Leading indicators	Centre type	Total
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Public universities	3.688.980
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Private universities	295.883
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Other centres of higher education	156.278
Expenditure on intramural R&D (thousands of euros)	Total	4.141.141
A1) Current expenditures	Public universities	3.481.415
A1) Current expenditures	Private universities	281.149
A1) Current expenditures	Other centres of higher education	147.422
A1) Current expenditures	Total	3.909.986
- Labour costs for research staff	Public universities	2.314.582
- Labour costs for research staff	Private universities	197.600
- Labour costs for research staff	Other centres of higher education	80.658
- Labour costs for research staff	Total	2.592.840
- Labour costs for technical and support	Public universities	530.815
- Labour costs for technical and support	Private universities	24.393
- Labour costs for technical and support	Other centres of higher education	22.167
- Labour costs for technical and support	Total	577.376
- Other current expenses	Public universities	636.017
- Other current expenses	Private universities	59.156
- Other current expenses	Other centres of higher education	44.597
- Other current expenses	Total	739.770
A2) Capital expenditures	Public universities	207.565
A2) Capital expenditures	Private universities	14.734
A2) Capital expenditures	Other centres of higher education	8.856
A2) Capital expenditures	Total	231.155
- Equipment and instruments	Public universities	146.889
- Equipment and instruments	Private universities	7.812
- Equipment and instruments	Other centres of higher education	6.961
- Equipment and instruments	Total	161.662
- Land and buildings	Public universities	53.104
- Land and buildings	Private universities	5.989
- Land and buildings	Other centres of higher education	156
- Land and buildings	Total	59.250
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Public universities	6.892
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Private universities	554
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Other centres of higher education	1.492
- Acquisition of specific software for intramural R&D	Total	8.938
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Public universities	680
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Private universities	379
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Other centres of higher education	246
- Other intellectual property products specific to R&D	Total	1.305
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Public universities	422.137
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Private universities	177.439
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Other centres of higher education	40.374
B1) By source of funds: Internal funds	Total	639.950
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Public universities	3.266.843
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Private universities	118.444
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Other centres of higher education	115.904
B2) By source of funds: External funds	Total	3.501.191
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Public universities	166.155
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Private universities	42.003
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Other centres of higher education	25.064
B21) From the Business enterprise sector	Total	233.222
B22) From the Government sector	Public universities	2.812.973
B22) From the Government sector	Private universities	43.388
B22) From the Government sector	Other centres of higher education	62.566
B22) From the Government sector	Total	2.918.927
B221) General University Funds	Public universities	2.107.157
B221) General University Funds	Private universities	0
B221) General University Funds	Other centres of higher education	0
B221) General University Funds	Total	2.107.157
B222) Other public financing	Public universities	705.817
B222) Other public financing	Private universities	43.388
B222) Other public financing	Other centres of higher education	62.566
B222) Other public financing	Total	811.771
- Of the State Administration	Public universities	323.088
- Of the State Administration	Private universities	15.162
- Of the State Administration	Other centres of higher education	22.074
- Of the State Administration	Total	360.324
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Public universities	359.194
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Private universities	26.870
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Other centres of higher education	36.313
- Of the regional and local Administrations and dependent entities	Total	422.376
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Public universities	23.535
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Private universities	1.357
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Other centres of higher education	4.178
- From other autonomous organisms dependent on some Administration	Total	29.071
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Public universities	3.316
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Private universities	689
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Other centres of higher education	1.908
B23) From the Higher Education sector	Total	5.913
B24) From the PNP sector	Public universities	31.346
B24) From the PNP sector	Private universities	5.767
B24) From the PNP sector	Other centres of higher education	4.732
B24) From the PNP sector	Total	41.845
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Public universities	253.053
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Private universities	26.596
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Other centres of higher education	21.635
B25) From the Rest of the World sector	Total	301.284
- European Union programmes	Public universities	206.870
- European Union programmes	Private universities	17.489
- European Union programmes	Other centres of higher education	18.004
- European Union programmes	Total	242.363
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Public universities	46.183
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Private universities	9.107
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Other centres of higher education	3.631
- Other funds From the rest of the world	Total	58.920
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Public universities	49,59
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Private universities	44,73
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Other centres of higher education	51,59
C1) By type of research (in %): Fundamental or basic research	Total	49,32
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Public universities	37,03
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Private universities	42,31
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Other centres of higher education	39,59
C2) By type of research (in %): Applied research	Total	37,5
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Public universities	13,38
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Private universities	12,97
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Other centres of higher education	8,82
C3) By type of research (in %): Experimental development	Total	13,18
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Public universities	719.837
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Private universities	36.836
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Other centres of higher education	47.639
By scientific discipline (estimate): Exact and natural sciences	Total	804.312
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Public universities	876.533
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Private universities	40.790
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Other centres of higher education	26.984
By scientific discipline (estimate): Engineering and technology	Total	944.307
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Public universities	605.657
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Private universities	63.797
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Other centres of higher education	27.808
By scientific discipline (estimate): Medical Sciences	Total	697.262
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Public universities	117.237
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Private universities	3.463
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Other centres of higher education	1.740
By scientific discipline (estimate): Agricultural and veterinary sciences	Total	122.440
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Public universities	907.882
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Private universities	118.536
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Other centres of higher education	47.925
By scientific discipline (estimate): Social Sciences	Total	1.074.343
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Public universities	461.834
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Private universities	32.460
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Other centres of higher education	4.182
By scientific discipline (estimate): Humanities and the Arts	Total	498.476