Table A-18. Imputed amounts for total and federally financed higher education R&D equipment expenditures, by R&D field: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

R&D field Total Federally financed
All separately budgeted R&D expenditures Imputed amount Imputed amount as % of total All separately budgeted R&D expenditures Imputed amount Imputed amount as % of total
All R&D fields 2,166,234 6,981 0.3 986,784 3,889 0.4
All science and engineering 2,115,205 83,457 3.9 978,772 33,378 3.4
Computer sciences 87,680 7,183 8.2 65,882 1,728 2.6
Environmental sciences 127,165 849 0.7 83,178 326 0.4
Atmospheric sciences 19,887 120 0.6 16,102 42 0.3
Earth sciences 49,738 327 0.7 28,044 155 0.6
Oceanography 45,968 188 0.4 34,057 65 0.2
Environmental sciences, nec 11,572 214 1.8 4,975 64 1.3
Life sciences 817,933 16,975 2.1 298,184 9,628 3.2
Agricultural sciences 89,959 244 0.3 23,040 127 0.6
Biological sciences 333,545 8,309 2.5 135,208 4,608 3.4
Medical sciences 322,544 7,764 2.4 123,896 4,708 3.8
Life sciences, nec 71,885 658 0.9 16,040 185 1.2
Mathematical sciences 5,645 2,012 35.6 3,102 679 21.9
Physical sciences 443,370 13,071 2.9 263,106 5,067 1.9
Astronomy 100,622 3,930 3.9 24,589 2,533 10.3
Chemistry 119,895 1,387 1.2 67,119 447 0.7
Physics 205,887 6,124 3.0 161,071 1,829 1.1
Physical sciences, nec 16,966 1,630 9.6 10,327 258 2.5
Psychology 13,695 321 2.3 7,873 138 1.8
Social sciences 10,188 1,098 10.8 2,596 185 7.1
Economics 2,196 330 15.0 173 10 5.8
Political science 769 102 13.3 185 14 7.6
Sociology 2,746 473 17.2 1,051 145 13.8
Social sciences, nec 4,477 193 4.3 1,187 16 1.3
Sciences, nec 45,404 2,026 4.5 8,580 669 7.8
Engineering 564,125 39,922 7.1 246,271 14,958 6.1
Aeronautical and astronautical engineering 34,758 3,439 9.9 16,717 1,181 7.1
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 43,972 962 2.2 19,317 524 2.7
Chemical engineering 46,366 364 0.8 21,232 165 0.8
Civil engineering 30,644 354 1.2 12,666 208 1.6
Electrical engineering 119,988 18,714 15.6 74,958 6,613 8.8
Mechanical engineering 77,140 6,774 8.8 41,264 2,946 7.1
Metallurgical and materials engineering 115,507 503 0.4 22,955 186 0.8
Engineering, nec 95,750 8,861 9.3 37,162 3,181 8.6
All non-science and engineering 51,029 2,766 5.4 8,012 127 1.6
Business and management 11,363 730 6.4 325 3 0.9
Communications, journalism, and library science 4,809 192 4.0 861 1 0.1
Education 5,899 764 13.0 2,001 65 3.2
Humanities 3,692 75 2.0 269 7 2.6
Law 321 93 29.0 49 0 0.0
Social work 284 151 53.2 44 12 27.3
Visual and performing arts 1,809 70 3.9 267 1 0.4
Non-science and engineering, nec 22,852 691 3.0 4,196 38 0.9