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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.