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Table 3. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, R&D field, and survey population: FY 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Source of funds and R&D field All institutions Survey population
Short form Standard form
All R&D expenditures 75,315,121 140,180 75,174,941
Federal government 40,305,496 67,851 40,237,645
State and local government 4,246,985 10,480 4,236,505
Institution funds 18,921,992 37,694 18,884,298
Institutionally financed research 12,163,928 32,474 12,131,454
Cost sharing 1,571,570 2,003 1,569,567
Unrecovered indirect costs 5,186,494 3,217 5,183,277
Business 4,429,750 4,300 4,425,450
Nonprofit organizations 5,132,907 16,044 5,116,863
All other sources 2,277,991 3,811 2,274,180
Science 59,036,786 104,710 58,932,076
Computer and information sciences 2,197,573 5,811 2,191,762
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,164,117 9,671 3,154,446
Life sciences 43,142,348 47,153 43,095,195
Mathematics and statistics 704,856 3,771 701,085
Physical sciences 5,068,145 18,970 5,049,175
Psychology 1,247,744 4,891 1,242,853
Social sciences 2,557,599 7,426 2,550,173
Sciences, nec 954,404 7,017 947,387
Engineering 11,907,670 10,273 11,897,397
Non-S&E 4,370,665 25,197 4,345,468
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 2017.