Table 19. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2015–17
(Dollars in thousands)
Field |
2015 |
Preliminary |
2016 |
2017 |
All fields |
63,645,313.2 |
67,760,679.2 |
69,743,813.9 |
Computer sciences and mathematics |
3,862,681.9 |
4,208,334.3 |
4,426,594.8 |
Computer sciences |
2,645,607.3 |
NA |
NA |
Mathematics |
1,005,897.7 |
NA |
NA |
Other computer sciences and mathematics |
211,176.8 |
NA |
NA |
Engineering |
11,955,646.7 |
13,113,658.2 |
13,691,364.3 |
Aeronautical engineering |
1,825,121.8 |
NA |
NA |
Astronautical engineering |
660,628.5 |
NA |
NA |
Chemical engineering |
374,590.2 |
NA |
NA |
Civil engineering |
457,595.8 |
NA |
NA |
Electrical engineering |
883,251.2 |
NA |
NA |
Mechanical engineering |
309,625.9 |
NA |
NA |
Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,756,880.3 |
NA |
NA |
Other engineering |
5,687,953.1 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental sciences |
4,413,746.5 |
4,677,812.4 |
4,910,970.0 |
Atmospheric sciences |
1,567,884.9 |
NA |
NA |
Geological sciences |
643,308.2 |
NA |
NA |
Oceanography |
726,008.1 |
NA |
NA |
Other environmental sciences |
1,476,545.3 |
NA |
NA |
Life sciences |
30,472,971.4 |
32,041,601.2 |
32,766,606.1 |
Agricultural sciences |
1,320,265.3 |
NA |
NA |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
14,839,724.9 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental biology |
819,086.6 |
NA |
NA |
Medical sciences |
10,934,694.7 |
NA |
NA |
Other life sciences |
2,559,199.8 |
NA |
NA |
Physical sciences |
6,510,295.6 |
6,757,326.4 |
6,934,119.4 |
Astronomy |
1,230,155.9 |
NA |
NA |
Chemistry |
967,745.5 |
NA |
NA |
Physics |
3,040,197.6 |
NA |
NA |
Other physical sciences |
1,272,196.6 |
NA |
NA |
Psychology |
1,994,853.5 |
2,119,530.3 |
2,161,942.9 |
Biological aspects |
19,069.2 |
NA |
NA |
Social aspects |
58,541.2 |
NA |
NA |
Other psychological sciences |
1,917,243.2 |
NA |
NA |
Social sciences |
1,136,277.7 |
1,287,269.2 |
1,239,835.5 |
Anthropology |
29,919.3 |
NA |
NA |
Economics |
336,813.9 |
NA |
NA |
Political science |
16,026.4 |
NA |
NA |
Sociology |
128,239.8 |
NA |
NA |
Other social sciences |
625,278.3 |
NA |
NA |
Other sciences nec |
3,298,839.9 |
3,555,147.2 |
3,612,380.8 |