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Table 80. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, R&D field, and survey population: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Source of funds and R&D field All institutions Survey population
Short form Standard form
All R&D expenditures 68,807,857 140,056 68,667,801
Federal government 37,939,602 62,723 37,876,879
State and local government 3,821,623 9,215 3,812,408
Institution funds 16,755,935 44,205 16,711,730
Business 4,005,725 5,111 4,000,614
Nonprofit organizations 4,252,036 15,043 4,236,993
All other sources 2,032,936 3,759 2,029,177
Science 54,076,389 102,809 53,973,580
Computer sciences 1,966,814 3,242 1,963,572
Environmental sciences 3,259,240 10,172 3,249,068
Life sciences 38,861,041 41,025 38,820,016
Mathematical sciences 646,515 4,803 641,712
Physical sciences 4,732,198 20,901 4,711,297
Psychology 1,188,935 4,919 1,184,016
Social sciences 2,335,018 13,126 2,321,892
Sciences, nec 1,086,628 4,621 1,082,007
Engineering 11,081,373 11,115 11,070,258
Non-S&E 3,650,095 26,132 3,623,963
nec = not elsewhere classified; S&E = science and engineering.
NOTE: Institutions are included in the short form population if they reported less than $1 million in total R&D expenditures during the previous fiscal year.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2015.