Table 76. Federal obligations for basic 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
15,598,692.9
15,690,255.7
16,141,280.4
Computer sciences and mathematics
1,162,559.3
1,225,241.3
1,231,855.5
Computer sciences
756,956.0
NA
NA
Mathematics
347,012.7
NA
NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics
58,590.6
NA
NA
Engineering
1,404,874.3
1,423,396.6
1,518,132.7
Aeronautical engineering
111,709.0
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
20,470.7
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
82,556.2
NA
NA
Civil engineering
21,353.8
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
141,141.0
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
92,079.2
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
266,853.8
NA
NA
Other engineering
668,710.5
NA
NA
Environmental sciences
1,012,537.4
1,006,852.6
1,035,575.9
Atmospheric sciences
269,515.1
NA
NA
Geological sciences
167,698.7
NA
NA
Oceanography
294,259.3
NA
NA
Other environmental sciences
281,064.3
NA
NA
Life sciences
8,911,134.1
8,954,453.7
9,223,706.2
Agricultural sciences
109,452.0
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
4,873,703.1
NA
NA
Environmental biology
211,781.0
NA
NA
Medical sciences
2,880,818.3
NA
NA
Other life sciences
835,379.6
NA
NA
Physical sciences
1,721,300.3
1,650,541.0
1,666,606.9
Astronomy
246,591.0
NA
NA
Chemistry
459,930.9
NA
NA
Physics
818,437.9
NA
NA
Other physical sciences
196,340.6
NA
NA
Psychology
654,033.0
666,735.5
683,749.4
Biological aspects
12,552.9
NA
NA
Social aspects
10,423.7
NA
NA
Other psychological sciences
631,056.4
NA
NA
Social sciences
244,203.7
276,709.7
274,972.4
Anthropology
17,016.3
NA
NA
Economics
37,525.6
NA
NA
Political science
11,569.3
NA
NA
Sociology
15,176.2
NA
NA
Other social sciences
162,916.4
NA
NA
Other sciences nec
488,050.8
486,325.4
506,681.3
