Table 66. Federal obligations for basic research performed at universities and colleges for selected agencies, by detailed field of science and engineering: FYs 2018–19

(Dollars in thousands)

Field 2018 Preliminary
2019
All fields 17,440,836.5 18,407,702.8
Computer sciences and mathematics 1,177,972.6 1,198,997.7
Computer sciences 788,041.5 NA
Mathematics 322,442.5 NA
Other computer sciences and mathematics 67,488.6 NA
Engineering 1,570,959.1 1,613,826.4
Aeronautical engineering 60,964.8 NA
Astronautical engineering 647.2 NA
Chemical engineering 56,975.7 NA
Civil engineering 10,141.6 NA
Electrical engineering 146,219.9 NA
Mechanical engineering 84,047.5 NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering 362,725.8 NA
Other engineering 849,236.7 NA
Environmental sciences 1,111,136.7 1,348,899.7
Atmospheric sciences 145,679.0 NA
Geological sciences 124,804.8 NA
Oceanography 334,745.1 NA
Other environmental sciences 505,907.8 NA
Life sciences 9,813,329.3 10,269,855.0
Agricultural sciences 166,212.3 NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology) 5,348,168.0 NA
Environmental biology 221,916.1 NA
Medical sciences 3,098,875.3 NA
Other life sciences 978,157.6 NA
Physical sciences 2,084,164.9 2,220,864.1
Astronomy 208,661.6 NA
Chemistry 492,759.0 NA
Physics 880,442.2 NA
Other physical sciences 502,302.1 NA
Psychology 722,576.4 763,738.8
Biological aspects 16,469.3 NA
Social aspects 9,837.3 NA
Other psychological sciences 696,269.8 NA
Social sciences 232,237.8 239,119.8
Anthropology 17,997.0 NA
Economics 36,171.5 NA
Political science 8,985.3 NA
Sociology 16,047.1 NA
Other social sciences 153,036.8 NA
Other sciences nec 728,459.7 752,401.3