Leading indicators	Centre type	Total
Intramural R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	Public universities	4.063.839
Intramural R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	Private universities	370.299
Intramural R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	Other centres of higher education	152.855
Intramural R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	Total	4.586.993
A1) Current expenditure	Public universities	3.761.720
A1) Current expenditure	Private universities	337.734
A1) Current expenditure	Other centres of higher education	143.396
A1) Current expenditure	Total	4.242.851
- Research labour costs	Public universities	2.492.099
- Research labour costs	Private universities	241.269
- Research labour costs	Other centres of higher education	78.036
- Research labour costs	Total	2.811.404
- Technical and other supporting staff labour costs	Public universities	575.693
- Technical and other supporting staff labour costs	Private universities	27.401
- Technical and other supporting staff labour costs	Other centres of higher education	21.646
- Technical and other supporting staff labour costs	Total	624.739
- Other current costs	Public universities	693.929
- Other current costs	Private universities	69.064
- Other current costs	Other centres of higher education	43.715
- Other current costs	Total	806.707
A2) Capital expenditures	Public universities	302.119
A2) Capital expenditures	Private universities	32.565
A2) Capital expenditures	Other centres of higher education	9.459
A2) Capital expenditures	Total	344.143
- Equipment and instruments	Public universities	237.422
- Equipment and instruments	Private universities	13.580
- Equipment and instruments	Other centres of higher education	8.722
- Equipment and instruments	Total	259.724
- Land and buildings	Public universities	56.315
- Land and buildings	Private universities	17.703
- Land and buildings	Other centres of higher education	278
- Land and buildings	Total	74.296
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Public universities	7.654
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Private universities	968
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Other centres of higher education	387
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Total	9.010
- Other specific intellectual property products for R&D	Public universities	727
- Other specific intellectual property products for R&D	Private universities	313
- Other specific intellectual property products for R&D	Other centres of higher education	72
- Other specific intellectual property products for R&D	Total	1.113
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Public universities	409.649
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Private universities	230.488
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Other centres of higher education	30.023
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Total	670.159
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Public universities	3.654.190
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Private universities	139.812
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Other centres of higher education	122.832
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Total	3.916.834
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Public universities	176.095
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Private universities	48.466
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Other centres of higher education	19.274
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Total	243.835
B22) From the Government sector	Public universities	3.162.004
B22) From the Government sector	Private universities	48.793
B22) From the Government sector	Other centres of higher education	69.906
B22) From the Government sector	Total	3.280.703
B221) General University Funds	Public universities	2.318.487
B221) General University Funds	Private universities	0
B221) General University Funds	Other centres of higher education	.
B221) General University Funds	Total	2.318.487
B222) Other public financing	Public universities	843.517
B222) Other public financing	Private universities	48.793
B222) Other public financing	Other centres of higher education	69.906
B222) Other public financing	Total	962.216
- From the Central Government and dependent entities	Public universities	448.797
- From the Central Government and dependent entities	Private universities	14.865
- From the Central Government and dependent entities	Other centres of higher education	31.204
- From the Central Government and dependent entities	Total	494.866
- From regional and local Government and dependent entities	Public universities	394.720
- From regional and local Government and dependent entities	Private universities	33.928
- From regional and local Government and dependent entities	Other centres of higher education	38.702
- From regional and local Government and dependent entities	Total	467.349
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Public universities	4.279
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Private universities	1.578
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Other centres of higher education	1.949
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Total	7.806
B24) From the PNP sector	Public universities	48.651
B24) From the PNP sector	Private universities	7.787
B24) From the PNP sector	Other centres of higher education	7.409
B24) From the PNP sector	Total	63.846
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Public universities	263.161
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Private universities	33.188
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Other centres of higher education	24.294
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Total	320.643
- European Union Programs	Public universities	209.970
- European Union Programs	Private universities	25.226
- European Union Programs	Other centres of higher education	17.185
- European Union Programs	Total	252.381
- Other funds from the rest of the world	Public universities	53.191
- Other funds from the rest of the world	Private universities	7.963
- Other funds from the rest of the world	Other centres of higher education	7.109
- Other funds from the rest of the world	Total	68.262
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Public universities	51,02
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Private universities	43,31
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Other centres of higher education	60,3
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Total	50,71
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Public universities	37,57
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Private universities	45,02
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Other centres of higher education	36,84
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Total	38,15
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Public universities	11,4
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Private universities	11,67
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Other centres of higher education	2,85
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Total	11,14
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Public universities	792.482
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Private universities	28.104
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Other centres of higher education	52.777
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Total	873.363
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Public universities	956.399
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Private universities	67.128
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Other centres of higher education	21.657
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Total	1.045.184
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Public universities	680.465
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Private universities	84.282
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Other centres of higher education	28.839
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Total	793.586
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Public universities	124.132
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Private universities	4.932
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Other centres of higher education	2.375
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Total	131.439
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Public universities	998.617
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Private universities	145.647
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Other centres of higher education	41.102
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Total	1.185.365
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Public universities	511.744
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Private universities	40.207
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Other centres of higher education	6.105
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Total	558.056