Table 9. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, character of work, highest degree granted, and institutional control: FYs 2010–12 |
(Dollars in thousands) |
Total | Federal | Nonfederal | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiscal year and type of institution |
All R&D expenditures |
Basic research |
Applied research |
Development | All R&D expenditures |
Basic research |
Applied research |
Development | All R&D expenditures |
Basic research |
Applied research |
Development |
2010 | ||||||||||||
All institutions | 61,257,398 | 40,447,510 | 15,509,065 | 5,300,823 | 37,477,100 | 25,385,643 | 9,417,733 | 2,673,724 | 23,780,298 | 15,061,867 | 6,091,332 | 2,627,099 |
Doctorate | 60,236,393 | 39,870,798 | 15,190,500 | 5,175,095 | 36,829,426 | 25,033,341 | 9,211,307 | 2,584,778 | 23,406,967 | 14,837,457 | 5,979,193 | 2,590,317 |
Nondoctorate | 1,021,005 | 576,712 | 318,565 | 125,728 | 647,674 | 352,302 | 206,426 | 88,946 | 373,331 | 224,410 | 112,139 | 36,782 |
Public | 41,231,333 | 27,267,609 | 10,396,398 | 3,567,326 | 23,349,370 | 15,804,863 | 5,732,636 | 1,811,871 | 17,881,963 | 11,462,746 | 4,663,762 | 1,755,455 |
Private | 20,026,065 | 13,179,901 | 5,112,667 | 1,733,497 | 14,127,730 | 9,580,780 | 3,685,097 | 861,853 | 5,898,335 | 3,599,121 | 1,427,570 | 871,644 |
2011 | ||||||||||||
All institutions | 65,274,235 | 42,524,917 | 17,015,016 | 5,734,302 | 40,771,096 | 27,096,972 | 10,713,838 | 2,960,286 | 24,503,139 | 15,427,945 | 6,301,178 | 2,774,016 |
Doctorate | 64,065,610 | 41,883,810 | 16,584,880 | 5,596,920 | 40,013,634 | 26,710,627 | 10,436,445 | 2,866,562 | 24,051,976 | 15,173,183 | 6,148,435 | 2,730,358 |
Nondoctorate | 1,208,625 | 641,107 | 430,136 | 137,382 | 757,462 | 386,345 | 277,393 | 93,724 | 451,163 | 254,762 | 152,743 | 43,658 |
Public | 43,910,518 | 28,865,499 | 11,347,428 | 3,697,591 | 25,386,218 | 16,970,681 | 6,597,135 | 1,818,402 | 18,524,300 | 11,894,818 | 4,750,293 | 1,879,189 |
Private | 21,363,717 | 13,659,418 | 5,667,588 | 2,036,711 | 15,384,878 | 10,126,291 | 4,116,703 | 1,141,884 | 5,978,839 | 3,533,127 | 1,550,885 | 894,827 |
2012 | ||||||||||||
All institutions | 65,774,524 | 41,992,517 | 17,718,281 | 6,063,726 | 40,130,460 | 26,072,764 | 10,890,277 | 3,167,419 | 25,644,064 | 15,919,753 | 6,828,004 | 2,896,307 |
Doctorate | 64,743,650 | 41,433,279 | 17,373,498 | 5,936,873 | 39,479,420 | 25,719,715 | 10,671,998 | 3,087,707 | 25,264,230 | 15,713,564 | 6,701,500 | 2,849,166 |
Nondoctorate | 1,030,874 | 559,238 | 344,783 | 126,853 | 651,040 | 353,049 | 218,279 | 79,712 | 379,834 | 206,189 | 126,504 | 47,141 |
Public | 44,180,528 | 28,635,051 | 11,785,332 | 3,760,145 | 25,112,353 | 16,524,660 | 6,715,555 | 1,872,138 | 19,068,175 | 12,110,391 | 5,069,777 | 1,888,007 |
Private | 21,593,996 | 13,357,466 | 5,932,949 | 2,303,581 | 15,018,107 | 9,548,104 | 4,174,722 | 1,295,281 | 6,575,889 | 3,809,362 | 1,758,227 | 1,008,300 |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey. |
Data from survey cycle FY 2012, as of 30 October 2013. |