Table 1. Federal obligations for science and engineering to universities and colleges, by type of activity: FYs 1963–2015
(Dollars in thousands)
| Fiscal year |
All federal obligations |
R&D |
R&D plant |
Facilities for instruction in S&E |
Fellowships, traineeships, and training grants |
General support for S&E |
Other S&E activities |
| 1963 |
1,328,511.0 |
829,524.0 |
105,896.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
393,091.0 |
| 1964 |
1,528,604.0 |
975,597.0 |
100,837.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
452,170.0 |
| 1965 |
1,816,171.0 |
1,094,963.0 |
126,196.0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
595,012.0 |
| 1966 |
2,163,504.0 |
1,252,146.0 |
114,767.0 |
NA |
365,560.0 |
NA |
431,031.0 |
| 1967 |
2,323,795.0 |
1,301,242.0 |
111,309.0 |
NA |
447,236.0 |
NA |
464,008.0 |
| 1968 |
2,349,817.0 |
1,398,305.0 |
96,148.0 |
NA |
440,895.0 |
NA |
414,469.0 |
| 1969 |
2,361,399.0 |
1,474,681.0 |
54,516.0 |
NA |
436,270.0 |
NA |
395,932.0 |
| 1970 |
2,187,579.0 |
1,446,618.0 |
44,778.0 |
NA |
429,408.0 |
NA |
266,775.0 |
| 1971 |
2,343,129.0 |
1,551,391.0 |
29,942.0 |
28,729.0 |
421,029.0 |
99,669.0 |
212,369.0 |
| 1972 |
2,599,111.0 |
1,853,085.0 |
36,917.0 |
26,341.0 |
387,888.0 |
83,288.0 |
211,592.0 |
| 1973 |
2,464,362.0 |
1,870,690.0 |
43,338.0 |
13,372.0 |
287,210.0 |
38,964.0 |
210,788.0 |
| 1974 |
2,739,042.0 |
2,087,262.0 |
29,009.0 |
3,506.0 |
326,600.0 |
86,974.0 |
205,691.0 |
| 1975 |
2,807,894.0 |
2,248,199.0 |
44,787.0 |
5,026.0 |
201,273.0 |
46,353.0 |
262,256.0 |
| 1976 |
2,961,966.0 |
2,433,280.0 |
23,899.0 |
3,210.0 |
174,871.0 |
74,483.0 |
252,223.0 |
| 1977 |
3,355,794.0 |
2,806,063.0 |
37,882.0 |
3,282.0 |
184,671.0 |
75,928.0 |
247,968.0 |
| 1978 |
3,965,906.0 |
3,391,844.0 |
34,328.0 |
4,906.0 |
205,925.0 |
74,398.0 |
254,505.0 |
| 1979 |
4,477,445.0 |
3,878,300.0 |
32,068.0 |
6,743.0 |
204,866.0 |
92,483.0 |
262,985.0 |
| 1980 |
4,796,314.0 |
4,165,885.0 |
37,780.0 |
3,776.0 |
210,121.0 |
91,541.0 |
287,211.0 |
| 1981 |
5,070,127.0 |
4,418,202.0 |
27,694.0 |
4,563.0 |
205,448.0 |
92,721.0 |
321,499.0 |
| 1982 |
5,187,875.0 |
4,562,740.0 |
31,200.0 |
829.0 |
176,582.0 |
80,137.0 |
336,387.0 |
| 1983 |
5,695,925.0 |
5,039,624.0 |
37,547.0 |
2,522.0 |
189,616.0 |
94,847.0 |
331,769.0 |
| 1984 |
6,328,855.0 |
5,469,270.0 |
50,170.0 |
1,889.0 |
194,881.0 |
112,588.0 |
500,057.0 |
| 1985 |
7,286,050.0 |
6,274,369.0 |
113,932.0 |
4,947.0 |
253,082.0 |
119,171.0 |
520,549.0 |
| 1986 |
7,463,385.0 |
6,489,142.0 |
105,941.0 |
4,990.0 |
246,196.0 |
111,130.0 |
505,986.0 |
| 1987 |
8,597,843.0 |
7,271,560.0 |
229,875.0 |
13,722.0 |
290,942.0 |
236,933.0 |
554,811.0 |
| 1988 |
9,175,208.0 |
7,758,168.0 |
202,907.0 |
13,345.0 |
