Table 17. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2016–17
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2016 |
Preliminary |
| 2017 |
| All fields |
66,722,364.6 |
66,504,111.3 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
4,222,754.9 |
4,225,390.2 |
| Computer sciences |
2,815,428.5 |
NA |
| Mathematics |
1,159,985.9 |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
247,340.6 |
NA |
| Engineering |
12,769,357.3 |
12,703,946.9 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
1,836,063.2 |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
650,748.3 |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
216,729.6 |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
448,444.4 |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
1,048,158.9 |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
359,509.8 |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,972,396.8 |
NA |
| Other engineering |
6,237,306.2 |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
4,427,913.8 |
4,149,925.4 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
1,596,998.7 |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
562,397.1 |
NA |
| Oceanography |
772,986.7 |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
1,495,531.3 |
NA |
| Life sciences |
31,923,577.9 |
32,042,684.1 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,283,146.9 |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
15,915,640.9 |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
788,081.8 |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
11,243,693.8 |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
2,693,014.5 |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
6,669,798.6 |
5,915,076.4 |
| Astronomy |
1,246,699.2 |
NA |
| Chemistry |
963,089.4 |
NA |
| Physics |
3,731,913.8 |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
728,096.2 |
NA |
| Psychology |
2,021,446.6 |
2,041,894.1 |
| Biological aspects |
19,817.8 |
NA |
| Social aspects |
55,982.3 |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
1,945,646.5 |
NA |
| Social sciences |
1,226,723.9 |
1,152,494.6 |
| Anthropology |
31,535.6 |
NA |
| Economics |
370,926.7 |
NA |
| Political science |
14,621.0 |
NA |
| Sociology |
197,429.5 |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
612,211.0 |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
3,460,791.6 |
4,272,699.7 |
