Data

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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   71,552   40,768   916   23,036   3,671   2,040   1,121
    Science   26,967   15,949   40   9,483   342   990   163
      Computer and information sciences   11,580   8,294   0   2,703   85   456   42
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   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   4,455   1,420   0   2,330   165   421   119
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   4,455   1,420   0   2,330   165   421   119
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,428   2,024   0   1,379   20   5   0
      Physical sciences   5,912   3,606   0   2,171   72   63   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,421   1,526   0   760   72   63   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,491   2,080   0   1,411   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,592   605   40   900   0   45   2
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   1,592   605   40   900   0   45   2
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   40,692   23,190   722   11,621   3,329   873   957
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,726   979   0   740   0   7   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,742   1,664   0   1,447   65   566   0
      Chemical engineering   3,820   1,758   0   1,608   431   23   0
      Civil engineering   959   339   0   620   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   5,105   2,689   0   1,757   47   211   401
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   22,665   14,483   540   4,908   2,114   66   554
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   527   0   0   0   527   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,148   1,278   182   541   145   0   2
    Non-S&E   3,893   1,629   154   1,932   0   177   1
      Business management and business administration   1,771   722   17   975   0   56   1
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   744   247   137   360   0   0   0
      Humanities   372   0   0   368   0   4   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,006   660   0   229   0   117   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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