309,348.0 |
171,826.0 |
719,614.0 |
| 1989 |
10,121,245.0 |
8,569,180.0 |
237,010.0 |
16,911.0 |
340,458.0 |
197,745.0 |
759,941.0 |
| 1990 |
10,519,383.0 |
9,065,239.0 |
141,651.0 |
19,241.0 |
393,820.0 |
143,917.0 |
755,515.0 |
| 1991 |
11,972,728.0 |
10,157,069.0 |
163,349.0 |
32,792.0 |
469,297.0 |
192,823.0 |
957,398.0 |
| 1992 |
12,905,890.0 |
10,994,603.0 |
209,173.0 |
38,983.0 |
511,125.0 |
160,166.0 |
991,840.0 |
| 1993 |
12,908,215.0 |
11,098,522.0 |
259,421.0 |
33,247.0 |
526,331.0 |
66,827.0 |
923,867.0 |
| 1994 |
13,953,451.0 |
11,984,179.0 |
216,789.0 |
48,734.0 |
633,228.0 |
136,555.0 |
933,966.0 |
| 1995 |
14,542,307.0 |
12,262,116.0 |
341,343.0 |
51,581.0 |
674,464.0 |
263,992.0 |
948,811.0 |
| 1996 |
14,529,668.0 |
12,425,331.0 |
248,349.0 |
49,023.0 |
636,293.0 |
219,008.0 |
951,664.0 |
| 1997 |
15,192,771.0 |
13,115,939.0 |
276,231.0 |
29,889.0 |
676,610.0 |
170,843.0 |
923,259.0 |
| 1998 |
16,196,770.0 |
13,979,576.0 |
156,763.0 |
22,771.0 |
757,312.0 |
237,908.0 |
1,042,440.0 |
| 1999 |
18,060,609.0 |
15,588,313.0 |
156,925.0 |
46,992.0 |
843,736.0 |
314,652.0 |
1,109,991.0 |
| 2000 |
19,896,262.0 |
17,329,298.0 |
219,160.0 |
59,702.0 |
782,841.0 |
314,184.0 |
1,191,077.0 |
| 2001 |
22,495,956.0 |
19,426,521.0 |
367,005.0 |
67,426.0 |
842,530.0 |
331,904.0 |
1,460,570.0 |
| 2002 |
24,463,226.0 |
21,241,355.0 |
247,062.0 |
109,693.0 |
936,862.0 |
431,861.0 |
1,496,393.0 |
| 2003 |
26,662,339.0 |
22,835,286.0 |
697,818.0 |
86,112.0 |
949,944.0 |
428,796.0 |
1,664,383.0 |
| 2004 |
27,330,567.0 |
23,772,425.0 |
414,536.0 |
82,800.0 |
1,046,837.0 |
421,318.0 |
1,592,651.0 |
| 2005 |
28,065,196.0 |
24,628,959.0 |
477,572.0 |
39,987.0 |
1,044,057.0 |
388,914.0 |
1,485,707.0 |
| 2006 |
28,248,092.0 |
24,934,998.0 |
300,818.0 |
16,460.0 |
1,035,538.0 |
323,060.0 |
1,637,218.0 |
| 2007 |
28,292,940.0 |
25,063,227.0 |
279,372.0 |
13,262.0 |
1,100,954.0 |
221,735.0 |
1,614,390.0 |
| 2008 |
28,528,305.0 |
25,555,768.0 |
274,826.0 |
3,694.0 |
916,770.0 |
303,707.0 |
1,473,540.0 |
| 2009a |
35,761,000.3 |
31,975,514.8 |
801,794.7 |
4,557.6 |
967,257.6 |
243,981.6 |
1,767,894.0 |
| 2010a |
35,739,724.9 |
30,806,835.4 |
1,829,739.4 |
5,737.1 |
1,135,496.9 |
356,605.0 |
1,605,311.3 |
| 2011 |
31,588,662.5 |
28,035,399.1 |
327,678.8 |
3,833.9 |
1,014,289.6 |
208,116.2 |
1,999,344.8 |
| 2012 |
31,003,480.6 |
27,494,975.5 |
434,233.6 |
3,866.4 |
913,574.2 |
141,928.8 |
2,014,902.0 |
| 2013 |
29,352,853.9 |
26,105,577.9 |
270,927.0 |
4,124.6 |
892,633.8 |
132,001.3 |
1,947,589.4 |
| 2014 |
31,094,845.0 |
27,590,574.6 |
399,954.7 |
11,102.5 |
1,339,833.8 |
137,560.6 |
1,615,818.9 |
| 2015 |
30,493,591.4 |
27,040,620.5 |
370,606.4 |
4,372.7 |
1,347,711.5 |
136,276.3 |
1,594,004.0 |
