Table 65. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges for selected agencies, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2014–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field
2014
Preliminary
2015
2016
All fields
25,442,817.0
25,790,911.6
26,551,732.4
Computer sciences and mathematics
1,512,795.2
1,627,237.1
1,620,802.1
Computer sciences
1,026,855.1
NA
NA
Mathematics
401,403.7
NA
NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics
84,536.4
NA
NA
Engineering
2,332,045.4
2,371,446.2
2,425,145.2
Aeronautical engineering
195,404.2
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
51,220.7
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
137,022.9
NA
NA
Civil engineering
31,475.0
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
225,225.6
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
128,119.1
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
338,095.6
NA
NA
Other engineering
1,225,482.2
NA
NA
Environmental sciences
1,172,345.3
1,200,981.0
1,215,637.6
Atmospheric sciences
291,605.9
NA
NA
Geological sciences
170,255.3
NA
NA
Oceanography
322,716.0
NA
NA
Other environmental sciences
387,768.2
NA
NA
Life sciences
16,310,752.6
16,415,818.0
17,011,845.9
Agricultural sciences
274,509.4
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
8,581,042.4
NA
NA
Environmental biology
320,503.1
NA
NA
Medical sciences
5,529,354.1
NA
NA
Other life sciences
1,605,343.5
NA
NA
Physical sciences
1,852,069.5
1,842,253.2
1,854,860.3
Astronomy
256,656.9
NA
NA
Chemistry
532,686.4
NA
NA
Physics
842,003.1
NA
NA
Other physical sciences
220,723.1
NA
NA
Psychology
1,173,808.3
1,189,679.7
1,227,295.9
Biological aspects
12,552.9
NA
NA
Social aspects
11,279.3
NA
NA
Other psychological sciences
1,149,976.0
NA
NA
Social sciences
371,122.9
409,803.8
419,369.1
Anthropology
17,058.9
NA
NA
Economics
79,388.9
NA
NA
Political science
11,619.6
NA
NA
Sociology
39,784.4
NA
NA
Other social sciences
223,271.1
NA
NA
Other sciences nec
717,877.9
733,692.5
776,776.3
