Table 26. Federal and non-Federal research funds per 



scientist and engineer in doctorate-granting 



institutions,' 1964-72 



' Includes all scientists and engineers (full-time-equivalent basis) 



employed in universities 

 ' Academic R&D price deflator 



Source National Science Foundation, Resources for Scientific Activities 

 at Universities and Colleges. 197t. (NSF 72-315) 



Table 27. Research expenditures per scientist and engineer' in doctorate-granting 

 institutions, by selected field of science, 1964-72 



7964 7966 7968 7970 7972 



Field of science Research expenditures per 



scientist or engineer 



Biological sciences $22,107 $24,066 $24,140 $20,594 $22,636 



Physics 24,483 24,722 23,499 19,580 16,073 



Engineering 12,728 13,845 15,457 13,405 12,859 



Chemistry 14,448 13,200 12,810 11,298 11,272 



Psychology 10,425 9,758 9,356 8,174 9,299 



Clinical medicine 12,049 11,449 10,676 9,358 8,462 



Social sciences 7,718 7,332 8,201 7,490 7,847 



Mathematics and 



computer sciences 7,268 6,966 6,656 7,110 5,630 



Total research expenditures 

 (In millions of constant 1961 dollars^) 



Biological sciences $339.2 $396.2 $415.5 $387.3 $455.0 



Physics 113.7 151.4 148.4 131.5 109.7 



Engineering 174.5 231.9 254.5 239.3 237.9 



Chemistry 76.2 81.0 86.0 78.7 80.6 



Psychology 35.5 416 53.2 50.7 63.7 



Clinical medicine 318.6 388.1 427.1 434.1 426.5 



Social sciences 105.1 130.2 176.9 177.4 200.1 



Mathematics and 



computer sciences 39.3 47.0 56.3 66.9 56.3 



Number of scientists and engineers 



Biological sciences 15,343 16,467 17,212 18,809 20,100 



Physics 4,644 6,124 6,315 6,718 6,825 



Engineering 13,709 16,749 16,465 17,849 18,500 



Chemistry 5,274 6,134 6,713 6,969 7,150 



Psychology 3,405 4,263 5,686 6,208 6,850 



Clinical medicine 26,442 33,897 40,003 46.381 50,400 



Social sciences 13,616 17,756 21,569 23,683 25,500 



Mathematics and 



computer sciences 5,407 6,747 8,458 9,417 10.000 



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

 ■' Academic R&D price deflator 



Source National Science Foundation, Resources lor Scientific Activities at Universities and Colleges, 1971 

 (NSF 72-315) and Survey of Scientific Activities of Institutions of Higher Education. 1973. 



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