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 |
