Table 123. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2009–18
(Dollars in millions)
| Field |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Preliminary |
| 2018 |
| All fields |
63,691.9 |
63,728.0 |
58,064.8 |
61,986.3 |
59,532.6 |
63,191.4 |
63,825.4 |
66,873.6 |
69,641.8 |
71,262.7 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
3,611.8 |
3,411.8 |
3,374.3 |
3,527.5 |
3,427.0 |
3,883.2 |
3,862.7 |
4,222.8 |
3,894.2 |
4,183.5 |
| Computer sciences |
2,422.2 |
2,362.0 |
2,191.7 |
2,392.2 |
2,361.5 |
2,612.8 |
2,645.6 |
2,815.4 |
2,734.7 |
NA |
| Mathematics |
927.9 |
835.5 |
891.6 |
925.3 |
864.0 |
979.3 |
1,005.9 |
1,160.0 |
941.7 |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
261.6 |
214.4 |
291.0 |
210.1 |
201.4 |
291.0 |
211.2 |
247.3 |
217.8 |
NA |
| Engineering |
10,285.0 |
11,081.2 |
10,057.2 |
11,403.4 |
10,948.2 |
11,887.5 |
11,983.6 |
12,798.8 |
12,977.9 |
14,725.6 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
907.8 |
830.1 |
845.1 |
1,814.9 |
1,842.1 |
1,833.0 |
1,825.1 |
1,836.1 |
1,892.1 |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
370.2 |
389.9 |
410.1 |
690.2 |
737.3 |
668.7 |
660.6 |
650.7 |
651.4 |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
447.1 |
509.7 |
474.5 |
349.6 |
419.0 |
535.4 |
374.6 |
216.7 |
194.9 |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
678.9 |
699.8 |
617.1 |
513.6 |
446.9 |
445.1 |
457.6 |
448.4 |
538.1 |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
1,254.0 |
1,360.9 |
1,235.5 |
1,324.6 |
1,163.2 |
1,240.2 |
897.3 |
1,062.9 |
1,048.4 |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
314.3 |
363.6 |
309.8 |
372.2 |
548.6 |
502.7 |
323.6 |
374.2 |
449.8 |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
1,721.6 |
1,758.8 |
1,621.3 |
1,699.2 |
1,729.3 |
1,768.7 |
1,756.9 |
1,972.4 |
1,941.1 |
NA |
| Other engineering |
4,591.2 |
5,168.4 |
4,543.8 |
4,639.1 |
4,061.8 |
4,893.6 |
5,688.0 |
6,237.3 |
6,262.1 |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
3,751.1 |
3,338.9 |
3,207.2 |
3,884.3 |
4,041.0 |
4,365.8 |
4,413.7 |
4,427.9 |
4,469.6 |
4,291.2 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
1,018.1 |
953.8 |
953.9 |
1,469.2 |
1,542.4 |
1,567.5 |
1,567.9 |
1,597.0 |
1,651.3 |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
754.0 |
530.4 |
597.8 |
725.7 |
626.6 |
561.0 |
643.3 |
562.4 |
580.3 |
NA |
| Oceanography |
834.2 |
743.7 |
723.7 |
813.5 |
787.6 |
848.0 |
726.0 |
773.0 |
774.3 |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
1,144.8 |
1,111.0 |
931.7 |
875.8 |
1,084.4 |
1,389.3 |
1,476.5 |
1,495.5 |
1,463.8 |
NA |
| Life sciences |
33,267.1 |
33,909.1 |
29,449.7 |
31,006.2 |
29,662.8 |
30,950.8 |
30,625.1 |
32,045.4 |
34,089.6 |
33,458.9 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,120.4 |
1,131.9 |
1,085.0 |
942.7 |
903.1 |
1,004.2 |
1,320.3 |
1,283.1 |
1,353.4 |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
17,376.8 |
17,213.9 |
15,178.3 |
15,458.3 |
14,588.1 |
15,310.6 |
14,839.7 |
15,922.6 |
16,555.7 |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
963.7 |
816.4 |
854.9 |
796.7 |
782.0 |
820.6 |
819.1 |
788.1 |
783.4 |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
11,392.7 |
11,677.0 |
10,202.2 |
11,078.5 |
10,917.4 |
11,285.3 |
11,086.8 |
11,358.6 |
12,648.7 |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
2,413.6 |
3,070.0 |
2,129.4 |
2,729.9 |
2,472.3 |
2,530.0 |
2,559.2 |
2,693.0 |
2,748.4 |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
5,821.1 |
5,870.8 |
5,426.6 |
6,407.5 |
6,281.9 |
6,483.1 |
6,510.3 |
6,669.8 |
6,581.5 |
6,931.3 |
| Astronomy |
671.5 |
559.9 |
555.4 |
1,099.4 |
1,147.0 |
1,191.6 |
1,230.2 |
1,246.7 |
1,292.4 |
NA |
| Chemistry |
1,274.0 |
1,310.6 |
1,106.3 |
1,103.0 |
982.2 |
1,012.7 |
967.7 |
963.1 |
969.2 |
NA |
| Physics |
3,356.1 |
3,470.1 |
3,268.8 |
3,708.3 |
3,481.8 |
3,565.2 |
3,040.2 |
3,731.9 |
3,675.9 |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
519.6 |
530.2 |
496.1 |
496.7 |
670.9 |
713.6 |
1,272.2 |
728.1 |
643.9 |
NA |
| Psychology |
2,086.3 |
2,155.6 |
1,886.8 |
2,086.6 |
1,935.2 |
1,968.0 |
1,994.9 |
2,021.4 |
2,081.2 |
2,092.2 |
| Biological aspects |
2.1 |
13.6 |
16.4 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
10.4 |
NA |
| Social aspects |
50.8 |
74.5 |
54.5 |
61.7 |
64.9 |
59.5 |
58.5 |
56.0 |
56.4 |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
2,033.4 |
2,067.4 |
1,816.0 |
2,010.8 |
1,856.0 |
1,893.5 |
1,917.2 |
1,945.6 |
2,014.4 |
NA |
| Social sciences |
1,156.7 |
1,197.3 |
1,262.4 |
1,124.5 |
1,237.3 |
1,435.1 |
1,136.3 |
1,226.7 |
1,027.2 |
1,043.7 |
| Anthropology |
29.4 |
24.7 |
26.1 |
30.2 |
26.3 |
26.5 |
29.9 |
31.5 |
32.1 |
NA |
| Economics |
230.1 |
274.0 |
398.6 |
343.5 |
333.0 |
344.3 |
336.8 |
370.9 |
294.1 |
NA |
| Political science |
24.6 |
14.2 |
12.0 |
12.9 |
11.0 |
13.4 |
16.0 |
14.6 |
17.6 |
NA |
| Sociology |
138.8 |
132.3 |
132.5 |
154.7 |
137.2 |
157.7 |
128.2 |
197.4 |
178.0 |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
733.8 |
752.0 |
693.2 |
583.2 |
729.8 |
893.2 |
625.3 |
612.2 |
505.4 |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
3,712.7 |
2,763.2 |
3,400.5 |
2,546.3 |
1,999.3 |
2,217.9 |
3,298.8 |
3,460.8 |
4,520.6 |
4,536.3 |
