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Table 14. Higher education R&D expenditures from foreign sources, by highest degree granted and institutional control: FYs 2014–18 and by source of foreign funds for FYs 2016–18

(Dollars in thousands)

Fiscal year, highest degree granted, and institutional control All foreign funds Foreign government Business Nonprofit organizations Higher education institutions All other sources
2014
All institutions 1,007,641 na na na na na
Doctorate 1,003,202 na na na na na
Nondoctorate 4,439 na na na na na
Public 522,863 na na na na na
Private 484,778 na na na na na
2015
All institutions 1,069,358 na na na na na
Doctorate 1,063,963 na na na na na
Nondoctorate 5,395 na na na na na
Public 532,355 na na na na na
Private 537,003 na na na na na
2016
All institutions 1,188,706 166,264 489,184 304,956 116,963 111,339
Doctorate 1,175,033 164,463 479,680 304,303 116,478 110,109
Nondoctorate 13,673 1,801 9,504 653 485 1,230
Public 550,805 58,953 261,049 156,285 52,875 21,643
Private 637,901 107,311 228,135 148,671 64,088 89,696
2017
All institutions 1,224,733 174,774 514,206 318,693 114,500 102,560
Doctorate 1,220,177 174,384 511,746 318,139 114,159 101,749
Nondoctorate 4,556 390 2,460 554 341 811
Public 570,244 53,748 259,032 176,686 58,774 22,004
Private 654,489 121,026 255,174 142,007 55,726 80,556
2018
All institutions 1,258,394 253,140 546,291 273,180 117,876 67,907
Doctorate 1,252,473 252,589 542,968 272,588 117,460 66,868
Nondoctorate 5,921 551 3,323 592 416 1,039
Public 599,195 120,750 273,948 120,745 62,730 21,022
Private 659,199 132,390 272,343 152,435 55,146 46,885
na = not applicable; separate data for source of foreign funds were not collected for these years.
NOTES: Prior to FY 2016, only total R&D expenditures from foreign sources was collected. Beginning in FY 2016, institutions were asked for the source of foreign funding.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.