Table 33. Federal obligations for basic research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2014–16
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2014 |
Preliminary |
| 2015 |
2016 |
| All fields |
31,587,903.1 |
31,924,865.4 |
33,042,163.0 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
1,917,683.9 |
2,054,086.3 |
2,182,322.9 |
| Computer sciences |
958,866.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Mathematics |
824,434.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
134,382.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Engineering |
3,544,551.6 |
3,467,895.3 |
3,677,807.3 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
446,877.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
92,782.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
103,698.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
27,816.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
247,811.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
128,618.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,232,775.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Other engineering |
1,264,171.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
2,752,984.0 |
2,763,479.6 |
2,928,194.8 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
1,036,629.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
417,846.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Oceanography |
482,703.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
815,804.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Life sciences |
16,019,006.7 |
16,135,172.9 |
16,586,881.1 |
| Agricultural sciences |
513,732.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
8,283,604.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
394,795.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
5,564,214.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
1,262,660.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
4,637,495.7 |
4,699,261.9 |
4,780,418.1 |
| Astronomy |
1,036,000.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemistry |
722,099.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Physics |
2,576,043.8 |
NA |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
303,352.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Psychology |
1,037,584.2 |
1,069,229.7 |
1,071,850.1 |
| Biological aspects |
13,676.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Social aspects |
13,245.8 |
NA |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
1,010,661.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Social sciences |
386,101.2 |
415,998.3 |
427,094.1 |
| Anthropology |
24,094.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Economics |
58,196.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Political science |
12,093.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Sociology |
30,778.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
260,938.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
1,292,495.9 |
1,319,741.4 |
1,387,594.5 |
