Table 8. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds and type of R&D: FYs 2010–17

(Dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year	Total				Federal				Nonfederal
Fiscal year	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Experimental development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Experimental development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Experimental development
2010	61,286,610	40,416,177	15,478,375	5,392,058	37,477,582	25,399,596	9,361,940	2,716,046	23,809,028	15,016,581	6,116,435	2,676,012
2011	65,274,393	42,809,196	16,733,579	5,731,618	40,768,251	27,331,458	10,498,586	2,938,207	24,506,142	15,477,738	6,234,993	2,793,411
2012	65,729,007	42,401,697	17,295,653	6,031,657	40,142,223	26,469,347	10,577,754	3,095,122	25,586,784	15,932,350	6,717,899	2,936,535
2013	67,013,138	43,305,409	17,390,865	6,316,864	39,445,931	26,071,617	10,327,219	3,047,095	27,567,207	17,233,792	7,063,646	3,269,769
2014	67,196,537	42,989,478	17,745,860	6,461,199	37,960,175	24,905,121	10,015,778	3,039,276	29,236,362	18,084,357	7,730,082	3,421,923
2015	68,550,653	43,851,211	18,024,632	6,674,810	37,848,828	24,942,421	9,974,067	2,932,340	30,701,825	18,908,790	8,050,565	3,742,470
2016	71,795,275	45,103,354	19,972,961	6,718,960	38,778,392	24,948,783	10,887,304	2,942,305	33,016,883	20,154,571	9,085,657	3,776,655
2017	75,174,941	46,464,723	21,460,896	7,249,322	40,237,645	25,629,898	11,561,012	3,046,735	34,937,296	20,834,825	9,899,884	4,202,587