Data

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2022
(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   56,904   34,004   3,041   14,261   3,308   1,414   876
    Science   22,013   14,151   421   5,795   359   912   375
      Computer and information sciences   10,044   7,543   0   1,571   112   642   176
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   3,538   1,589   0   1,461   174   180   134
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   3,538   1,589   0   1,461   174   180   134
        Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3,090   1,987   0   1,093   0   0   10
      Physical sciences   3,487   1,869   386   1,174   58   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   1,523   925   0   554   44   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,964   944   386   620   14   0   0
        Physical sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1,854   1,163   35   496   15   90   55
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Social sciences, not elsewhere classified   1,854   1,163   35   496   15   90   55
      Sciences, not elsewhere classified   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   31,514   18,401   2,619   6,618   2,949   450   477
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   688   403   0   265   0   20   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   2,084   941   0   962   43   138   0
      Chemical engineering   3,303   2,106   34   946   60   136   21
      Civil engineering   576   211   13   349   0   0   3
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   3,046   1,467   56   994   250   156   123
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18,938   12,109   2,516   2,743   1,241   0   329
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   1,294   0   0   0   1,294   0   0
      Engineering not elsewhere classified   1,585   1,164   0   359   61   0   1
    Non-S&E   3,377   1,452   1   1,848   0   52   24
      Business management and business administration   2,169   906   1   1,193   0   45   24
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   247   0   0   240   0   7   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Non-S&E, not elsewhere classified   961   546   0   415   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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