Data

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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   66,353   37,736   2,141   20,202   4,072   1,380   822
    Science   24,118   15,522   8   7,406   432   522   228
      Computer and information sciences   10,974   8,476   0   2,094   110   191   103
      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   3,170   1,519   0   1,147   210   228   66
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   3,170   1,519   0   1,147   210   228   66
        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   3,402   1,947   0   1,450   0   5   0
      Physical sciences   4,748   2,787   0   1,815   112   34   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   2,305   1,408   0   751   112   34   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   2,443   1,379   0   1,064   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,824   793   8   900   0   64   59
        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   1,824   793   8   900   0   64   59
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   37,920   20,579   1,981   10,420   3,640   718   582
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1,864   1,180   0   664   0   20   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   3,006   1,022   0   1,366   92   514   12
      Chemical engineering   4,180   1,975   255   1,618   211   101   20
      Civil engineering   787   289   0   467   0   0   31
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   4,292   1,461   1,000   1,416   223   68   124
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20,941   13,224   663   4,473   2,171   15   395
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   684   0   0   0   684   0   0
      Engineering nec   2,166   1,428   63   416   259   0   0
    Non-S&E   4,315   1,635   152   2,376   0   140   12
      Business management and business administration   1,856   769   94   936   0   57   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   648   306   58   272   0   0   12
      Humanities   745   0   0   664   0   81   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   1,066   560   0   504   0   2   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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