Table 87. Federal obligations for applied 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
9,844,124.1
10,100,655.9
10,410,452.0
Computer sciences and mathematics
350,235.9
401,995.8
388,946.6
Computer sciences
269,899.0
NA
NA
Mathematics
54,391.1
NA
NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics
25,945.8
NA
NA
Engineering
927,171.1
948,049.7
907,012.5
Aeronautical engineering
83,695.2
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
30,750.0
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
54,466.7
NA
NA
Civil engineering
10,121.2
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
84,084.6
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
36,039.9
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
71,241.8
NA
NA
Other engineering
556,771.7
NA
NA
Environmental sciences
159,808.0
194,128.4
180,061.7
Atmospheric sciences
22,090.8
NA
NA
Geological sciences
2,556.6
NA
NA
Oceanography
28,456.7
NA
NA
Other environmental sciences
106,703.9
NA
NA
Life sciences
7,399,618.5
7,461,364.4
7,788,139.6
Agricultural sciences
165,057.4
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
3,707,339.3
NA
NA
Environmental biology
108,722.1
NA
NA
Medical sciences
2,648,535.8
NA
NA
Other life sciences
769,963.9
NA
NA
Physical sciences
130,769.2
191,712.2
188,253.4
Astronomy
10,065.9
NA
NA
Chemistry
72,755.6
NA
NA
Physics
23,565.3
NA
NA
Other physical sciences
24,382.4
NA
NA
Psychology
519,775.2
522,944.2
543,546.5
Biological aspects
0.0
NA
NA
Social aspects
855.6
NA
NA
Other psychological sciences
518,919.6
NA
NA
Social sciences
126,919.2
133,094.1
144,396.8
Anthropology
42.6
NA
NA
Economics
41,863.3
NA
NA
Political science
50.4
NA
NA
Sociology
24,608.2
NA
NA
Other social sciences
60,354.7
NA
NA
Other sciences nec
229,827.1
247,367.2
270,094.9
