Updates

The Technical Notes were revised. Revisions include updating references to sample-based data in the standard errors section.

Updated narrative of indicator S-21 to clarify that the design of the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering changed in 2017.

Updated the following indicators with new data series that appear in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) and in the downloadable spreadsheets: S-10, S-11, S-21, S-24, S-25, S-26, S-28, S-32, S-33, S-34, S-35, S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-41, S-42, S-43, S-44, S-45, S-46, S-55, S-56, S-57, S-58.

Updated source references for indicators S-10, S-11, and S-45.

Revised narrative of indicator S-25 to reference S-27 (not S-26) in discussion of student aid.

Updated narrative of indicator S-28 to clarify the year in the data tool represents the academic year.

Updated the following indicators with new data series that appear in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) and in the downloadable spreadsheets: S-1, S-2, S-5, S-6, S-11, S-15, S-16, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-20, S-22, S-23, S-25, S-29, S-30, S-31, S-40, S-41, S-44, S-45, S-46, S-47, S-48, S-49, S-50, S-51, S-58, S-59, S-60.

The standard error download file for indicator S-45 has been updated for the District of Columbia in 2010. In that table, standard errors that round to zero (*) were incorrectly displayed as not available (NA).

The year was removed from references to the Science and Engineering Indicators (Indicators) report. With the 2020 edition, Indicators has transformed from a single report to a set of disaggregated and streamlined reports published on a rolling basis.

The page header was updated with a new design.

On the Downloads page, under the Data Sources section, new links were added to the Provider column and the Source column was removed.

The URL was changed from https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/state-indicators to https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators/states.

Updated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data to support current/constant dollar calculations. Read more about Constant Dollar Data in the Technical Notes.

Updated the following indicators with new data series that appear in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) and in the downloadable spreadsheets: S-9, S-10, S-15, S-16, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-21, S-24, S-25, S-26, S-27, S-28, S-29, S-30, S-31, S-32, S-33, S-34, S-35, S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-40, S-41, S-42, S-43, S-44, S-45, S-46, S-47, S-48, S-50, S-51, S-52, S-53, S-54, S-55, S-56, S-57, S-58, S-59.

The 1994 value for “Undergraduate charge” in Hawaii was changed from $1,452 to NA (not available) because the originally reported value excluded costs for room and board. This change affects indicators S-24 and S-25.

Reset view to the top of the screen when switching tabs in a single indicator view.

Fixed a bug in which explanatory footnote text was not appearing as expected on the site and Excel downloads.

Fixed a user interface issue in which "close" controls for some modal windows were rendering outside the viewable area and were unusable.

Added controls to the Updates page to filter by update type.

Improved the display of data footnotes in tables, exported data, and downloaded PDF documents.

Fixed inconsistencies in display in Internet Explorer 11 compatibility mode.

Updated the following indicators with new data series that appear in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) and in the downloadable spreadsheets: S-10, S-11, S-15, S-16, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-20, S-22, S-23, S-25, S-29, S-30, S-42, S-43, S-44, S-45, S-46, S-47, S-48, S-49, S-50, S-51, S-58, S-59, S-60.

Fixed map behavior to avoid panning when using keyboard arrows to navigate the page.

To improve clarity, changed chart view labeling and removed multicolored hover indicator.

Improved formatting of histogram labels on mobile devices.

Corrected issue with horizontal axis label alignment in chart view.

Fixed alignment of labels at the bottom of the chart view.

Stopped a brief "Page Not Found" error from appearing when viewing certain pages.

Improved the usability of the Updates page.

Added the indicator number to the list of indicators on the homepage.

Added a "Recent Update" badge to the homepage to show which indicators had been updated recently.

Fixed display of units for data presented in millions of dollars.

Updated the following indicators with new data series that appear in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) and in the downloadable spreadsheets: S-1, S-2, S-5, S-6, S-9, S-10, S-15, S-16, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-21, S-24, S-25, S-26, S-27, S-29, S-30, S-32, S-34, S-35, S-36, S-37, S-38, S-39, S-41, S-44, S-45, S-46, S-55, S-56, S-57, S-58.

Corrected issue with constant/current dollar toggle not working in certain browser versions.

Added map labeling for Alaska, Hawaii, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; minor style updates to date presentation.

Fixed malfunctioning tooltips and sparklines in certain Firefox versions; adjusted table sorting; changed quartile labels in the map legend to show consistent significant digits.

Inserted additional labeling on line charts to clarify current or constant dollar selection.

Updated Indicators S-10, S-11, S-21, S-26, S-28, S-33, S-42, S-47 with new data series, appearing in the tool interface (tables, maps, chart, histogram) as well as in the downloadable spreadsheets.

Remedied an issue with blank table cells appearing in certain file exports; improved performance by speeding the initial application load.

Added 'Last Updated' and 'Recommended Citation' information to indicator pages; added iconography to the Technical Notes pages.

Fixed cases where states with special characters disappeared when sorting tables.

Minor formatting changes to the landing page to accommodate long indicator names on mobile devices and improve iconography.

Added Table S-A and S-B to the Downloads page.

Value for Appropriations of State Tax Funds for Higher Education for Idaho in 2000 corrected from 0 to NA.

The Excel download tables have been updated to show the most appropriate number of digits after the decimal for each data element. Duplicate information in the source and notes text has been removed.

Minor formatting changes. Updated Overview page to include team acknowledgments. Added Updates page.