Table 3-9. Estimated Federal basic research expenditures 

 In universities and colleges, by field of science, 1964-74 



[Dollars in millions] 



Field of science' 



1964 



1966 



1968 



1970 



1972 



1973 



19742 



Current dollars 



Total 



Engineering 



Physical sciences 



Astronomy 



Chemistry 



Physics 



Other physical sciences 

 Environmental sciences . . 

 Mathematical sciences ... 

 Life sciences 



Biological 



Clinical medical 



Other life sciences 



Psychology 



Social sciences 



Other sciences 



Total 



Engineering 



Physical sciences 



Astronomy 



Chemistry 



Physics 



Other physical sciences 

 Environmental sciences . . 

 Mathematical sciences . . . 

 Life sciences 



Biological 



Clinical Medical 



Other life sciences 



Psychology 



Social sciences 



Other sciences 



$767 



105 



164 



13 



50 



95 



6 



39 



21 



371 



126 



218 



27 



24 



37 



5 



$829 



113 



177 



14 



54 



103 



6 



42 



23 



401 



136 



235 



29 



26 



40 



5 



$1,009 



$1,251 



$1,296 



$1,419 



151 



209 



17 



60 



122 



10 



47 



26 



472 



160 



279 



33 



30 



53 



21 



181 



223 



18 



70 



122 



13 



71 



34 



584 



204 



345 



35 



39 



82 



37 



185 



226 



14 



69 



126 



17 



76 



42 



605 



215 



352 



38 



41 



82 



41 



196 



232 



14 



73 



125 



21 



99 



41 



652 



249 



372 



31 



54 



91 



54 



Constant 1967 dollars' 



$1,461 



203 



222 



13 



70 



124 



14 



102 



40 



692 



285 



377 



30 



53 



99 



49 



$1,041 



$1,203 



$1,127 



$1,142 



$1,113 



156 



216 



18 



62 



126 



10 



49 



27 



487 



165 



288 



34 



31 



55 



22 



174 



214 



17 



67 



117 



12 



68 



33 



561 



196 



332 



34 



37 



79 



36 



161 



197 



12 



60 



110 



15 



66 



37 



526 



187 



306 



33 



36 



71 



36 



158 



187 



11 



59 



101 



17 



80 



33 



525 



200 



299 



25 



43 



73 



43 



155 



169 



10 



53 



94 



11 



78 



30 



527 



217 



287 



23 



40 



75 



37 



$1,514 



175 

 229 



14 



75 

 128 



13 

 112 



43 

 752 

 283 

 433 



36 



56 

 105 



42 



$1,046 



121 



158 



10 



52 



88 



9 



77 



30 



520 



196 



299 



25 



39 



73 



29 



' See table 3-8a for descriptions of these fields, 



' Preliminary data. 



' GNP implicit price deflators used to convert current dollars to constant 1967 dollars 



NOTE Detail may not add to totals because of rounding 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, special tabulations. 



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