Table 1. Sources of Funds and Performers of R&D in New England (1993)
(expenditures in millions of dollars)
N.E. Conn. Maine Mass. N.H. R.I. Vt. N.E. R&D U.S.
$ mil. $ mil. $ mil. $ mil. $ mil. $ mil. $ mil. % of U.S. $ mil.
Total R&D by Source of Funds:
Federal Gov't. 5,328 711 39 4,089 159 289 41 8.5% 62,374
Industry 7,920 1,972 63 5,178 252 167 288 8.2% 96,895
State / Local Gov't. 39 10 2 15 6 3 3 2.5% 1,559
Univs. / Colleges 203 81 10 69 12 23 8 5.7% 3,552
Other 167 35 0 118 9 2 3 11.4% 1,469
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _____ ______
Total R&D 13,656 2,809 114 9,468 438 484 343 8.2% 165,849
Total R&D by Performer:
Federal Gov't. 730 53 13 384 89 185 6 4.4% 16,556
Industry 10,091 2,373 59 6,953 247 176 283 8.5% 118,334
Univs. / Colleges 1,719 365 25 1,075 100 103 51 8.6% 19,911
FFRDCs* 355 0 0 355 0 0 0 6.7% 5,298
Nonprofits ** 761 18 17 701 2 20 3 13.2% 5,750
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ _____ ______
Total R&D 13,656 2,809 114 9,468 438 484 343 8.2% 165,849
Source: National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources, 1995 Data Update.
* - Includes FFRDCs operated by colleges and universities only. Industrially-operated FFRDCs are included under industry.

Table 2. Federal R&D in New England by Performer
Fiscal Year 1994 (obligations in millions of dollars)
Industry Gov't. Labs Univs./ Colleges FFRDCs Other TOTAL
Massachusetts (6) 1,227 343 840 278 563 3,250
Connecticut (22) 429 43 242 0 23 737
Rhode Island (25) 116 239 58 0 21 434
New Hampshire (34) 116 33 68 0 2 219
Maine (45) 37 4 17 0 25 83
Vermont (49) 7 3 34 0 4 49
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Total 1,932 665 1,259 278 637 4,772
(U.S. Total) 31,143 15,892 11,883 6,067 3,011 67,995
New England Share 6.2% 4.2% 10.6% 4.6% 21.2% 7.0%
of U.S.
Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development Fiscal Years 1994, 1995, and 1996, 1996.
Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities support.
Numbers in parentheses are rankings among the 50 states and the District of Columbia of states receiving the most federal R&D obligations.
Above figures are based on obligations of the 10 largest federal R&D funding agencies which account for over 98 percent of total federally funded R&D.

Table 3. Federal R&D in New England by Agency
Fiscal Year 1994 (obligations in millions of dollars)
DOD HHS NSF NASA DOE DOT Other Facils.* TOTAL
Massachusetts (6) 1,821 902 176 127 94 43 87 3,250
Connecticut (22) 398 208 20 25 57 17 12 737
Rhode Island (25) 357 39 17 4 3 1 14 434
New Hampshire (34) 149 35 10 14 2 2 8 219
Maine (45) 31 22 7 1 8 1 13 83
Vermont (49) 6 29 4 0 1 0 8 49
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
New England Total 2,763 1,235 234 171 163 64 141 4,772
(U.S. Total) 34,676 11,090 2,207 8,774 6,950 660 3,638 67,995
New England Share 8.0% 11.1% 10.6% 2.0% 2.3% 9.7% 3.9% 7.0%
of Total Agency R&D
Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development Fiscal Years 1994, 1995, and 1996, 1996.
Numbers in parentheses are rankings among the 50 states and the District of Columbia of states receiving the most federal R&D obligations. Includes conduct of R&D and R&D facilities.
Above figures are based on obligations of the 10 largest federal R&D funding agencies (above six plus USDA, EPA, Interior, Commerce) which account for over 98 percent of total federally funded R&D.

Table 4. Federal R&D Support for New England Universities and Colleges
by Agency and Recipient, Fiscal Year 1994 (obligations in millions of dollars)
TOTAL HHS NSF DOD DOE NASA USDA Other
N.E. Univs. and Colleges 1,198 623 206 138 100 64 35 32
MIT (3) 272 59 44 57 67 38 0 7
Harvard (12) 191 146 22 8 5 6 0 4
Yale (15) 187 155 11 7 11 1 1 0
Boston U. (44) 80 56 12 7 3 2 0 1
Woods Hole (52)* 67 0 40 21 2 1 0 2
Tufts (80) 45 27 2 2 1 0 13 1
U of Conn. (83) 45 30 5 3 1 1 2 4
Dartmouth (88) 40 31 4 2 1 1 0 1
U MA Worcester (93) 37 36 1 1 0 0 0 0
Brown (95) 37 15 11 7 3 2 0 0
U of Vermont (96) 35 25 3 1 1 0 4 1
U MA Amherst (98) 35 7 14 6 2 2 4 1
All Other 126 35 37 17 5 11 10 11
(U.S. Total) 11,983 6,419 1,793 1,601 606 654 509 401
N.E. % of U.S. 10.0% 9.7% 11.5% 8.6% 16.6% 9.7% 6.8% 8.0%
Source: National Science Foundation, Federal Support to Universities and Colleges, and Nonprofit Insitutions Fiscal Year 1994, 1996. Figures may differ from other charts because of differing survey methods.
Above totals include obligations for conduct of R&D and R&D facilities support. Figures in parentheses denote national rank among the 100 universities and colleges receiving the most federal R&D funds (rankings reflect conduct of R&D only).
* - Woods Hole is an independent nonprofit research institution with graduate-level education programs. For the purposes of this survey, it is classified as a university.

Table 5. Total R&D Expenditures in New England Universities
by Source of Funds, fiscal year 1994 (expenditures in millions of dollars)
TOTAL Federal State/ Local Industry Institut. Funds All Other Federal / Total R&D
N.E. Universities 1,779 1,197 36 131 229 186 67.3%
MIT 364 271 2 56 9 27 74.4%
Harvard 278 190 0 10 16 62 68.3%
Yale 230 171 2 12 19 26 74.4%
U of Conn. 137 48 10 8 63 8 35.3%
Boston U. 91 73 1 9 0 8 80.2%
Woods Hole* 81 74 1 0 1 5 91.2%
Tufts 74 50 0 5 13 6 67.4%
U MA Amherst 65 33 5 5 17 6 50.1%
U MA Worcester 62 35 0 4 18 5 56.5%
Dartmouth 58 42 1 3 7 5 72.2%
Brown 55 37 0 1 15 2 66.8%
U of Vermont 52 34 3 5 7 3 65.1%
U of RI 47 33 3 1 9 0 70.8%
All Other 186 107 8 13 35 22 57.6%
(U.S. Total) 20,624 12,386 1,525 1,407 3,744 1,563 60.1%
N.E. % of U.S. 8.6% 9.7% 2.3% 9.3% 6.1% 11.9% - -
Source: National Science Foundation, Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, Fiscal Year 1994, 1996. Figures may differ from other charts because of differing survey methods. Above totals are expressed in EXPENDITURES rather than obligations, and may therefore differ from other charts. This survey covers doctorate-granting institutions only.
* - Woods Hole is an independent nonprofit research institution with graduate-level education programs. For the purposes of this survey, it is classified as a university.