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TABLE 72. Federal obligations for applied research performed at universities and colleges for selected
agencies, by detailed field of science and engineering: FY 2009–11
(Dollars in thousands)
Preliminary
Field
2009
2010
2011
All fields
11,391,290
11,945,033
10,568,747
Environmental sciences
192,514
197,196
177,819
Atmospheric sciences
26,323
NA
NA
Geological sciences
6,717
NA
NA
Oceanography
20,067
NA
NA
Environmental sciences, nec
139,406
NA
NA
Life sciences
8,512,253
8,848,405
7,875,848
Agricultural sciences
152,033
NA
NA
Biological sciences (excluding environmental biology)
4,499,266
NA
NA
Environmental biology
120,325
NA
NA
Medical sciences
3,041,221
NA
NA
Life sciences, nec
699,407
NA
NA
Mathematics and computer sciences
270,137
252,434
243,092
Computer sciences
197,819
NA
NA
Mathematics
58,981
NA
NA
Mathematics and computer sciences, nec
13,337
NA
NA
Physical sciences
262,058
278,046
262,766
Astronomy
6,360
NA
NA
Chemistry
139,503
NA
NA
Physics
96,811
NA
NA
Physical sciences, nec
19,384
NA
NA
Psychology
602,901
620,149
550,164
Biological aspects
232
NA
NA
Social aspects
4,603
NA
NA
Psychological sciences, nec
598,066
NA
NA
Social sciences
171,739
214,443
161,853
Anthropology
145
NA
NA
Economics
35,237
NA
NA
Political science
1,510
NA
NA
Sociology
13,665
NA
NA
Social sciences, nec
121,182
NA
NA
Other sciences, nec
314,420
343,252
339,807
Engineering
1,065,268
1,191,108
957,399
Aeronautical engineering
56,843
NA
NA
Astronautical engineering
27,788
NA
NA
Chemical engineering
53,945
NA
NA
Civil engineering
55,022
NA
NA
Electrical engineering
122,583
NA
NA
Mechanical engineering
23,133
NA
NA
Metallurgy and materials engineering
86,414
NA
NA
Engineering, nec
639,541
NA
NA
NA = not available; data collected for this table were not recorded at that level in that particular fiscal year.
nec = not elsewhere classified.
NOTES: Seven agencies are required to report data for this section of survey: Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy,
Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and National Science
Foundation. Applied research obligations of these seven agencies represented over 95% of total federal applied research
obligations to universities and colleges in FY 2009, 2010, and 2011.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Funds for
Research and Development: FY 2009–11.
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