Table 33. Federal obligations for basic research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2015–17
(Dollars in thousands)
Field |
2015 |
Preliminary |
2016 |
2017 |
All fields |
31,527,071.3 |
33,227,303.7 |
34,323,021.7 |
Computer sciences and mathematics |
1,984,472.8 |
2,105,725.2 |
2,170,009.1 |
Computer sciences |
1,024,528.0 |
NA |
NA |
Mathematics |
874,127.4 |
NA |
NA |
Other computer sciences and mathematics |
85,817.4 |
NA |
NA |
Engineering |
3,693,962.0 |
3,834,668.3 |
3,965,713.1 |
Aeronautical engineering |
468,718.4 |
NA |
NA |
Astronautical engineering |
98,757.5 |
NA |
NA |
Chemical engineering |
60,451.6 |
NA |
NA |
Civil engineering |
54,342.4 |
NA |
NA |
Electrical engineering |
228,249.9 |
NA |
NA |
Mechanical engineering |
125,535.9 |
NA |
NA |
Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,289,904.0 |
NA |
NA |
Other engineering |
1,368,002.3 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental sciences |
2,738,351.6 |
2,886,239.2 |
3,044,427.5 |
Atmospheric sciences |
1,051,417.4 |
NA |
NA |
Geological sciences |
432,740.9 |
NA |
NA |
Oceanography |
431,824.0 |
NA |
NA |
Other environmental sciences |
822,369.2 |
NA |
NA |
Life sciences |
15,209,749.8 |
16,045,736.3 |
16,481,933.6 |
Agricultural sciences |
554,188.9 |
NA |
NA |
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
7,758,441.5 |
NA |
NA |
Environmental biology |
398,635.6 |
NA |
NA |
Medical sciences |
5,270,484.6 |
NA |
NA |
Other life sciences |
1,227,999.2 |
NA |
NA |
Physical sciences |
4,620,819.8 |
4,829,998.0 |
5,018,256.6 |
Astronomy |
1,073,462.0 |
NA |
NA |
Chemistry |
672,418.8 |
NA |
NA |
Physics |
2,569,190.6 |
NA |
NA |
Other physical sciences |
305,748.4 |
NA |
NA |
Psychology |
999,874.8 |
1,062,203.0 |
1,080,335.5 |
Biological aspects |
14,171.8 |
NA |
NA |
Social aspects |
13,630.3 |
NA |
NA |
Other psychological sciences |
972,072.7 |
NA |
NA |
Social sciences |
344,703.7 |
361,755.1 |
374,920.9 |
Anthropology |
28,174.1 |
NA |
NA |
Economics |
47,310.2 |
NA |
NA |
Political science |
12,396.4 |
NA |
NA |
Sociology |
26,705.5 |
NA |
NA |
Other social sciences |
230,117.6 |
NA |
NA |
Other sciences nec |
1,935,136.9 |
2,100,978.5 |
2,187,425.4 |