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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   2,543   2,783   2,847   2,696   2,633   1,507   1,474   1,305   1,145   1,048
    Science   1,616   1,915   2,136   1,981   2,153   1,294   1,323   1,289   1,129   1,006
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   484   313   314   297   494   489   637   503   358   197
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   98   39   30   39   159   34   40   42   37   81
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   386   274   284   258   335   455   597   461   321   116
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   822   1,326   1,484   1,128   1,095   550   502   600   746   695
        Agricultural sciences   116   175   136   75   116   86   65   101   128   82
        Biological and biomedical sciences   345   332   421   279   358   296   278   488   618   613
        Health sciences   324   796   927   774   621   168   158   11   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   37   23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   72   0   3   11   7   7   7   8   8   9
      Physical sciences   56   9   45   253   342   196   157   174   0   69
        Astronomy and astrophysics   33   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   23   0   45   253   342   196   157   174   0   69
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   182   267   290   292   215   52   20   4   17   36
        Anthropology   164   236   289   252   56   27   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   2   26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   3   9   19   4   17   36
        Social sciences nec   16   5   1   40   156   16   0   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   395   363   305   371   365   136   108   16   16   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   63   35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   330   207   16   62   85   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   10   24
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   18
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   2   121   289   309   280   135   108   16   0   0
    Non-S&E   532   505   406   344   115   77   43   0   0   0
      Business management and business administration   0   44   35   114   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   84   108   0   16   21   47   19   0   0   0
      Humanities   4   2   0   0   0   12   1   0   0   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   379   276   76   88   81   18   7   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   10   36   26   13   0   16   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   65   65   259   100   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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