Data

Boston C.

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   81,425   39,356   2,517   18,254   974   19,273   1,051
    Science   53,228   32,329   2,282   11,671   894   5,099   953
      Computer and information sciences   1,408   669   0   719   20   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9,394   7,462   0   1,932   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   7,055   5,601   0   1,454   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   2,339   1,861   0   478   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   11,638   7,509   219   2,118   328   1,426   38
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   8,994   6,161   0   1,534   328   933   38
        Health sciences   2,644   1,348   219   584   0   493   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,377   1,121   0   60   0   196   0
      Physical sciences   13,121   9,802   0   2,327   233   759   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   9,250   6,854   0   1,560   137   699   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   3,871   2,948   0   767   96   60   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   4,748   2,443   0   1,162   0   1,143   0
      Social sciences   11,542   3,323   2,063   3,353   313   1,575   915
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   502   21   0   447   0   34   0
        Political science and government   145   78   0   67   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   4,853   3,020   0   1,116   203   512   2
        Social sciences nec   6,042   204   2,063   1,723   110   1,029   913
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   592   0   0   545   0   13   34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   592   0   0   545   0   13   34
    Non-S&E   27,605   7,027   235   6,038   80   14,161   64
      Business management and business administration   258   0   0   103   0   155   0
      Communication and communications technologies   81   0   0   45   0   0   36
      Education   17,200   3,491   216   2,854   0   10,611   28
      Humanities   712   0   0   336   38   338   0
      Law   192   0   0   121   0   71   0
      Social work   8,160   3,536   19   1,587   42   2,976   0
      Visual and performing arts   70   0   0   70   0   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   932   0   0   922   0   10   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