Table 7. Total and federally financed higher education R&D expenditures, by type of R&D: FYs 1953–2016
(Dollars in millions)
Fiscal year |
Total |
Federal |
All R&D expenditures |
Basic research |
Applied research and development |
All federal R&D expenditures |
Basic research |
Applied research and development |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Amount |
Percent |
Total, S&Ea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1953 |
255 |
110 |
43.1 |
145 |
56.9 |
138 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1954 |
290 |
136 |
46.9 |
154 |
53.1 |
160 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1955 |
312 |
159 |
51.0 |
153 |
49.0 |
169 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1956 |
372 |
200 |
53.8 |
172 |
46.2 |
213 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1957 |
410 |
240 |
58.5 |
170 |
41.5 |
229 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1958 |
456 |
281 |
61.6 |
175 |
38.4 |
254 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1959 |
526 |
343 |
65.2 |
183 |
34.8 |
306 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1960 |
646 |
433 |
67.0 |
213 |
33.0 |
405 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1961 |
763 |
536 |
70.2 |
227 |
29.8 |
500 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1962 |
904 |
659 |
72.9 |
245 |
27.1 |
613 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1963 |
1,081 |
814 |
75.3 |
267 |
24.7 |
760 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1964 |
1,275 |
1,003 |
78.7 |
272 |
21.3 |
917 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1965 |
1,474 |
1,138 |
77.2 |
336 |
22.8 |
1,073 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1966 |
1,715 |
1,303 |
76.0 |
412 |
24.0 |
1,261 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1967 |
1,921 |
1,457 |
75.8 |
464 |
24.2 |
1,409 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1968 |
2,149 |
1,650 |
76.8 |
499 |
23.2 |
1,572 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1969 |
2,225 |
1,711 |
76.9 |
514 |
23.1 |
1,600 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1970 |
2,335 |
1,796 |
76.9 |
539 |
23.1 |
1,647 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1971 |
2,500 |
1,914 |
76.6 |
586 |
23.4 |
1,724 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1972 |
2,630 |
2,022 |
76.9 |
608 |
23.1 |
1,795 |
1,420 |
79.1 |
375 |
20.9 |
1973 |
2,884 |
2,053 |
71.2 |
831 |
28.8 |
1,985 |
1,454 |
73.2 |
531 |
26.8 |
1974 |
3,023 |
2,154 |
71.3 |
869 |
28.7 |
2,032 |
1,523 |
74.9 |
509 |
25.1 |
1975 |
3,409 |
2,410 |
70.7 |
999 |
29.3 |
2,288 |
1,695 |
74.1 |
593 |
25.9 |
1976 |
3,729 |
2,549 |
68.4 |
1,180 |
31.6 |
2,512 |
1,841 |
73.3 |
671 |
26.7 |
1977 |
4,067 |
2,800 |
68.8 |
1,267 |
31.2 |
2,726 |
2,007 |
73.6 |
720 |
26.4 |
1978b |
4,625 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
3,059 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1979 |
5,366 |
3,619 |
67.4 |
1,747 |
32.6 |
3,598 |
2,577 |
71.6 |
1,022 |
28.4 |
1980 |
6,063 |
4,036 |
66.6 |
2,026 |
33.4 |
4,098 |
2,861 |
69.8 |
1,237 |
30.2 |
1981 |
6,847 |
4,594 |
67.1 |
2,253 |
32.9 |
