Table 134. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2006–16
(Dollars in millions)
Field |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Preliminary |
2015 |
2016 |
All fields |
53,535.7 |
54,093.6 |
53,893.7 |
63,691.9 |
63,728.0 |
58,023.7 |
61,945.2 |
59,198.2 |
62,908.8 |
63,419.9 |
66,169.4 |
Computer sciences and mathematics |
2,814.9 |
2,945.7 |
3,047.3 |
3,611.8 |
3,411.8 |
3,374.3 |
3,527.5 |
3,427.0 |
3,883.2 |
4,179.8 |
4,430.8 |
Computer sciences |
1,987.8 |
2,077.7 |
2,053.0 |
2,422.2 |
2,362.0 |
2,191.7 |
2,392.2 |
2,361.5 |
2,612.8 |
NA |
NA |
Mathematics |
669.2 |
708.6 |
782.9 |
927.9 |
835.5 |
891.6 |
925.3 |
864.0 |
979.3 |
NA |
NA |
Other computer sciences and mathematics |
157.9 |
159.4 |
211.4 |
261.6 |
214.4 |
291.0 |
210.1 |
201.4 |
291.0 |
NA |
NA |
Engineering |
8,678.7 |
8,989.7 |
8,975.5 |
10,285.0 |
11,081.2 |
10,057.2 |
11,403.4 |
10,948.2 |
11,887.5 |
11,768.6 |
12,780.5 |
Aeronautical engineering |
1,229.2 |
929.2 |
810.3 |
907.8 |
830.1 |
845.1 |
1,814.9 |
1,842.1 |
1,833.0 |
NA |
NA |
Astronautical engineering |
476.3 |
341.0 |
288.1 |
370.2 |
389.9 |
410.1 |
690.2 |
737.3 |
668.7 |
NA |
NA |
Chemical engineering |
294.6 |
353.8 |
345.6 |
447.1 |
509.7 |
474.5 |
349.6 |
419.0 |
535.4 |
NA |
NA |
Civil engineering |
352.7 |
461.5 |
488.0 |
678.9 |
699.8 |
617.1 |
513.6 |
446.9 |
445.1 |
NA |
NA |
Electrical engineering |
1,035.5 |
1,027.5 |
1,046.5 |
1,254.0 |
1,360.9 |
1,235.5 |
1,324.6 |
1,163.2 |
1,240.2 |
NA |
NA |
Mechanical engineering |
298.2 |
337.2 |
292.4 |
314.3 |
363.6 |
309.8 |
372.2 |
548.6 |
502.7 |
NA |
NA |
Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,250.0 |
1,479.8 |
1,623.9 |
1,721.6 |
1,758.8 |
1,621.3 |
1,699.2 |
1,729.3 |
1,768.7 |
NA |
NA |
Other engineering |
3,742.3 |
4,059.8 |
4,080.8 |
4,591.2 |
5,168.4 |
4,543.8 |
4,639.1 |
4,061.8 |
4,893.6 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental sciences |
3,430.6 |
3,170.5 |
2,984.6 |
3,751.1 |
3,338.9 |
3,207.2 |
3,884.3 |
4,041.0 |
4,365.8 |
4,384.6 |
4,607.7 |
Atmospheric sciences |
1,166.9 |
964.6 |
884.5 |
1,018.1 |
953.8 |
953.9 |
1,469.2 |
1,542.4 |
1,567.5 |
NA |
NA |
Geological sciences |
653.9 |
638.0 |
517.5 |
754.0 |
530.4 |
597.8 |
725.7 |
626.6 |
561.0 |
NA |
NA |
Oceanography |
745.8 |
787.8 |
788.7 |
834.2 |
743.7 |
723.7 |
813.5 |
787.6 |
848.0 |
NA |
NA |
Other environmental sciences |
864.0 |
780.1 |
793.9 |
1,144.8 |
1,111.0 |
931.7 |
875.8 |
1,084.4 |
1,389.3 |
NA |
NA |
Life sciences |
27,927.7 |
29,463.6 |
