Table 3-13. Estimated basic research expenditures in doctorate-granting 

 institutions per scientist and engineer' by selected fields, 1966-74 



1974 



Field of science 1966 1968 1970 1972 1973 (Prelim.) 



Estimated constant 1967 dollars per scientist and engineer 



Physics $24,500 $20,600 $16,600 $16,600 $15,300 $14,900 



Biological sciences 10,900 10,600 10,100 9,600 10,400 9,700 



Engineering 12,100 12,600 11,300 11,800 11,400 9,600 



Chemistry 12,100 11,600 9,700 10,300 9,000 8,200 



Clinical medicine 10,500 9.800 8,700 8,400 7,800 8,000 



Psychology 7,400 8,200 6,600 7,900 6,800 6,100 



Social sciences 4,800 6,000 4,900 5,000 4,800 4,600 



Mathematical sciences 4,800 4,900 4,800 4,500 4,100 3,800 



Estimated constant 1967 dollars^ (in millions) 



Physics $132 $128 $108 $111 $104 $100 



Biological sciences 323 346 353 328 347 325 



Engineering 184 209 195 212 206 172 



Chemistry 69 74 66 73 66 64 



Clinical medicine 316 364 377 396 375 386 



Psychology 28 41 39 52 48 46 



Social sciences 75 118 109 123 120 117 



Mathematical sciences 29 37 43 43 40 39 



Estimated current dollars (in millions) 



Physics $128 $133 $124 $138 $137 $144 



Biological sciences 313 360 406 407 455 470 



Engineering 178 217 224 264 270 249 



Chemistry 67 77 76 91 87 92 



Clinical medicine 306 379 434 492 492 559 



Psychology 27 43 45 65 63 66 



Social sciences 73 123 125 153 157 169 



Mathematical sciences 28 39 50 53 52 56 



Estimated scientists and engineers (as of January) 



Physics 5,400 6,200 6,500 6,700 6,800 6,700 



Biological sciences 29,500 32,700 34,800 34,000 33,400 33,600 



Engineering 15,200 16,600 17,200 17,900 18,000 18,000 



Chemistry 5,700 6,400 6,800 7,100 7,300 7,800 



Clinical medicine 30,200 37,000 43,200 47,400 48,300 48,100 



Psychology 3,800 5,000 5,900 6,600 7,100 7,600 



Social sciences 15,700 19,700 22,100 24,300 24,900 25,400 



Mathematical sciences 6,100 7,600 8,900 9,600 9,700 10,400 



' Includes all scientists and engineers (full-time equivalent basis) employed m universities granting doctorates in 

 science or engineermg Estimates used for January 1966. 1968. 1970 and 1972 

 ^ GNP implicit price deflators used to convert current dollars to constant 1967 dollars. 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, special tabulations 



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