Table 2. Summary of federal obligations and outlays for research, development, and R&D plant, by type of R&D, performer, and field of science and engineering: FYs 2017–19
(Dollars in millions)
Type of R&D, performer, and field
2017
2018
Preliminary
2019
% change 2018–19
Outlays for R&D and R&D plant
113,222.7
120,916.2
132,860.6
9.9
R&D
110,000.2
117,072.2
127,852.8
9.2
R&D plant
3,222.6
3,844.0
5,007.8
30.3
Obligations for R&D and R&D plant
121,626.6
133,277.5
146,076.7
9.6
R&D
118,974.8
129,424.8
141,500.9
9.3
Performer
Intramurala
30,990.2
35,953.4
39,565.0
10.0
Industry
37,875.4
39,753.7
43,577.8
9.6
Industry-administered FFRDCs
4,075.8
4,062.4
5,457.6
34.3
Universities and colleges
28,963.2
31,534.1
33,359.2
5.8
University-administered FFRDCs
4,445.3
4,895.8
6,130.6
25.2
Other nonprofit institutions
8,140.6
8,450.8
8,880.1
5.1
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
3,173.0
3,497.3
3,283.4
-6.1
State and local governments
553.4
561.9
435.4
-22.5
Foreign
757.9
715.4
811.7
13.5
Research
69,871.3
74,587.6
83,442.8
11.9
Performer
Intramurala
15,904.7
17,817.5
20,458.4
14.8
Industry
8,963.2
8,768.1
10,979.1
25.2
Industry-administered FFRDCs
3,559.6
3,453.6
4,356.9
26.2
Universities and colleges
27,626.1
30,088.6
31,925.9
6.1
University-administered FFRDCs
3,501.1
3,704.6
4,673.1
26.1
Other nonprofit institutions
7,576.2
7,614.5
8,024.9
5.4
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
1,915.0
2,299.8
2,223.3
-3.3
State and local governments
453.1
430.2
358.3
-16.7
Foreign
372.3
410.7
442.9
7.9
Field of science and engineering
Computer sciences and mathematics
3,894.2
4,206.9
4,545.7
8.1
Engineering
13,207.4
13,758.6
17,131.7
24.5
Environmental sciences
4,469.6
4,567.6
6,014.1
31.7
Life sciences
34,089.6
36,994.4
38,985.2
5.4
Physical sciences
6,581.5
7,881.4
9,063.9
15.0
Psychology
2,081.2
2,326.9
2,485.1
6.8
Social sciences
1,027.2
1,039.4
1,169.6
12.5
Other sciences nec
4,520.6
3,812.4
4,047.5
6.2
Basic research
33,271.5
36,195.1
39,684.6
9.6
Performer
Intramurala
6,116.1
6,688.7
7,563.2
13.1
Industry
2,692.3
2,786.8
3,387.1
21.5
Industry-administered FFRDCs
600.3
584.4
578.7
-1.0
Universities and colleges
15,847.1
17,503.5
18,480.0
5.6
University-administered FFRDCs
3,078.3
3,283.4
4,077.6
24.2
Other nonprofit institutions
3,359.1
3,657.8
3,851.5
5.3
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
1,315.2
1,401.0
1,446.7
3.3
State and local governments
66.3
87.0
87.9
1.0
Foreign
196.6
202.5
211.9
4.6
Field of science and engineering
Computer sciences and mathematics
1,877.3
2,084.6
2,212.8
6.1
Engineering
3,685.6
3,585.7
3,586.4
*
Environmental sciences
2,686.8
2,996.4
4,146.7
38.4
Life sciences
16,573.8
18,176.1
19,190.3
5.6
Physical sciences
4,717.4
5,930.8
6,954.6
17.3
Psychology
1,027.3
1,147.3
1,213.9
5.8
Social sciences
359.3
374.1
435.9
16.5
Other sciences nec
2,344.2
1,900.0
1,944.1
2.3
Applied research
36,599.8
38,392.4
43,758.2
14.0
Performer
Intramurala
9,788.6
11,128.8
12,895.2
15.9
Industry
6,270.9
5,981.3
7,592.0
26.9
Industry-administered FFRDCs
2,959.3
2,869.2
3,778.1
31.7
Universities and colleges
11,779.0
12,585.1
13,445.9
6.8
University-administered FFRDCs
422.8
421.2
595.5
41.4
Other nonprofit institutions
4,217.0
3,956.7
4,173.4
5.5
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
599.8
898.8
776.6
-13.6
State and local governments
386.8
343.2
270.4
-21.2
Foreign
175.6
208.1
231.0
11.0
Field of science and engineering
Computer sciences and mathematics
2,016.9
2,122.3
2,332.9
9.9
Engineering
9,521.8
10,172.8
13,545.3
33.2
Environmental sciences
1,782.8
1,571.1
1,867.4
18.9
Life sciences
17,515.8
18,818.3
19,795.0
5.2
Physical sciences
1,864.1
1,950.7
2,109.3
8.1
Psychology
1,053.9
1,179.6
1,271.2
7.8
Social sciences
667.9
665.3
733.7
10.3
Other sciences nec
2,176.5
1,912.4
2,103.4
10.0
Development
49,103.5
54,837.2
58,058.1
5.9
Performer
Intramurala
15,085.5
18,135.9
19,106.7
5.4
Industry
28,912.2
30,985.5
32,598.7
5.2
Industry-administered FFRDCs
516.2
608.8
1,100.8
80.8
Universities and colleges
1,337.1
1,445.5
1,433.3
-0.8
University-administered FFRDCs
944.1
1,191.2
1,457.5
22.4
Other nonprofit institutions
564.4
836.3
855.2
2.3
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
1,258.0
1,197.6
1,060.1
-11.5
State and local governments
100.3
131.7
77.1
-41.4
Foreign
385.6
304.7
368.8
21.0
R&D plant
2,651.8
3,852.7
4,575.8
18.8
Performer
Intramurala
829.5
1,252.1
1,785.6
42.6
Industry
333.8
310.9
190.6
-38.7
Industry-administered FFRDCs
82.4
214.2
290.0
35.4
Universities and colleges
350.0
410.4
420.1
2.4
University-administered FFRDCs
585.7
761.5
826.8
8.6
Other nonprofit institutions
157.8
180.2
190.3
5.6
Nonprofit-administered FFRDCs
287.7
709.4
868.7
22.4
State and local governments
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
Foreign
25.0
14.1
3.8
-73.0
