Academic Research and Development (R&D) Expenditures in the Humanities and Other Selected Fields, Fiscal Years 2005–2012 (Adjusted for Inflation)

Even at their 2012 high, expenditures on humanities R&D were dwarfed by those on research in the sciences and engineering. For example, expenditures on medical research were 60 times larger than funding for research in the humanities. Spending for humanities research equaled 0.55% of the amount dedicated to science and engineering R&D (when all scientific fields—including agricultural sciences and others not depicted here—are considered).