Data

U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields   53,233   53,718   51,201   54,560   56,033   54,136   55,078   54,974   52,235   50,814
    Science   52,486   52,814   50,250   53,554   55,031   53,238   54,098   52,861   49,341   50,814
      Computer and information sciences   0   6   40   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   42,880   42,407   40,621   43,554   43,867   42,675   46,312   50,127   48,363   50,814
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   72   105   84   80   70   60   0   0   430   0
        Geological and earth sciences   3,712   3,538   3,398   3,719   3,794   3,569   3,752   6,794   5,658   4,243
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   38,656   38,725   36,862   38,546   38,264   36,234   40,843   43,333   41,858   46,571
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   440   39   277   1,209   1,739   2,812   1,717   0   417   0
      Life sciences   9,006   8,403   8,729   9,194   10,614   9,772   6,945   2,734   978   0
        Agricultural sciences   1,054   954   971   997   1,083   1,852   1,876   136   500   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   1,390   1,088   1,035   1,978   2,402   2,182   1,328   1,711   478   0
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   5,511   6,151   6,547   6,164   6,621   5,434   3,378   887   0   0
        Life sciences nec   1,051   210   176   55   508   304   363   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   15   5   42   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   132   1,014   519   541   289   702   841   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   56   875   413   416   234   685   841   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   76   74   61   72   55   17   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   65   45   53   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   318   509   326   216   219   89   0   0   0   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   146   284   291   193   146   41   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   73   48   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   172   169   33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   0   56   2   23   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   150   475   0   42   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   72   122   90   160   393   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   72   122   89   157   393   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   747   904   879   884   912   738   587   2,113   2,894   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   4   5   0   0   0   0
      Education   747   870   876   884   908   733   587   2,113   2,894   0
      Humanities   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Law   0   34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   0   0   3   0   0   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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