Table 78. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, R&D field, and survey population: FY 2012 |
(Dollars in thousands) |
Survey population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Source of funds and R&D field | All institutions |
Short form | HERD |
All R&D expenditures | 65,919,757 | 145,233 | 65,774,524 |
Source of funds | |||
Federal government | 40,206,744 | 76,284 | 40,130,460 |
State and local government | 3,714,996 | 10,631 | 3,704,365 |
Institution funds | 13,711,239 | 37,700 | 13,673,539 |
Business | 3,286,894 | 5,085 | 3,281,809 |
Nonprofit organizations | 4,047,749 | 14,516 | 4,033,233 |
All other sources | 952,135 | 1,017 | 951,118 |
R&D field | |||
Science | 52,068,851 | 105,073 | 51,963,778 |
Computer sciences | 1,828,950 | 7,468 | 1,821,482 |
Environmental sciences | 3,182,974 | 10,361 | 3,172,613 |
Life sciences | 37,261,243 | 46,080 | 37,215,163 |
Mathematical sciences | 678,526 | 3,594 | 674,932 |
Physical sciences | 4,738,835 | 17,704 | 4,721,131 |
Psychology | 1,195,964 | 8,382 | 1,187,582 |
Social sciences | 2,062,694 | 6,887 | 2,055,807 |
Sciences, nec | 1,119,665 | 4,597 | 1,115,068 |
Engineering | 10,311,463 | 9,158 | 10,302,305 |
Non-S&E | 3,539,443 | 31,002 | 3,508,441 |
HERD = higher education research and development; nec = not elsewhere classified; S&E = science and engineering. |
NOTE: Institutions are included in the short form population if they reported less than $1 million in total R&D expenditures during the previous fiscal year. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2012. |
Data from survey cycle FY 2012, as of 30 October 2013. |