Data

U. Houston

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   238,996   103,963   26,168   86,413   10,060   7,401   4,991
    Science   125,767   65,765   14,103   38,903   2,156   3,472   1,368
      Computer and information sciences   8,204   3,737   911   3,170   72   0   314
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   12,484   5,161   2,841   3,597   722   45   118
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   6,718   720   2,602   3,141   137   0   118
        Geological and earth sciences   4,718   3,597   133   358   585   45   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   267   264   0   3   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   781   580   106   95   0   0   0
      Life sciences   49,222   28,066   4,035   14,465   726   1,416   514
        Agricultural sciences   541   408   12   117   0   0   4
        Biological and biomedical sciences   14,843   9,824   960   3,321   77   462   199
        Health sciences   33,457   17,551   3,063   10,930   649   953   311
        Natural resources and conservation   160   158   0   1   0   1   0
        Life sciences nec   221   125   0   96   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4,977   2,994   259   1,689   0   19   16
      Physical sciences   25,788   11,092   3,675   8,870   600   1,424   127
        Astronomy and astrophysics   284   254   0   30   0   0   0
        Chemistry   12,144   5,265   1,234   4,201   0   1,381   63
        Materials science   1,102   502   0   3   592   5   0
        Physics   10,476   4,509   2,436   3,458   8   38   27
        Physical sciences nec   1,782   562   5   1,178   0   0   37
      Psychology   18,903   11,618   1,779   4,992   32   400   82
      Social sciences   5,303   2,415   602   2,013   4   104   165
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   876   293   40   480   0   63   0
        Political science and government   1,927   232   537   963   0   30   165
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   976   631   24   315   0   6   0
        Social sciences nec   1,524   1,259   1   255   4   5   0
      Sciences nec   886   682   1   107   0   64   32
    Engineering   74,661   32,379   5,967   26,984   4,777   2,269   2,285
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2,192   1,468   0   724   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   12,048   8,618   171   2,766   261   206   26
      Chemical engineering   18,689   6,409   2,018   6,693   1,163   1,680   726
      Civil engineering   10,827   4,604   2,069   3,996   69   61   28
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   14,444   6,382   183   4,939   2,601   150   189
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   809   258   44   423   36   0   48
      Mechanical engineering   7,082   3,008   410   3,092   43   57   472
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,471   717   579   78   36   0   61
      Engineering nec   7,099   915   493   4,273   568   115   735
    Non-S&E   38,568   5,819   6,098   20,526   3,127   1,660   1,338
      Business management and business administration   2,605   44   35   2,193   0   4   329
      Communication and communications technologies   838   92   27   719   0   0   0
      Education   8,447   3,028   596   3,871   0   905   47
      Humanities   3,065   260   123   1,667   32   226   757
      Law   1,252   0   614   638   0   0   0
      Social work   8,250   2,043   67   2,560   3,095   448   37
      Visual and performing arts   104   0   36   68   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   14,007   352   4,600   8,810   0   77   168

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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