Table 70. Total and federally financed higher education R&D expenditures passed through to subrecipients, by highest degree granted and institutional control: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Type of institution
All R&D expenditures
R&D expenditures passed through to subrecipients
Total
To higher education subrecipients
To businesses
To nonprofit organizations
To other subrecipients
Total R&D, all institutions
68,667,801
5,644,202
3,107,039
975,955
1,007,291
553,917
Doctorate
68,007,358
5,618,264
3,090,653
973,338
1,001,749
552,524
Nondoctorate
660,443
25,938
16,386
2,617
5,542
1,393
Public
45,481,635
3,544,343
2,002,266
634,825
554,087
353,165
Private
23,186,166
2,099,859
1,104,773
341,130
453,204
200,752
Federally financed R&D, all institutions
37,876,879
4,807,853
2,761,275
755,673
851,198
439,707
Doctorate
37,502,175
4,786,408
2,747,012
753,720
846,715
438,961
Nondoctorate
374,704
21,445
14,263
1,953
4,483
746
Public
23,392,083
3,041,118
1,753,899
533,105
469,404
284,710
Private
14,484,796
1,766,735
1,007,376
222,568
381,794
154,997
