Table 127. Federal obligations for applied 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 |
30,812.5 |
31,932.6 |
28,751.2 |
31,027.4 |
29,753.2 |
31,603.5 |
32,298.4 |
34,587.0 |
36,376.4 |
37,550.8 |
| Computer sciences and mathematics |
1,750.3 |
1,748.6 |
1,585.9 |
1,732.6 |
1,736.2 |
1,965.5 |
1,878.2 |
2,113.1 |
2,016.9 |
2,221.4 |
| Computer sciences |
1,444.1 |
1,488.4 |
1,255.2 |
1,469.7 |
1,501.7 |
1,654.0 |
1,621.1 |
1,818.5 |
1,736.0 |
NA |
| Mathematics |
123.6 |
118.9 |
150.3 |
119.1 |
106.5 |
154.9 |
131.8 |
140.7 |
117.7 |
NA |
| Other computer sciences and mathematics |
182.7 |
141.4 |
180.4 |
143.8 |
128.0 |
156.6 |
125.4 |
153.9 |
163.2 |
NA |
| Engineering |
6,878.8 |
7,590.0 |
6,889.2 |
7,944.5 |
7,540.7 |
8,343.0 |
8,289.7 |
9,147.2 |
9,298.3 |
10,970.1 |
| Aeronautical engineering |
722.5 |
678.8 |
691.9 |
1,413.0 |
1,433.2 |
1,386.2 |
1,356.4 |
1,357.5 |
1,442.2 |
NA |
| Astronautical engineering |
334.9 |
358.3 |
377.2 |
610.8 |
652.3 |
575.9 |
561.9 |
551.4 |
550.4 |
NA |
| Chemical engineering |
279.4 |
366.9 |
291.8 |
255.2 |
334.8 |
431.7 |
314.1 |
150.2 |
121.7 |
NA |
| Civil engineering |
493.4 |
544.6 |
467.9 |
478.3 |
418.7 |
417.3 |
403.3 |
410.5 |
514.4 |
NA |
| Electrical engineering |
956.6 |
1,065.9 |
954.4 |
1,025.9 |
903.9 |
992.4 |
669.0 |
835.2 |
823.4 |
NA |
| Mechanical engineering |
230.1 |
283.3 |
227.5 |
215.7 |
401.7 |
374.1 |
198.1 |
251.3 |
325.9 |
NA |
| Metallurgy and materials engineering |
609.0 |
667.4 |
544.0 |
513.1 |
528.2 |
536.0 |
467.0 |
696.1 |
634.6 |
NA |
| Other engineering |
3,252.9 |
3,624.7 |
3,334.4 |
3,432.4 |
2,867.8 |
3,629.4 |
4,320.0 |
4,895.0 |
4,885.7 |
NA |
| Environmental sciences |
1,608.2 |
1,551.5 |
1,410.7 |
1,625.6 |
1,645.2 |
1,612.9 |
1,675.4 |
1,662.9 |
1,782.8 |
1,762.4 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
367.6 |
356.9 |
341.4 |
516.9 |
547.6 |
530.9 |
516.5 |
516.6 |
563.5 |
NA |
| Geological sciences |
324.3 |
197.7 |
201.4 |
224.1 |
215.4 |
143.2 |
210.6 |
129.3 |
141.3 |
NA |
| Oceanography |
285.0 |
272.1 |
240.7 |
319.1 |
331.1 |
365.3 |
294.2 |
331.3 |
389.7 |
NA |
| Other environmental sciences |
631.3 |
724.8 |
627.2 |
565.5 |
551.1 |
573.5 |
654.2 |
685.7 |
688.3 |
NA |
| Life sciences |
15,679.9 |
16,160.8 |
14,076.3 |
14,990.3 |
14,345.5 |
14,931.8 |
15,415.4 |
16,468.4 |
17,515.8 |
16,808.6 |
| Agricultural sciences |
589.0 |
560.4 |
538.0 |
462.3 |
440.7 |
490.5 |
766.1 |
717.0 |
769.3 |
NA |
| Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) |
7,776.7 |
7,796.5 |
6,901.2 |
7,141.0 |
6,669.3 |
7,027.0 |
7,081.3 |
7,896.5 |
7,982.4 |
NA |
| Environmental biology |
497.0 |
380.9 |
420.3 |
390.0 |
397.6 |
425.8 |
420.5 |
407.5 |
411.5 |
NA |
| Medical sciences |
5,645.1 |
5,890.1 |
5,116.7 |
5,550.5 |
5,591.5 |
5,721.1 |
5,816.3 |
6,021.3 |
6,931.4 |
NA |
| Other life sciences |
1,172.1 |
1,532.9 |
1,100.1 |
1,446.5 |
1,246.5 |
1,267.4 |
1,331.2 |
1,426.0 |
1,421.1 |
NA |
| Physical sciences |
1,700.1 |
1,886.7 |
1,611.6 |
1,850.8 |
1,849.7 |
1,845.6 |
1,889.5 |
1,962.9 |
1,864.1 |
1,869.4 |
| Astronomy |
53.8 |
55.7 |
56.6 |
174.4 |
173.1 |
155.6 |
156.7 |
153.7 |
152.9 |
NA |
| Chemistry |
438.6 |
482.9 |
332.0 |
326.7 |
267.4 |
290.6 |
295.3 |
275.1 |
274.8 |
NA |
| Physics |
985.7 |
1,093.0 |
993.6 |
1,140.3 |
1,013.0 |
989.2 |
471.0 |
1,138.7 |
1,078.7 |
NA |
| Other physical sciences |
222.0 |
255.1 |
229.4 |
209.3 |
396.1 |
410.3 |
966.4 |
395.4 |
357.7 |
NA |
| Psychology |
985.9 |
1,026.4 |
908.1 |
998.8 |
919.2 |
930.5 |
995.0 |
1,031.6 |
1,053.9 |
1,060.1 |
| Biological aspects |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
NA |
| Social aspects |
32.3 |
56.2 |
37.6 |
48.4 |
48.5 |
46.2 |
44.9 |
44.3 |
42.9 |
NA |
| Other psychological sciences |
953.3 |
966.6 |
867.5 |
949.3 |
870.2 |
882.8 |
945.2 |
983.2 |
1,010.6 |
NA |
| Social sciences |
724.5 |
838.4 |
891.4 |
743.1 |
863.4 |
1,049.0 |
791.6 |
848.6 |
667.9 |
696.0 |
| Anthropology |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
NA |
| Economics |
178.1 |
229.6 |
344.1 |
289.0 |
274.6 |
286.1 |
289.5 |
320.4 |
237.8 |
NA |
| Political science |
11.6 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
NA |
| Sociology |
105.5 |
102.8 |
97.0 |
116.0 |
112.8 |
126.9 |
101.5 |
173.2 |
154.8 |
NA |
| Other social sciences |
427.7 |
500.9 |
447.3 |
332.2 |
471.7 |
632.2 |
395.2 |
352.0 |
266.7 |
NA |
| Other sciences nec |
1,484.8 |
1,130.2 |
1,377.9 |
1,141.7 |
853.5 |
925.4 |
1,363.7 |
1,352.3 |
2,176.5 |
2,162.9 |
