2016 NSF R&D Expenditures by Research Field

Explore how universities rank in research and development (R&D) spending across disciplines. This interactive chart visualizes the top 25 universities by total R&D expenditures for the 2016 fiscal year, based on data from the NSF Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

• Compare funding trends across research fields.
• By default, the top 10 universities in each category are highlighted.
• Click a column header (research field) or row (university) to re-rank the data.
• Use the dropdown below to adjust the ranking range (e.g., Top 5, Top 15).

Highlighted Field Ranking Range: (Ex: N=5 for Top 5)