Table 41. Federal obligations for applied research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2016–17
(Dollars in thousands)
| Field |
2016 |
Preliminary |
| 2017 |
| All fields |
34,435,786.7 |
34,172,378.4 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
2,113,075.4 |
2,229,948.9 |
| Computer sciences |
1,818,495.3 |
NA |
| Mathematics |
140,683.0 |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
153,897.2 |
NA |
| Engineering |
9,117,760.9 |
9,072,142.8 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
1,357,452.1 |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
551,404.2 |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
150,156.4 |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
410,480.8 |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
820,503.9 |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
236,568.6 |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
696,145.5 |
NA |
| Other engineering |
4,895,049.4 |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
1,662,877.1 |
1,489,039.6 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
516,561.2 |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
129,260.5 |
NA |
| Oceanography |
331,327.4 |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
685,728.0 |
NA |
| Life sciences |
16,346,576.7 |
16,178,074.3 |
| Agricultural sciences |
717,038.3 |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
7,889,583.5 |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
407,533.2 |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
5,906,457.9 |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
1,425,963.8 |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
1,962,939.9 |
1,243,642.5 |
| Astronomy |
153,699.2 |
NA |
| Chemistry |
275,068.2 |
NA |
| Physics |
1,138,729.9 |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
395,442.5 |
NA |
| Psychology |
1,031,609.2 |
1,041,144.4 |
| Biological aspects |
4,106.0 |
NA |
| Social aspects |
44,286.5 |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
983,216.7 |
NA |
| Social sciences |
848,641.6 |
759,659.3 |
| Anthropology |
2,109.3 |
NA |
| Economics |
320,401.4 |
NA |
| Political science |
960.0 |
NA |
| Sociology |
173,195.3 |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
351,975.7 |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
1,352,305.9 |
2,158,726.7 |
