Data

U. Alabama, Huntsville

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   154,494   115,434   5,254   31,704   941   499   662
    Science   89,589   72,450   1,356   14,422   617   335   409
      Computer and information sciences   37,913   33,823   286   3,261   184   270   89
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   27,921   24,169   955   2,572   48   17   160
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   23,623   19,898   955   2,545   48   17   160
        Geological and earth sciences   4,295   4,268   0   27   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   3   3   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   3,118   669   0   2,358   0   40   51
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,857   628   0   1,190   0   39   0
        Health sciences   1,261   41   0   1,168   0   1   51
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   883   98   0   668   0   8   109
      Physical sciences   18,131   12,798   7   4,948   378   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   13,518   11,790   7   1,721   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,970   170   0   1,559   241   0   0
        Materials science   23   0   0   23   0   0   0
        Physics   2,547   765   0   1,645   137   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   73   73   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   279   0   0   279   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,344   893   108   336   7   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   1,097   884   108   105   0   0   0
        Political science and government   111   0   0   111   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   136   9   0   120   7   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   54,721   41,923   193   11,902   286   164   253
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   29,557   24,371   49   4,971   91   0   75
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   223   223   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   1,662   796   0   758   108   0   0
      Civil engineering   812   385   0   375   0   52   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   13,202   10,328   45   2,563   62   35   169
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   5,425   4,181   0   1,158   0   77   9
      Mechanical engineering   3,006   1,282   25   1,699   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   436   290   74   72   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   398   67   0   306   25   0   0
    Non-S&E   10,184   1,061   3,705   5,380   38   0   0
      Business management and business administration   3,116   247   302   2,531   36   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   123   0   0   123   0   0   0
      Education   5,822   651   3,401   1,770   0   0   0
      Humanities   731   147   0   584   0   0   0
      Law   16   16   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   2   0   2   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   372   0   0   372   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   2   0   0   0   2   0   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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