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Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2021–12
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  All R&D fields 17,340        23,496        30,020        32,582        41,326        58,817        58,512        69,528        69,640        66,413       
    Science 9,033        11,250        12,440        12,911        15,524        16,042        24,194        26,597        25,947        27,583       
      Computer and information sciences 32        1        7        32        341        207        240        117        79        168       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 467        285        192        187        244        481        609        501        493        269       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 467        285        192        187        244        481        584        483        453        269       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        25        18        40        0       
      Life sciences 1,390        1,882        1,928        1,633        1,611        1,927        3,120        2,576        2,631        3,202       
        Agricultural sciences 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 1,180        1,699        1,915        1,623        1,175        1,541        2,042        2,086        1,794        1,930       
        Health sciences 210        183        13        10        436        386        0        0        3        0       
        Natural resources and conservation 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        1,078        490        834        1,272       
      Mathematics and statistics 161        82        178        210        533        249        482        429        493        481       
      Physical sciences 6,703        8,576        9,643        10,305        11,144        11,686        17,406        20,889        20,338        21,436       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Chemistry 6,703        8,576        9,571        10,295        11,100        11,618        17,346        20,778        20,276        21,380       
        Materials science 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 0        0        72        10        44        68        60        111        62        56       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Psychology 226        328        338        283        877        889        1,353        1,226        967        563       
      Social sciences 54        95        154        261        653        431        984        859        946        1,464       
        Anthropology 12        28        126        93        26        123        0        0        0        0       
        Economics 18        8        0        9        11        5        637        187        18        54       
        Political science and government 0        49        5        28        289        167        129        358        272        67       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 7        5        23        96        96        111        184        269        625        1,312       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 17        5        0        35        231        25        34        45        31        31       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 0        1        0        0        121        172        0        0        0        0       
    Engineering 7,714        11,345        16,650        18,878        24,042        41,309        29,895        37,673        36,384        32,182       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 811        1,151        1,211        1,172        1,970        2,594        1,903        1,506        1,196        1,314       
      Chemical engineering 1,355        4,381        5,103        5,816        7,637        11,709        10,855        13,447        12,861        10,972       
      Civil engineering 1,119        1,487        5,322        3,032        3,726        4,396        5,527        6,436        6,936        5,028       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 320        931        1,906        2,122        3,243        3,780        2,827        3,188        2,562        3,159       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 3,728        3,142        2,977        3,337        3,438        4,958        5,374        5,614        5,508        6,464       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 381        253        131        3,399        4,028        13,872        3,409        7,482        7,321        5,245       
    Non-S&E 593        901        930        793        1,760        1,466        4,423        5,258        7,309        6,648       
      Business management and business administration 147        165        201        130        289        552        726        426        460        952       
      Communication and communications technologies 73        15        6        0        76        0        25        102        49        77       
      Education 128        244        218        217        549        200        442        638        633        611       
      Humanities 180        89        198        180        233        202        189        476        155        123       
      Law 2        132        138        73        168        3        6        9        19        127       
      Social work 0        0        56        2        175        11        73        30        25        132       
      Visual and performing arts 63        256        86        154        211        139        167        176        274        154       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 0        0        27        37        59        359        2,795        3,401        5,694        4,472       

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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