Data

Western Kentucky 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   11,213   4,511   1,046   5,449   69   123   15
    Science   8,812   4,014   440   4,303   0   40   15
      Computer and information sciences   40   0   0   40   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,367   460   0   907   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   196   102   0   94   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,171   358   0   813   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   3,526   1,749   254   1,523   0   0   0
        Agricultural sciences   813   518   0   295   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,445   663   0   782   0   0   0
        Health sciences   1,175   518   254   403   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   93   50   0   43   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   61   0   0   61   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1,996   1,109   182   703   0   2   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   275   89   182   2   0   2   0
        Chemistry   973   570   0   403   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   748   450   0   298   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,404   558   0   822   0   24   0
      Social sciences   418   138   4   247   0   14   15
        Anthropology   16   0   4   9   0   3   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   213   116   0   71   0   11   15
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   3   0   0   3   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   186   22   0   164   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   674   93   233   279   69   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   115   86   0   29   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   23   0   0   23   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   92   0   0   92   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   3   0   0   3   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   426   0   233   124   69   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   15   7   0   8   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   1,727   404   373   867   0   83   0
      Business management and business administration   149   0   0   149   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Education   389   13   0   376   0   0   0
      Humanities   538   385   0   70   0   83   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   537   0   373   164   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   107   0   0   107   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   6   6   0   0   0   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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