28,918.8 |
33,267.1 |
33,909.1 |
29,408.6 |
30,965.0 |
29,328.4 |
30,668.2 |
30,972.7 |
31,901.1 |
Agricultural sciences |
1,108.2 |
1,139.4 |
1,020.3 |
1,120.4 |
1,131.9 |
1,085.0 |
942.7 |
903.1 |
1,004.2 |
NA |
NA |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
13,690.8 |
14,429.7 |
14,443.1 |
17,376.8 |
17,213.9 |
15,178.3 |
15,458.3 |
14,588.1 |
15,310.6 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental biology |
686.6 |
757.2 |
858.0 |
963.7 |
816.4 |
854.9 |
796.7 |
782.0 |
820.6 |
NA |
NA |
Medical sciences |
10,592.2 |
10,790.7 |
10,387.3 |
11,392.7 |
11,677.0 |
10,161.1 |
11,037.4 |
10,582.9 |
11,002.7 |
NA |
NA |
Other life sciences |
1,849.9 |
2,346.5 |
2,210.1 |
2,413.6 |
3,070.0 |
2,129.4 |
2,729.9 |
2,472.3 |
2,530.0 |
NA |
NA |
Physical sciences |
5,351.1 |
5,136.1 |
5,072.6 |
5,821.1 |
5,870.8 |
5,426.6 |
6,407.5 |
6,281.9 |
6,483.1 |
6,486.9 |
6,492.9 |
Astronomy |
792.5 |
655.9 |
527.9 |
671.5 |
559.9 |
555.4 |
1,099.4 |
1,147.0 |
1,191.6 |
NA |
NA |
Chemistry |
1,126.4 |
1,149.9 |
1,148.4 |
1,274.0 |
1,310.6 |
1,106.3 |
1,103.0 |
982.2 |
1,012.7 |
NA |
NA |
Physics |
3,001.8 |
2,939.2 |
2,968.9 |
3,356.1 |
3,470.1 |
3,268.8 |
3,708.3 |
3,481.8 |
3,565.2 |
NA |
NA |
Other physical sciences |
430.5 |
391.1 |
427.4 |
519.6 |
530.2 |
496.1 |
496.7 |
670.9 |
713.6 |
NA |
NA |
Psychology |
1,747.3 |
1,837.9 |
1,740.8 |
2,086.3 |
2,155.6 |
1,886.8 |
2,086.6 |
1,935.2 |
1,968.0 |
2,016.4 |
2,050.7 |
Biological aspects |
3.0 |
3.8 |
21.8 |
2.1 |
13.6 |
16.4 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
NA |
NA |
Social aspects |
40.9 |
36.8 |
18.8 |
50.8 |
74.5 |
54.5 |
61.7 |
64.9 |
59.5 |
NA |
NA |
Other psychological sciences |
1,703.4 |
1,797.3 |
1,700.3 |
2,033.4 |
2,067.4 |
1,816.0 |
2,010.8 |
1,856.0 |
1,893.5 |
NA |
NA |
Social sciences |
1,123.9 |
1,147.1 |
977.0 |
1,156.7 |
1,197.3 |
1,262.4 |
1,124.5 |
1,237.3 |
1,435.1 |
1,284.0 |
1,429.7 |
Anthropology |
15.1 |
16.1 |
17.4 |
29.4 |
24.7 |
26.1 |
30.2 |
26.3 |
26.5 |
NA |
NA |
Economics |
202.6 |
250.0 |
212.3 |
230.1 |
274.0 |
398.6 |
343.5 |
333.0 |
344.3 |
NA |
NA |
Political science |
44.6 |
41.2 |
29.2 |
24.6 |
14.2 |
12.0 |
12.9 |
11.0 |
13.4 |
NA |
NA |
Sociology |
144.2 |
217.6 |
95.2 |
138.8 |
132.3 |
132.5 |
154.7 |
137.2 |
157.7 |
NA |
NA |
Other social sciences |
717.4 |
622.2 |
622.9 |
733.8 |
752.0 |
693.2 |
583.2 |
729.8 |
893.2 |
NA |
NA |
Other sciences nec |
2,461.3 |
1,403.1 |
2,177.1 |
3,712.7 |
2,763.2 |
3,400.5 |
2,546.3 |
1,999.3 |
2,217.9 |
2,326.8 |
2,476.1 |