Data

U. Delaware

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   428,128   202,469   13,161   188,645   5,204   8,191   10,458
    Science   242,269   106,043   8,280   117,945   2,636   4,269   3,096
      Computer and information sciences   12,538   4,163   422   7,582   142   178   51
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   26,658   19,081   1,741   4,360   872   386   218
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   4,817   3,216   81   1,076   195   128   121
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   11,565   7,708   889   1,975   677   219   97
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   10,276   8,157   771   1,309   0   39   0
      Life sciences   89,502   37,111   4,871   44,083   798   1,329   1,310
        Agricultural sciences   34,194   9,917   3,332   18,971   698   619   657
        Biological and biomedical sciences   17,302   8,578   314   7,990   0   168   252
        Health sciences   38,006   18,616   1,225   17,122   100   542   401
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   6,401   1,685   0   4,661   3   52   0
      Physical sciences   56,483   28,042   175   26,156   780   839   491
        Astronomy and astrophysics   3,204   1,397   0   1,597   2   119   89
        Chemistry   19,940   8,964   61   10,260   608   43   4
        Materials science   20,279   11,988   114   7,790   160   192   35
        Physics   13,060   5,693   0   6,509   10   485   363
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   12,376   6,540   1   5,135   0   643   57
      Social sciences   26,345   6,363   843   17,508   41   621   969
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   4,405   1,106   19   3,193   0   0   87
        Political science and government   2,586   35   0   2,544   1   2   4
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   6,177   1,614   5   4,313   1   37   207
        Social sciences nec   13,177   3,608   819   7,458   39   582   671
      Sciences nec   11,966   3,058   227   8,460   0   221   0
    Engineering   161,894   90,547   4,752   54,565   2,363   2,858   6,809
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   11,485   7,666   6   3,458   170   5   180
      Chemical engineering   91,873   58,044   4,197   20,891   1,232   1,205   6,304
      Civil engineering   18,223   9,405   327   8,049   247   40   155
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   17,655   8,597   122   8,400   369   31   136
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   14,089   6,835   100   6,774   345   1   34
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   8,569   0   0   6,993   0   1,576   0
    Non-S&E   23,965   5,879   129   16,135   205   1,064   553
      Business management and business administration   1,010   856   1   142   0   6   5
      Communication and communications technologies   2,106   461   75   1,519   0   0   51
      Education   6,682   4,381   17   911   205   770   398
      Humanities   11,270   91   36   11,026   0   19   98
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,377   0   0   2,376   0   0   1
      Non-S&E nec   520   90   0   161   0   269   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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