Table 1. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds: FYs 1953–2016
(Dollars in millions)
Fiscal year |
All R&D expendituresa |
Source of funds |
Federal government |
State and local government |
Institution funds |
Business |
All other sourcesb |
1953c |
255 |
138 |
37 |
35 |
19 |
26 |
1954 |
290 |
160 |
42 |
38 |
22 |
28 |
1955c |
312 |
169 |
47 |
41 |
25 |
30 |
1956c |
372 |
213 |
53 |
43 |
29 |
34 |
1957c |
410 |
229 |
60 |
49 |
34 |
38 |
1958 |
456 |
254 |
68 |
53 |
39 |
42 |
1959c |
526 |
306 |
76 |
58 |
39 |
47 |
1960c |
646 |
405 |
85 |
64 |
40 |
52 |
1961c |
763 |
500 |
95 |
70 |
40 |
58 |
1962c |
904 |
613 |
106 |
79 |
40 |
66 |
1963c |
1,081 |
760 |
118 |
89 |
41 |
73 |
1964 |
1,275 |
917 |
132 |
103 |
40 |
83 |
1965c |
1,474 |
1,073 |
143 |
124 |
41 |
93 |
1966 |
1,715 |
1,261 |
156 |
148 |
42 |
108 |
1967c |
1,921 |
1,409 |
164 |
181 |
48 |
119 |
1968 |
2,149 |
1,572 |
172 |
218 |
55 |
132 |
1969c |
2,225 |
1,600 |
197 |
223 |
60 |
145 |
1970 |
2,335 |
1,647 |
219 |
243 |
61 |
165 |
1971c |
2,500 |
1,724 |
255 |
274 |
70 |
177 |
1972 |
2,630 |
1,795 |
270 |
305 |
74 |
187 |
1973 |
2,884 |
1,985 |
295 |
318 |
84 |
202 |
1974 |
3,023 |
2,032 |
307 |
370 |
96 |
218 |
1975 |
3,409 |
2,288 |
332 |
417 |
113 |
259 |
1976 |
3,729 |
2,512 |
364 |
446 |
123 |
285 |
1977 |
4,067 |
2,726 |
374 |
514 |
139 |
314 |
1978d |
4,625 |
3,059 |
414 |
623 |
170 |
359 |
1979 |
5,366 |
3,598 |
472 |
735 |
193 |
368 |
1980 |
6,063 |
4,098 |
491 |
835 |
236 |
403 |
1981 |
6,847 |
4,571 |
546 |
1,004 |
291 |
435 |
1982 |
7,324 |
4,768 |
616 |
1,111 |
337 |
491 |
1983 |
7,882 |
4,989 |
626 |
1,302 |
389 |
576 |
1984 |
8,620 |
5,431 |
690 |
1,411 |
475 |
613 |
1985 |
9,687 |
6,064 |
752 |
1,617 |
560 |
694 |
1986 |
10,928 |
6,712 |
915 |
1,869 |
700 |
732 |
1987 |
12,153 |
7,343 |
1,023 |
2,168 |
790 |
828 |
1988 |
13,463 |
8,193 |
1,106 |
2,356 |
872 |
935 |
1989 |
14,979 |
8,993 |
1,224 |
2,698 |
994 |
1,071 |
1990 |
16,290 |
9,640 |
1,324 |
3,006 |
1,127 |
1,191 |
1991 |
17,589 |
10,238 |
1,474 |
3,367 |
1,204 |
1,307 |
1992 |
18,821 |
11,095 |
1,491 |
3,548 |
1,279 |
1,409 |
1993 |
19,954 |
11,960 |
1,559 |
3,589 |
1,360 |
1,486 |
1994 |
21,035 |
12,654 |
1,555 |
3,828 |
1,423 |
1,575 |
1995 |
22,179 |
13,337 |
1,690 |
4,048 |
1,489 |
1,614 |
1996 |
23,055 |
13,847 |
1,812 |
4,172 |
1,606 |
1,619 |
1997 |
24,380 |
14,321 |
1,910 |
4,699 |
1,737 |
1,712 |
1998 |
25,867 |
15,159 |
1,945 |
5,004 |
1,889 |
1,871 |
1999 |
27,544 |
16,112 |
2,022 |
5,382 |
2,033 |
1,995 |
2000 |
30,084 |
17,548 |
2,200 |
5,925 |
2,156 |
2,255 |
2001 |
32,800 |
19,227 |
2,320 |
6,614 |
2,218 |
2,422 |
2002 |
36,383 |
21,856 |
2,504 |
7,133 |
2,191 |
2,698 |
2003e |
41,470 |
25,307 |
2,645 |
7,663 |
2,161 |
2,856 |
2004e |
44,839 |
28,304 |
2,879 |
7,752 |
2,129 |
2,851 |
2005e |
47,535 |
29,957 |
2,940 |
8,265 |
2,291 |
3,092 |
2006e |
49,645 |
30,909 |
2,966 |
9,062 |
2,401 |
3,198 |
2007e |
51,590 |
31,241 |
3,151 |
9,718 |
2,675 |
3,521 |
2008e |
54,114 |
32,101 |
3,438 |
10,378 |
2,869 |
3,916 |
2009e |
57,288 |
33,443 |
3,647 |
11,148 |
3,197 |
4,294 |
2010 |
61,287 |
37,478 |
3,887 |
11,943 |
3,202 |
4,777 |
2011 |
65,274 |
40,768 |
3,851 |
12,580 |
3,183 |
4,892 |
2012 |
65,873 |
40,217 |
3,744 |
13,625 |
3,279 |
5,007 |
2013 |
67,145 |
39,510 |
3,706 |
14,974 |
3,515 |
5,440 |
2014 |
67,349 |
38,031 |
3,915 |
15,781 |
3,733 |
5,888 |
2015 |
68,709 |
37,911 |
3,864 |
16,654 |
4,008 |
6,272 |
2016 |
71,972 |
38,861 |
4,034 |
18,015 |
4,216 |
6,847 |