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Table 1. Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and research animal space: FYs 2007–17

(Net assignable square feet in millions)

Field and research animal space FY 2007 FY 2009 FY 2011 FY 2013 FY 2015 FY 2017
All research space 187.9 196.1 202.2 211.8 214.5 220.0
Agricultural sciences 27.9 29.5 27.6 30.5 28.3 28.1
Biological and biomedical sciences 44.8 50.3 53.7 57.2 55.9 57.5
Computer and information sciences 4.8 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.2
Engineering 28.4 30.2 31.7 33.4 34.2 35.1
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.1 8.5
Health sciences 37.0 36.3 36.7 38.0 39.2 40.0
Mathematics and statistics 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8
Natural resources and conservation na na na na 3.5 4.3
Physical sciences 20.3 20.5 21.8 22.9 22.7 23.1
Psychology 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6
Social sciences 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1
Other 3.7 3.9 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.8
Research animal spacea 17.8 18.1 18.4 18.9 19.2 19.1
na = not applicable; see notes below.
a Research animal space is listed separately and is also included in individual field totals.
NOTES: Fields of science and engineering and their disciplines were revised in FY 2015. Specifically, "Agricultural sciences and natural resources sciences" was split into "Agricultural sciences" and "Natural resources and conservation." Physical sciences and its subfields “Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences” and “Astronomy, chemistry, and physics” are now reported under "Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences" and "Physical sciences," respectively. Data were not collected separately for "Natural resources and conservation" prior to the FY 2015 survey and are included in the "Agricultural sciences" field for earlier cycles. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities.