Table 17. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2017–18

(Dollars in thousands)

Field 2017 Preliminary
2018
All fields 69,641,805.7 71,262,744.0
Computer sciences and mathematics 3,894,169.9 4,183,546.3
Computer sciences 2,734,684.3 NA
Mathematics 941,679.3 NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics 217,806.3 NA
Engineering 12,977,880.1 14,725,636.9
Aeronautical engineering 1,892,136.5 NA
Astronautical engineering 651,414.3 NA
Chemical engineering 194,851.3 NA
Civil engineering 538,107.1 NA
Electrical engineering 1,048,424.0 NA
Mechanical engineering 449,790.1 NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering 1,941,094.8 NA
Other engineering 6,262,062.0 NA
Environmental sciences 4,469,631.1 4,291,187.2
Atmospheric sciences 1,651,283.2 NA
Geological sciences 580,260.2 NA
Oceanography 774,251.3 NA
Other environmental sciences 1,463,836.5 NA
Life sciences 34,089,600.0 33,458,924.7
Agricultural sciences 1,353,434.3 NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) 16,555,703.8 NA
Environmental biology 783,376.5 NA
Medical sciences 12,648,733.9 NA
Other life sciences 2,748,351.5 NA
Physical sciences 6,581,489.7 6,931,290.8
Astronomy 1,292,435.2 NA
Chemistry 969,238.6 NA
Physics 3,675,890.3 NA
Other physical sciences 643,925.6 NA
Psychology 2,081,181.2 2,092,167.8
Biological aspects 10,408.8 NA
Social aspects 56,374.7 NA
Other psychological sciences 2,014,397.6 NA
Social sciences 1,027,205.8 1,043,720.2
Anthropology 32,088.5 NA
Economics 294,147.3 NA
Political science 17,557.2 NA
Sociology 178,034.5 NA
Other social sciences 505,378.4 NA
Other sciences nec 4,520,647.8 4,536,270.0