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Current fund expenditures for research equipment at academic institutions, by R&D field: FY 2004–19
FY 2016, and capitalized equipment expenditures in non-S&E fields were not collected before FY 2010. nec = not elsewhere
September 14, 2021
Public opinion on whether the federal government should fund basic scientific research: Selected years, 1985–2018
Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree
May 04, 2022
Perceived knowledge about science, by country: 2020
How much do you, personally, know about science? Do you know a lot, some, not much
February 14, 2024
Current fund expenditures for research equipment at academic institutions, by R&D field: FYs 2004–18
FY 2016, and capitalized equipment expenditures in non-S&E fields were not collected before FY 2010. nec = not elsewhere
January 15, 2020
Index of U.S. publications, by field: 2010–22
Articles refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned... S&E field.
December 11, 2023
Perceptions of U.S. STEM education compared with other nations at K–12 and university levels: 2019
Responses are to the following: I'd like you to compare the United States to other nations in a few different ways. Do you think the U.S. is the best in the world, above average, average or below average? Its science, technology, engineering and math education in grades K to 12. Its science
February 14, 2024
Business R&D intensity, by top R&D-performing industries: 2010–19
R&D and Innovation Survey and do not include companies with fewer than 5 domestic employees. Data for 2017–18... Enterprise Research and Development Survey; both surveys do not include companies with fewer than 10
April 28, 2022
Survey of Doctorate Recipients and Web of Science matched data, by field of science and sex: Selected years, 1995–2006
S&E doctorates include science, engineering, and health PhD candidates at U.S. research doctorate institutions. Population estimates are based on the 2013 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
October 28, 2021
Survey of Doctorate Recipients and Web of Science matched data, by field of science and selected race or ethnicity: 1995–2006
S&E doctorates include science, engineering, and health PhD candidates at U.S. research doctorate institutions. Population estimates are based on the 2013 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
October 28, 2021
U.S. companies introducing new or significantly improved products or processes, by industry sector, number of companies, and percentage of companies: 2014–16
Statistics for the number of companies are based only on companies in the United States responding "Yes" to at least one of the items on the survey relating to new or significantly improved products regardless of whether the company performed or funded R&D. These statistics do not include
January 15, 2020
Industry share of U.S. business R&D, by top R&D-performing industries: 2019–22
Industry classification is based on the dominant business code from the North American Industry Classification System for domestic R&D performance, when available. For companies that did not report business codes, the classification used for sampling was assigned. Data do not include companies
July 23, 2025
Average scores of students in grades 4 and 8 on the NAEP mathematics assessment, by student grade and characteristic: 1990–2024
In 2024, NAEP developed a composite measure of socioeconomic status (SES), an SES index. Refer to Figure TAL-15 for data on the composite SES. e From 1996 to 2024, students
February 12, 2026
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