085   1,047   3,383   3,600   0   55   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   220   75   0   117   0   28   0
      Visual and performing arts   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   4,262   1,292   1,606   250   0   1,114   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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