In 2016, inflation-adjusted spending for academic humanities research decreased for the first time since 2007, the first year for which reliable data are available. Expenditures in 2016, approximately $435 million, were down slightly (less than 0.1 percent) from the year before. The data are from the Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The spending is a small fraction of that for other disciplines. Federal spending made up about 13 percent of the humanities research funds -- less than half the share of federal funding in all other fields, which ranged from 29 percent in nonscience, nonhumanities fields to 67 percent for the mathematical, statistical and physical sciences.
Opinions on Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed’s Blog U
Inside Higher Ed Careers
Hiring? Post A Job Today!
Browse Faculty Jobs
Browse Administrative Jobs
Browse Executive Administration Jobs
College Pages
Popular Right Now
Biden's free college plan would increase enrollment at public colleges but hurt privates
Changes in SAT prompt discussion of future of the College Board
Advice for students so they don't sound silly in emails (essay)
Ask the Administrator: Remote Tenure-Track Faculty? | Confessions of a Community College Dean
10 strategies to support students and help them learn during the coronavirus crisis (opinion)
Long-term online learning in pandemic may impact students' well-being
How to write an effective diversity statement (essay)
Pandemic's impact on eight learners and their education and work plans
Expand commentsHide comments