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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 202,536        200,428        195,398        177,484        169,431        162,049        150,628        140,597        130,844        116,288       
    Science 121,288        119,372        117,103        108,496        95,298        90,446        78,418        69,072        65,768        60,053       
      Computer and information sciences 4,352        5,599        4,819        7,068        5,442        5,964        5,682        5,019        5,405        7,273       
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9,292        9,437        10,516        8,002        6,124        5,365        5,656        8,039        7,276        6,524       
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 4,960        1,992        1,664        1,489        221        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geological and earth sciences 3,501        6,790        8,490        6,375        5,878        5,365        5,656        8,039        7,276        6,524       
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 331        435        238        110        22        0        0        0        0        0       
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified 500        220        124        28        3        0        0        0        0        0       
      Life sciences 34,322        34,394        39,727        33,476        31,631        28,866        24,341        22,667        23,655        19,151       
        Agricultural sciences 209        40        22        8        99        25        34        25        0        0       
        Biological and biomedical sciences 14,588        12,625        12,863        10,112        11,012        12,399        10,502        8,898        10,537        9,001       
        Health sciences 19,265        21,435        20,004        22,924        19,533        15,318        12,649        12,357        12,380        10,144       
        Natural resources and conservation 244        255        131        12        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified 16        39        6,707        420        987        1,124        1,156        1,387        738        6       
      Mathematics and statistics 3,497        3,596        3,083        3,387        2,316        2,535        2,344        2,338        2,158        2,003       
      Physical sciences 52,230        50,164        43,378        32,572        30,672        29,938        25,141        16,840        14,309        12,199       
        Astronomy and astrophysics 85        118        36        0        0        0        0        0        0        0       
        Chemistry 43,502        40,835        34,730        25,126        21,216        21,419        16,915        7,621        6,767        6,438       
        Materials science 322        200        64        226        1,823        0        0        0        0        0       
        Physics 7,385        8,637        7,839        5,168        6,366        8,147        6,852        7,666        7,518        5,761       
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified 936        374        709        2,052        1,267        372        1,374        1,553        24        0       
      Psychology 13,601        13,999        12,218        14,948        13,951        13,923        11,221        11,625        10,964        10,876       
      Social sciences 2,404        1,536        2,714        7,860        5,162        3,846        3,951        2,133        2,001        2,027       
        Anthropology 0        0        0        0        17        0        0        0        0        0       
        Economics 376        173        46        3,682        426        59        97        120        417        178       
        Political science and government 1,598        473        960        508        416        1,712        908        639        677        752       
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 113        195        376        2,923        2,123        2,075        2,464        1,360        907        275       
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified 317        695        1,332        747        2,180        0        482        14        0        822       
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified 1,590        647        648        1,183        0        9        82        411        0        0       
    Engineering 56,555        55,210        51,806        50,047        54,497        51,635        47,555        53,091        46,701        45,791       
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2,016        2,244        2,443        1,253        1,400        823        944        1,198        1,247        981       
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11,156        11,839        9,693        9,980        11,707        7,819        5,705        8,426        7,291        8,308       
      Chemical engineering 12,136        12,273        11,307        8,853        9,174        10,510        7,879        8,016        6,233        7,305       
      Civil engineering 8,173        6,515        6,788        6,579        6,905        6,218        8,007        8,003        7,155        5,787       
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,927        8,165        7,465        6,703        6,159        9,771        6,932        6,754        6,526        7,100       
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 405        722        385        71        223        354        0        0        0        0       
      Mechanical engineering 5,890        6,834        5,169        6,063        5,236        5,149        5,884        7,611        8,138        4,894       
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,714        603        1,231        6,218        11,125        8,856        7,515        7,358        7,176        5,713       
      Engineering not elsewhere classified 6,138        6,015        7,325        4,327        2,568        2,135        4,689        5,725        2,935        5,703       
    Non-S&E 24,693        25,846        26,489        18,941        19,636        19,968        24,655        18,434        18,375        10,444       
      Business management and business administration 1,459        1,644        2,199        2,398        1,891        1,410        1,968        3,673        4,844        1,119       
      Communication and communications technologies 172        37        199        51        19        213        0        0        0        0       
      Education 5,093        3,404        4,430        3,451        5,699        7,339        6,350        4,432        2,831        1,748       
      Humanities 1,546        1,371        1,252        465        1,158        282        2,406        1,742        705        430       
      Law 943        409        379        194        504        615        423        337        644        364       
      Social work 3,885        6,006        5,374        1,372        129        0        0        0        0        0       
      Visual and performing arts 109        19        107        719        261        269        0        0        0        0       
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified 11,486        12,956        12,549        10,291        9,975        9,840        13,508        8,250        9,351        6,783       

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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