Table 87. Federal obligations for applied 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
10,089,823.0
10,754,075.1
11,114,919.4
Computer sciences and mathematics
270,049.2
299,539.5
308,143.8
Computer sciences
219,491.3
NA
NA
Mathematics
41,613.7
NA
NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics
8,944.2
NA
NA
Engineering
976,583.7
1,063,170.7
1,194,879.8
Aeronautical engineering
85,304.1
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
32,732.4
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
28,091.7
NA
NA
Civil engineering
17,467.4
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
91,373.5
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
40,509.8
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
59,766.0
NA
NA
Other engineering
621,338.9
NA
NA
Environmental sciences
182,892.1
193,942.8
189,350.3
Atmospheric sciences
22,712.4
NA
NA
Geological sciences
2,104.7
NA
NA
Oceanography
16,444.7
NA
NA
Other environmental sciences
141,630.2
NA
NA
Life sciences
7,494,253.8
7,899,366.1
8,078,719.1
Agricultural sciences
203,287.6
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
3,666,221.8
NA
NA
Environmental biology
99,851.6
NA
NA
Medical sciences
2,731,113.1
NA
NA
Other life sciences
793,779.7
NA
NA
Physical sciences
123,225.3
198,952.6
201,993.0
Astronomy
9,848.3
NA
NA
Chemistry
62,877.0
NA
NA
Physics
33,168.5
NA
NA
Other physical sciences
17,331.5
NA
NA
Psychology
537,664.6
564,475.5
578,089.3
Biological aspects
1,415.7
NA
NA
Social aspects
893.3
NA
NA
Other psychological sciences
535,355.6
NA
NA
Social sciences
179,399.5
188,258.3
196,751.9
Anthropology
44.2
NA
NA
Economics
38,173.9
NA
NA
Political science
0.0
NA
NA
Sociology
12,720.9
NA
NA
Other social sciences
128,460.4
NA
NA
Other sciences nec
325,754.8
346,369.6
366,992.1