Data

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.

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   656,916   308,282   80,644   203,511   34,282   20,079   10,118
    Science   349,640   155,636   61,813   109,640   9,013   9,448   4,090
      Computer and information sciences   41,836   21,187   6,076   11,812   1,938   430   393
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   6,616   3,566   839   1,884   0   9   318
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   286   253   0   32   0   0   1
        Geological and earth sciences   6,093   3,263   839   1,670   0   9   312
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   221   50   0   166   0   0   5
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   16   0   0   16   0   0   0
      Life sciences   243,388   100,245   50,866   75,613   5,754   7,941   2,969
        Agricultural sciences   85,178   23,958   27,889   28,175   3,129   1,280   747
        Biological and biomedical sciences   60,817   32,896   6,940   17,939   766   1,686   590
        Health sciences   61,232   27,624   6,550   22,011   482   3,869   696
        Natural resources and conservation   32,553   15,294   6,978   6,884   1,377   1,092   928
        Life sciences nec   3,608   473   2,509   604   0   14   8
      Mathematics and statistics   9,686   5,526   330   3,631   55   47   97
      Physical sciences   27,023   16,282   287   9,248   491   590   125
        Astronomy and astrophysics   498   371   0   48   0   78   1
        Chemistry   15,224   9,017   197   5,080   391   487   52
        Materials science   2,793   1,469   0   1,214   87   17   6
        Physics   8,009   5,186   90   2,647   13   8   65
        Physical sciences nec   499   239   0   259   0   0   1
      Psychology   8,294   4,691   889   2,140   449   44   81
      Social sciences   12,797   4,139   2,526   5,312   326   387   107
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   6,821   2,778   2,238   1,719   32   12   42
        Political science and government   392   17   261   61   52   0   1
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,477   1,066   3   856   230   284   38
        Social sciences nec   3,107   278   24   2,676   12   91   26
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   277,605   133,336   18,508   84,553   25,260   10,409   5,539
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   27,985   13,338   634   9,034   4,595   142   242
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   23,282   12,917   1,323   5,424   940   1,939   739
      Chemical engineering   7,384   4,800   0   1,939   561   1   83
      Civil engineering   47,669   21,935   8,540   12,413   880   2,932   969
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   65,991   32,940   2,937   19,722   6,600   3,205   587
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   40,828   19,949   2,755   11,686   4,591   854   993
      Mechanical engineering   24,356   11,775   827   5,737   4,122   1,146   749
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   15,619   8,129   102   6,702   325   107   254
      Engineering nec   24,491   7,553   1,390   11,896   2,646   83   923
    Non-S&E   29,671   19,310   323   9,318   9   222   489
      Business management and business administration   4,416   23   17   3,958   0   17   401
      Communication and communications technologies   3   0   0   0   0   3   0
      Education   2,968   1,606   141   1,073   0   101   47
      Humanities   358   95   0   169   0   81   13
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   489   0   0   488   0   0   1
      Non-S&E nec   21,437   17,586   165   3,630   9   20   27

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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