Data

U. Colorado Boulder

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   651,924   538,715   5,264   42,462   15,045   18,275   32,163
    Science   441,380   382,506   2,108   21,082   2,950   12,003   20,731
      Computer and information sciences   21,212   19,774   45   445   629   82   237
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   140,081   134,584   89   3,491   541   657   719
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   26,474   25,653   0   290   0   11   520
        Geological and earth sciences   19,149   17,360   23   801   499   435   31
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   2,931   2,617   0   87   0   148   79
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   91,527   88,954   66   2,313   42   63   89
      Life sciences   61,853   51,966   289   4,774   764   3,323   737
        Agricultural sciences   1,466   635   10   398   110   313   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   53,109   45,839   273   3,697   465   2,276   559
        Health sciences   4,666   4,109   6   201   189   155   6
        Natural resources and conservation   1,804   895   0   323   0   579   7
        Life sciences nec   808   488   0   155   0   0   165
      Mathematics and statistics   4,116   3,900   0   7   113   67   29
      Physical sciences   179,084   146,786   1,454   7,119   903   4,112   18,710
        Astronomy and astrophysics   75,402   58,334   87   488   0   303   16,190
        Chemistry   13,610   9,936   205   1,134   0   1,074   1,261
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   82,413   71,502   1,162   5,196   903   2,391   1,259
        Physical sciences nec   7,659   7,014   0   301   0   344   0
      Psychology   16,643   12,204   0   3,093   0   1,280   66
      Social sciences   16,815   12,038   107   1,986   0   2,451   233
        Anthropology   986   923   0   16   0   47   0
        Economics   425   420   0   5   0   0   0
        Political science and government   350   0   0   128   0   5   217
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   10,932   8,026   34   1,228   0   1,632   12
        Social sciences nec   4,122   2,669   73   609   0   767   4
      Sciences nec   1,576   1,254   124   167   0   31   0
    Engineering   175,118   140,779   1,362   12,067   9,204   1,917   9,789
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   90,146   73,910   29   6,151   1,459   0   8,597
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   13,254   10,892   258   974   335   626   169
      Chemical engineering   11,811   9,708   72   727   1,036   156   112
      Civil engineering   18,504   15,791   323   1,033   689   624   44
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   15,903   12,066   211   1,156   2,236   144   90
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   16,876   11,067   280   1,750   3,047   146   586
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   2,156   2,077   0   79   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   6,468   5,268   189   197   402   221   191
    Non-S&E   35,426   15,430   1,794   9,313   2,891   4,355   1,643
      Business management and business administration   1,850   1,334   278   212   0   0   26
      Communication and communications technologies   835   765   1   12   0   2   55
      Education   29,644   11,686   1,373   8,422   2,891   3,821   1,451
      Humanities   1,319   205   6   548   0   530   30
      Law   334   0   136   115   0   2   81
      Social work   105   105   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   1,339   1,335   0   4   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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