These tables release data from the 2023 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG). The NSCG, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation, is a repeated cross-sectional biennial survey that collects information on the nation’s college-educated workforce. This survey is a unique source for examining the relationship between degree field and occupation, as well as examining other characteristics of college-educated individuals, including work activities, salary, and demographic information.

Latest visualizations from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics using data from the 2022 Annual Business Survey: Data Year 2021 and the 2021 Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey on artificial intelligence (AI) and impact of AI on employees.

This publication releases data on the amount and condition of science and engineering research space at research-performing U.S. colleges and universities. The tables include information on research space, new construction, deferred construction, and repair and renovation projects, all by field, state, and type of academic institution. These data are from the FY 2023 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

U.S. research-performing universities and colleges reported 240.2 million net assignable square feet (NASF) of science and engineering (S&E) research space in FY 2023, an increase of 4 million NASF from FY 2021. Research space is a key component in the infrastructure that enabled $102 billion in higher education S&E research in FY 2023. The reported increase in FY 2023 research space was the third lowest since FY 1990. The federal share of S&E research space funding has been 3% or less since FYs 2016–17. These data are from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

This report contains data on the budget authority provided to U.S. federal agencies to fund the research and development (R&D) and R&D plant components of their programs in FYs 2023–25. FY 2023 numbers are final budget authority, FY 2024 numbers are preliminary and based on the annualized continuing resolution, FY 2025 numbers are from the president’s proposed budget. The tables in this report provide this budget authority detail, by agency and major programs, for each of the government budget functions in which R&D is present. Several concluding tables also show budget authority data for R&D in earlier years. Data were compiled by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The FY 2025 proposed budget, when adjusted for inflation, requested $151 billion in budget authority for federal research and development (R&D). A decrease of $7 billion from the inflation-adjusted $158 billion in actual budget authority for FY 2023 and preliminary FY 2024 amount. The National defense function decreased while other functions remained consistent. Data are from the Federal Funding for R&D, by Budget Function, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

This report summarizes trends in U.S. doctoral education by using data from the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. universities. Important trends in this population are highlighted in this report, including the representation of women, minorities, and temporary visa holders; fields that are attracting graduate students; employment opportunities after graduation; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctorate recipients. Detailed data tables and other resources are also available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/earned-doctorates/2023.

Research and development (R&D) spending by higher education institutions increased 11.2% ($11 billion) in FY 2023, the largest growth in current dollars since FY 2003, up $11.0 billion from the previous year. R&D expenditures funded by federal sources accounted for $5.6 billion of the increase and 55% of total university R&D in FY 2023. The data in this report are from the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

This publication releases data tables for the FY 2023 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey. The tables present data on research and development expenditures at higher education institutions across all academic disciplines and include R&D expenditures by institution, R&D field, geographic area, source of funds, type of R&D (basic research, applied research, and experimental development), cost categories (salaries, software, equipment, and indirect costs), headcounts and full-time equivalents, and trends over time. The HERD Survey is conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation.

This InfoBrief covers domestic business R&D activities (performance and funding, geography, technology focus, employment, and labor costs statistics) in the early stages of the semiconductor supply chain by two industries: semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing and semiconductor machinery manufacturing. This InfoBrief also presents separate capital expenditures for assets used in R&D (such as equipment and capitalized software) by these two industries. Data are from the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey, developed and cosponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation and by the Census Bureau.