Table 47. Federal obligations for applied research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2015–17
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2015 |
Preliminary |
| 2016 |
2017 |
| All fields |
32,118,241.8 |
34,533,375.5 |
35,420,792.2 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
1,878,209.0 |
2,102,609.1 |
2,256,585.7 |
| Computer sciences |
1,621,079.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Mathematics |
131,770.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
125,359.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Engineering |
8,261,684.7 |
9,278,990.0 |
9,725,651.2 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
1,356,403.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
561,870.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
314,138.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
403,253.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
655,001.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
184,090.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
466,976.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Other engineering |
4,319,950.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
1,675,395.0 |
1,791,573.2 |
1,866,542.5 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
516,467.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
210,567.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Oceanography |
294,184.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
654,176.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Life sciences |
15,263,221.6 |
15,995,864.9 |
16,284,672.6 |
| Agricultural sciences |
766,076.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
7,081,283.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
420,451.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
5,664,210.1 |
NA |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
1,331,200.6 |
NA |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
1,889,475.8 |
1,927,328.4 |
1,915,862.8 |
| Astronomy |
156,693.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Chemistry |
295,326.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Physics |
471,007.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
966,448.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Psychology |
994,978.8 |
1,057,327.2 |
1,081,607.4 |
| Biological aspects |
4,897.4 |
NA |
NA |
| Social aspects |
44,910.9 |
NA |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
945,170.5 |
NA |
NA |
| Social sciences |
791,573.9 |
925,514.1 |
864,914.7 |
| Anthropology |
1,745.2 |
NA |
NA |
| Economics |
289,503.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Political science |
3,630.0 |
NA |
NA |
| Sociology |
101,534.3 |
NA |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
395,160.7 |
NA |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
1,363,703.0 |
1,454,168.6 |
1,424,955.4 |
