Table 19. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2014–16
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2014 |
Preliminary |
| 2015 |
2016 |
| All fields |
62,908,811.2 |
63,419,868.2 |
66,169,401.1 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
3,883,156.0 |
4,179,787.1 |
4,430,756.6 |
| Computer sciences |
2,612,822.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Mathematics |
979,335.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
290,998.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Engineering |
11,887,528.6 |
11,768,631.2 |
12,780,544.0 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
1,833,028.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
668,719.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
535,440.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
445,090.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
1,240,193.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
502,715.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,768,725.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other engineering |
4,893,615.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
4,365,845.0 |
4,384,569.4 |
4,607,673.2 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
1,567,499.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
561,042.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Oceanography |
848,005.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
1,389,297.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Life sciences |
30,668,170.1 |
30,972,736.2 |
31,901,055.7 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,004,236.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
15,310,575.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
820,582.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
11,002,729.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
2,530,046.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
6,483,111.3 |
6,486,887.5 |
6,492,896.5 |
| Astronomy |
1,191,591.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemistry |
1,012,665.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Physics |
3,565,238.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
713,616.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Psychology |
1,968,044.6 |
2,016,414.2 |
2,050,656.1 |
| Biological aspects |
15,045.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Social aspects |
59,490.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
1,893,509.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Social sciences |
1,435,079.0 |
1,284,042.4 |
1,429,671.1 |
| Anthropology |
26,470.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Economics |
344,310.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Political science |
13,400.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Sociology |
157,722.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
893,174.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
2,217,876.5 |
2,326,800.3 |
2,476,147.9 |
