Table 65. Federal obligations for research performed at universities and colleges for selected agencies, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2015–17
(Dollars in thousands)
Field
2015
Preliminary
2016
2017
All fields
25,336,599.3
26,632,676.6
27,496,161.5
Computer sciences and mathematics
1,417,539.8
1,475,127.9
1,542,249.5
Computer sciences
994,570.9
NA
NA
Mathematics
377,287.2
NA
NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics
45,681.7
NA
NA
Engineering
2,456,693.5
2,583,350.4
2,772,934.1
Aeronautical engineering
195,446.4
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
53,048.4
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
75,149.9
NA
NA
Civil engineering
61,465.8
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
229,845.9
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
128,884.2
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
399,264.3
NA
NA
Other engineering
1,313,588.6
NA
NA
Environmental sciences
1,170,231.8
1,204,268.1
1,248,710.6
Atmospheric sciences
276,101.7
NA
NA
Geological sciences
167,165.1
NA
NA
Oceanography
326,094.0
NA
NA
Other environmental sciences
400,871.0
NA
NA
Life sciences
15,914,238.8
16,787,878.4
17,187,259.8
Agricultural sciences
334,188.8
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
8,165,367.1
NA
NA
Environmental biology
310,484.0
NA
NA
Medical sciences
5,497,949.9
NA
NA
Other life sciences
1,606,249.1
NA
NA
Physical sciences
1,765,362.1
1,820,544.5
1,890,935.7
Astronomy
228,091.2
NA
NA
Chemistry
474,506.5
NA
NA
Physics
833,091.6
NA
NA
Other physical sciences
229,672.8
NA
NA
Psychology
1,165,350.8
1,232,900.0
1,258,849.4
Biological aspects
14,773.1
NA
NA
Social aspects
13,019.6
NA
NA
Other psychological sciences
1,137,558.1
NA
NA
Social sciences
418,095.8
437,739.1
454,369.9
Anthropology
20,987.7
NA
NA
Economics
70,384.2
NA
NA
Political science
11,621.0
NA
NA
Sociology
26,010.1
NA
NA
Other social sciences
289,092.8
NA
NA
Other sciences nec
1,029,086.7
1,090,868.2
1,140,852.5