Leading indicators	Centre type	Total
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Public universities	3.516.014
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Private universities	276.995
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Other centres of higher education	153.193
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Total	3.946.201
A1) Current expenditures	Public universities	3.310.343
A1) Current expenditures	Private universities	261.558
A1) Current expenditures	Other centres of higher education	143.612
A1) Current expenditures	Total	3.715.513
- Labour costs for research staff	Public universities	2.181.257
- Labour costs for research staff	Private universities	174.846
- Labour costs for research staff	Other centres of higher education	75.581
- Labour costs for research staff	Total	2.431.684
- Labour costs for technical and support	Public universities	502.251
- Labour costs for technical and support	Private universities	21.533
- Labour costs for technical and support	Other centres of higher education	22.524
- Labour costs for technical and support	Total	546.307
- Other current expenses	Public universities	626.835
- Other current expenses	Private universities	65.179
- Other current expenses	Other centres of higher education	45.507
- Other current expenses	Total	737.521
A2) Capital expenditures	Public universities	205.670
A2) Capital expenditures	Private universities	15.437
A2) Capital expenditures	Other centres of higher education	9.581
A2) Capital expenditures	Total	230.689
- Equipment and instruments	Public universities	150.535
- Equipment and instruments	Private universities	10.077
- Equipment and instruments	Other centres of higher education	8.967
- Equipment and instruments	Total	169.579
- Land and buildings	Public universities	46.571
- Land and buildings	Private universities	4.709
- Land and buildings	Other centres of higher education	47
- Land and buildings	Total	51.327
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Public universities	7.728
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Private universities	573
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Other centres of higher education	256
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Total	8.558
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Public universities	836
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Private universities	78
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Other centres of higher education	311
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Total	1.224
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Public universities	418.410
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Private universities	176.187
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Other centres of higher education	41.642
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Total	636.239
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Public universities	3.097.603
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Private universities	100.808
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Other centres of higher education	111.551
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Total	3.309.962
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Public universities	160.130
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Private universities	36.255
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Other centres of higher education	20.575
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Total	216.959
B22) From the Government sector	Public universities	2.681.668
B22) From the Government sector	Private universities	36.939
B22) From the Government sector	Other centres of higher education	60.645
B22) From the Government sector	Total	2.779.252
B221) General University Funds	Public universities	2.026.348
B221) General University Funds	Private universities	0
B221) General University Funds	Other centres of higher education	0
B221) General University Funds	Total	2.026.348
B222) Other public financing	Public universities	655.321
B222) Other public financing	Private universities	36.939
B222) Other public financing	Other centres of higher education	60.645
B222) Other public financing	Total	752.904
- Of the State Administration	Public universities	325.426
- Of the State Administration	Private universities	19.203
- Of the State Administration	Other centres of higher education	22.167
- Of the State Administration	Total	366.796
- Of the regional and local Administrations	Public universities	305.795
- Of the regional and local Administrations	Private universities	16.608
- Of the regional and local Administrations	Other centres of higher education	34.155
- Of the regional and local Administrations	Total	356.558
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Public universities	24.099
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Private universities	1.128
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Other centres of higher education	4.323
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Total	29.550
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Public universities	4.350
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Private universities	770
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Other centres of higher education	1.476
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Total	6.596
B24) From the PNP sector	Public universities	28.841
B24) From the PNP sector	Private universities	5.314
B24) From the PNP sector	Other centres of higher education	8.484
B24) From the PNP sector	Total	42.639
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Public universities	222.614
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Private universities	21.530
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Other centres of higher education	20.372
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Total	264.516
- European Union programmes	Public universities	178.995
- European Union programmes	Private universities	16.447
- European Union programmes	Other centres of higher education	16.561
- European Union programmes	Total	212.003
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Public universities	43.619
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Private universities	5.083
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Other centres of higher education	3.811
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Total	52.513
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Public universities	49,95
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Private universities	37,77
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Other centres of higher education	50,84
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Total	49,13
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Public universities	36,84
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Private universities	50
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Other centres of higher education	41,84
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Total	37,96
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Public universities	13,21
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Private universities	12,23
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Other centres of higher education	7,32
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Total	12,91
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Public universities	698.767
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Private universities	22.480
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Other centres of higher education	44.112
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Total	765.359
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Public universities	835.229
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Private universities	46.715
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Other centres of higher education	33.385
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Total	915.329
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Public universities	555.330
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Private universities	57.879
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Other centres of higher education	23.905
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Total	637.114
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Public universities	108.567
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Private universities	7.029
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Other centres of higher education	2.398
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Total	117.993
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Public universities	873.182
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Private universities	109.589
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Other centres of higher education	44.005
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Total	1.026.776
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Public universities	444.939
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Private universities	33.303
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Other centres of higher education	5.388
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Total	483.631