Table 4. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, character of work, highest degree granted, and institutional control: FYs 2010–14

(Dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year and type of institution	Total				Federal				Nonfederal
Fiscal year and type of institution	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development
2010
All institutions	61,253,743	40,282,242	15,726,093	5,245,408	37,475,234	25,432,529	9,393,753	2,648,952	23,778,509	14,849,713	6,332,340	2,596,456
Doctorate	60,233,824	39,703,583	15,410,430	5,119,811	36,827,576	25,077,454	9,190,145	2,559,977	23,406,248	14,626,129	6,220,285	2,559,834
Nondoctorate	1,019,919	578,659	315,663	125,597	647,658	355,075	203,608	88,975	372,261	223,584	112,055	36,622
Public	41,233,759	27,067,432	10,637,806	3,528,521	23,351,313	15,830,528	5,724,569	1,796,216	17,882,446	11,236,904	4,913,237	1,732,305
Private	20,019,984	13,214,810	5,088,287	1,716,887	14,123,921	9,602,001	3,669,184	852,736	5,896,063	3,612,809	1,419,103	864,151
2011
All institutions	65,276,179	42,378,148	17,217,069	5,680,962	40,767,871	27,165,672	10,666,679	2,935,520	24,508,308	15,212,476	6,550,390	2,745,442
Doctorate	64,065,958	41,731,060	16,791,923	5,542,975	40,009,605	26,775,204	10,393,199	2,841,202	24,056,353	14,955,856	6,398,724	2,701,773
Nondoctorate	1,210,221	647,088	425,146	137,987	758,266	390,468	273,480	94,318	451,955	256,620	151,666	43,669
Public	43,917,746	28,680,207	11,587,914	3,649,625	25,387,039	17,015,546	6,573,360	1,798,133	18,530,707	11,664,661	5,014,554	1,851,492
Private	21,358,433	13,697,941	5,629,155	2,031,337	15,380,832	10,150,126	4,093,319	1,137,387	5,977,601	3,547,815	1,535,836	893,950
2012
All institutions	65,729,338	41,821,911	17,902,343	6,005,084	40,139,567	26,156,548	10,846,437	3,136,582	25,589,771	15,665,363	7,055,906	2,868,502
Doctorate	64,702,533	41,258,981	17,562,802	5,880,750	39,490,873	25,802,470	10,630,228	3,058,175	25,211,660	15,456,511	6,932,574	2,822,575
Nondoctorate	1,026,805	562,930	339,541	124,334	648,694	354,078	216,209	78,407	378,111	208,852	123,332	45,927
Public	44,162,988	28,454,204	11,992,691	3,716,093	25,107,091	16,565,923	6,689,969	1,851,199	19,055,897	11,888,281	5,302,722	1,864,894
Private	21,566,350	13,367,707	5,909,652	2,288,991	15,032,476	9,590,625	4,156,468	1,285,383	6,533,874	3,777,082	1,753,184	1,003,608
2013
All institutions	67,014,807	43,108,628	17,614,033	6,292,146	39,444,861	25,831,607	10,534,555	3,078,699	27,569,946	17,277,021	7,079,478	3,213,447
Doctorate	66,221,282	42,695,555	17,347,911	6,177,816	38,946,956	25,587,973	10,359,022	2,999,961	27,274,326	17,107,582	6,988,889	3,177,855
Nondoctorate	793,525	413,073	266,122	114,330	497,905	243,634	175,533	78,738	295,620	169,439	90,589	35,592
Public	44,851,358	28,855,083	11,929,504	4,066,771	24,687,550	16,194,093	6,653,441	1,840,016	20,163,808	12,660,990	5,276,063	2,226,755
Private	22,163,449	14,253,545	5,684,529	2,225,375	14,757,311	9,637,514	3,881,114	1,238,683	7,406,138	4,616,031	1,803,415	986,692
2014
All institutions	67,154,642	42,952,394	17,835,521	6,366,727	37,922,314	24,813,130	10,091,346	3,017,838	29,232,328	18,139,264	7,744,175	3,348,889
Doctorate	65,990,604	42,544,943	17,327,833	6,117,828	37,456,075	24,600,429	9,912,583	2,943,063	28,534,529	17,944,514	7,415,250	3,174,765
Nondoctorate	1,164,038	407,451	507,688	248,899	466,239	212,701	178,763	74,775	697,799	194,750	328,925	174,124
Public	44,657,466	28,499,463	11,850,721	4,307,282	23,493,609	15,325,514	6,195,221	1,972,874	21,163,857	13,173,949	5,655,500	2,334,408
Private	22,497,176	14,452,931	5,984,800	2,059,445	14,428,705	9,487,616	3,896,125	1,044,964	8,068,471	4,965,315	2,088,675	1,014,481