The Future of Science and Technology in the States
TABLE 4. TOTAL R&D EXPENDITURES IN GULF STATE UNIVERSITIES BY SOURCE OF FUNDS

Fiscal Year 1997 (obligations in millions of dollars)

  TOTAL Federal State/ Local Industry Institut. Funds All Other Federal / Total R&D
               
Gulf States Universities 823 421 109 71 176 45 51.2%
               
LA State U (35)* 205 65 69 13 46 12 31.8%
U AL Birmingham (36) 204 151 1 16 22 14 73.9%
Tulane U (91) 86 50 2 13 18 4 57.5%
Auburn U (95) 85 27 1 5 49 4 32.1%
MS State U (96) 84 35 25 5 10 9 41.5%
U AL Huntsville (148) 33 22 1 5 5 0 66.2%
U MS (159) * 26 16 4 2 3 1 59.8%
All Other 99 56 7 12 24 1 56.6%
               
(U.S. Total) 23,740 14,138 1,833 1,683 4,417 1,668 59.6%
Gulf States % of U.S. 3.5% 3.0% 6.0% 4.2% 4.0% 2.7%  

Source: National Science Foundation, Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, Fiscal Year 1997, 1998. 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. Figures in parantheses are rankings amond doctorate-granting institutions for total R&D performred (all funding sources).
*-all campuses

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