4,571 |
3,260 |
71.3 |
1,311 |
28.7 |
1982 |
7,324 |
4,879 |
66.6 |
2,445 |
33.4 |
4,768 |
3,402 |
71.3 |
1,367 |
28.7 |
1983 |
7,882 |
5,303 |
67.3 |
2,579 |
32.7 |
4,989 |
3,547 |
71.1 |
1,442 |
28.9 |
1984 |
8,620 |
5,733 |
66.5 |
2,887 |
33.5 |
5,431 |
3,830 |
70.5 |
1,601 |
29.5 |
1985 |
9,687 |
6,556 |
67.7 |
3,131 |
32.3 |
6,064 |
4,343 |
71.6 |
1,722 |
28.4 |
1986 |
10,928 |
7,492 |
68.6 |
3,435 |
31.4 |
6,712 |
4,868 |
72.5 |
1,844 |
27.5 |
1987 |
12,153 |
8,393 |
69.1 |
3,760 |
30.9 |
7,343 |
5,375 |
73.2 |
1,968 |
26.8 |
1988 |
13,463 |
8,894 |
66.1 |
4,569 |
33.9 |
8,193 |
5,678 |
69.3 |
2,515 |
30.7 |
1989 |
14,979 |
9,793 |
65.4 |
5,186 |
34.6 |
8,993 |
6,195 |
68.9 |
2,797 |
31.1 |
1990 |
16,290 |
10,645 |
65.3 |
5,645 |
34.7 |
9,640 |
6,649 |
69.0 |
2,991 |
31.0 |
1991 |
17,589 |
11,607 |
66.0 |
5,982 |
34.0 |
10,238 |
7,128 |
69.6 |
3,110 |
30.4 |
1992 |
18,821 |
12,516 |
66.5 |
6,305 |
33.5 |
11,095 |
7,718 |
69.6 |
3,377 |
30.4 |
1993 |
19,954 |
13,303 |
66.7 |
6,651 |
33.3 |
11,960 |
8,398 |
70.2 |
3,562 |
29.8 |
1994 |
21,035 |
13,989 |
66.5 |
7,046 |
33.5 |
12,654 |
8,878 |
70.2 |
3,775 |
29.8 |
1995 |
22,179 |
14,812 |
66.8 |
7,367 |
33.2 |
13,337 |
9,399 |
70.5 |
3,938 |
29.5 |
1996 |
23,055 |
15,481 |
67.1 |
7,574 |
32.9 |
13,847 |
9,868 |
71.3 |
3,978 |
28.7 |
1997 |
24,380 |
16,602 |
68.1 |
7,778 |
31.9 |
14,321 |
10,316 |
72.0 |
4,006 |
28.0 |
1998 |
25,867 |
19,058 |
73.7 |
6,810 |
26.3 |
15,159 |
11,862 |
78.2 |
3,298 |
21.8 |
1999 |
27,544 |
20,450 |
74.2 |
7,094 |
25.8 |
16,112 |
12,746 |
79.1 |
3,365 |
20.9 |
2000 |
30,084 |
22,547 |
74.9 |
7,537 |
25.1 |
17,548 |
13,936 |
79.4 |
3,611 |
20.6 |
2001 |
32,801 |
24,392 |
74.4 |
8,409 |
25.6 |
19,227 |
15,038 |
78.2 |
4,188 |
21.8 |
2002 |
36,383 |
27,363 |
75.2 |
9,019 |
24.8 |
21,856 |
17,262 |
79.0 |
4,593 |
21.0 |
2003 |
40,077 |
30,105 |
75.1 |
9,973 |
24.9 |
24,753 |
19,627 |
79.3 |
5,126 |
20.7 |
2004 |
43,238 |
31,957 |
73.9 |
11,281 |
26.1 |
27,627 |
21,353 |
77.3 |
6,274 |
22.7 |
2005 |
45,774 |
34,353 |
75.0 |
11,421 |
25.0 |
29,187 |
22,885 |
78.4 |
6,302 |
21.6 |
2006 |
47,759 |
36,082 |
75.5 |
11,677 |
24.5 |
30,132 |
23,697 |
78.6 |
6,434 |
21.4 |
2007 |
49,495 |
37,726 |
76.2 |
11,769 |
23.8 |
30,430 |
24,001 |
78.9 |
6,429 |
21.1 |
2008 |
51,872 |
39,322 |
75.8 |
12,550 |
24.2 |
31,272 |
24,430 |
78.1 |
6,842 |
21.9 |
2009 |
54,863 |
40,913 |
74.6 |
13,950 |
25.4 |
32,576 |
25,025 |
76.8 |
7,551 |
23.2 |
Total, S&E and non-S&Ea |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
61,287 |
40,416 |
65.9 |
20,870 |
34.1 |
37,478 |
25,400 |
67.8 |
12,078 |
32.2 |
2011 |
65,274 |
42,809 |
65.6 |
22,465 |
34.4 |
40,768 |
27,331 |
67.0 |
13,437 |
33.0 |
2012 |
65,729 |
42,402 |
64.5 |
23,327 |
35.5 |
40,142 |
26,469 |
65.9 |
13,673 |
34.1 |
2013 |
67,013 |
43,305 |
64.6 |
23,708 |
35.4 |
39,446 |
26,072 |
66.1 |
13,374 |
33.9 |
2014 |
67,197 |
42,989 |
64.0 |
24,207 |
36.0 |
37,960 |
24,905 |
65.6 |
13,055 |
34.4 |
2015 |
68,567 |
43,866 |
64.0 |
24,701 |
36.0 |
37,849 |
24,945 |
65.9 |
12,903 |
34.1 |
2016 |
71,833 |
45,102 |
62.8 |
26,732 |
37.2 |
38,794 |
24,945 |
64.3 |
13,849 |
35.7 |