Table 8. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds and type of R&D: FYs 2010–18

(Dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year Total Federal Nonfederal
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 40,485,607 15,408,274 5,392,729 37,477,582 25,457,820 9,311,441 2,708,321 23,809,028 15,027,787 6,096,833 2,684,408
2011 65,274,393 42,901,930 16,649,452 5,723,011 40,768,251 27,405,678 10,439,457 2,923,116 24,506,142 15,496,252 6,209,995 2,799,895
2012 65,729,007 42,513,885 17,185,004 6,030,118 40,142,223 26,550,850 10,508,039 3,083,334 25,586,784 15,963,035 6,676,965 2,946,784
2013 67,013,138 43,401,704 17,295,790 6,315,644 39,445,931 26,143,327 10,269,009 3,033,595 27,567,207 17,258,377 7,026,781 3,282,049
2014 67,199,417 43,075,250 17,661,678 6,462,489 37,962,038 24,970,260 9,964,325 3,027,453 29,237,379 18,104,990 7,697,353 3,435,036
2015 68,550,653 43,938,668 17,932,844 6,679,141 37,848,828 25,005,881 9,920,692 2,922,255 30,701,825 18,932,787 8,012,152 3,756,886
2016 71,750,973 45,194,306 19,838,161 6,718,506 38,778,209 25,018,430 10,829,293 2,930,486 32,972,764 20,175,876 9,008,868 3,788,020
2017 75,184,396 46,596,533 21,330,137 7,257,726 40,236,990 25,692,624 11,499,990 3,044,376 34,947,406 20,903,909 9,830,147 4,213,350
2018 79,285,866 49,391,250 22,200,867 7,693,749 41,945,082 26,799,164 11,963,001 3,182,917 37,340,784 22,592,086 10,237,866 4,510,832