NAICS 541720:
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and analyses in cognitive development, sociology, psychology, language, behavior, economic, and other social science and humanities research.
Business research and development servicesEconomic research and development servicesLanguage research and development services+5 examples
Cognitive research and development servicesSociology research and development servicesBehavioral research and development servicesHumanities research and development servicesPsychology research and development services
Matching SIC code: 8732 Commercial Economic, Sociological, and Educational Research (also 8733 Noncommercial Research Organizations)
Where it sits
- 54Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesSector
- 541Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesSubsector
- 5417Scientific Research and Development ServicesIndustry group
- 54172Research and Development in the Social Sciences and HumanitiesNAICS industry
- 541720Research and Development in the Social Sciences and HumanitiesNational industry
Largest companies with NAICS 541720
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FHI 360fhi360.org | Durham, US | 8.8K |
| 2 |  edc.orgedc.org | Waltham, US | 4.3K |
| 3 |  Abt Globalabtglobal.com | Rockville, US | 3.7K |
| 4 |  Westatwestat.com | Bethesda, US | 3.4K |
| 5 |  RANDrand.org | Santa Monica, US | 2.8K |
| 6 |  Mathematicamathematica.org | Princeton, US | 2.5K |
| 7 |  NORC at the University of Chicagonorc.org | Chicago, US | 2.3K |
| 8 |  CNA Corporationcna.org | Arlington, US | 2.1K |
| 9 |  Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)csis.org | Washington, US | 1.8K |
| 10 |  Innovations for Poverty Actionpoverty-action.org | Washington, US | 1.5K |
Not this code?
Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 541910Marketing Research and Public Opinion PollingMarketing research
- 813212Voluntary Health OrganizationsRaising funds for disease awareness
Questions about NAICS 541720
Which businesses use NAICS 541720?
Business research and development services, economic research and development services and language research and development services, and similar businesses in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and analyses in cognitive development, sociology, psychology, language, behavior, economic, and other social science and humanities research.
What SIC code matches NAICS 541720?
SIC 8732, Commercial Economic, Sociological, and Educational Research; SIC 8733, Noncommercial Research Organizations, from the US Census Bureau's concordance between the two systems.
How many companies have NAICS 541720?
6,830 companies with a website carry NAICS 541720 as their primary code in Crustdata's data, worldwide.
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