Table 17. Federal obligations for research, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2018–19

(Dollars in thousands)

Field 2018 Preliminary
2019
All fields 74,587,572.8 83,442,774.8
Computer sciences and mathematics 4,206,897.3 4,545,673.0
Computer sciences 2,887,909.8 NA
Mathematics 1,055,203.8 NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics 263,783.7 NA
Engineering 13,758,564.2 17,131,668.7
Aeronautical engineering 1,117,962.1 NA
Astronautical engineering 795,826.6 NA
Chemical engineering 692,324.3 NA
Civil engineering 476,285.2 NA
Electrical engineering 1,009,811.2 NA
Mechanical engineering 498,207.6 NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering 1,915,049.7 NA
Other engineering 7,253,097.6 NA
Environmental sciences 4,567,576.1 6,014,082.5
Atmospheric sciences 796,313.4 NA
Geological sciences 227,132.4 NA
Oceanography 777,722.9 NA
Other environmental sciences 2,766,407.4 NA
Life sciences 36,994,356.5 38,985,217.8
Agricultural sciences 1,325,013.5 NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) 17,828,520.0 NA
Environmental biology 922,432.8 NA
Medical sciences 13,564,479.4 NA
Other life sciences 3,353,910.8 NA
Physical sciences 7,881,443.4 9,063,862.4
Astronomy 887,339.5 NA
Chemistry 1,121,237.8 NA
Physics 3,541,137.7 NA
Other physical sciences 2,331,728.3 NA
Psychology 2,326,885.5 2,485,107.8
Biological aspects 19,949.0 NA
Social aspects 48,424.3 NA
Other psychological sciences 2,258,512.1 NA
Social sciences 1,039,400.9 1,169,619.6
Anthropology 34,744.0 NA
Economics 282,361.8 NA
Political science 10,846.1 NA
Sociology 143,206.3 NA
Other social sciences 568,242.7 NA
Other sciences nec 3,812,449.0 4,047,542.9