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Schedule of Release Dates
Find upcoming release dates for NCSES surveys and products.
18 November 2025:  Please note information below may be out of date. NCSES is in the process of updating its release schedule following the lapse in appropriations.
Government Funding for Science and Engineering Reference Period Release Date
Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development FYs 2024–25 May 2026
Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions FY 2024 June 2026
Survey of State Government Research and Development FY 2024 December 2025
Higher Education Research and Development Reference Period Release Date
Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey FY 2024 November 2025
Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities FY 2025 December 2026
Research and Development Reference Period Release Date
Annual Business Survey (ABS) Calendar year 2023 November 2025
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey Calendar year 2024 TBD
Federal Facilities Research and Development (FFRD) Survey FY 2024 December 2025
FFRDC Research and Development Survey FY 2025 TBD
Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey FY 2024 TBD
Science and Engineering Workforce Reference Period Release Date
National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) TBD TBD
National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS) TBD TBD
Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) TBD TBD
Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers FY 2025 October 2026
STEM Education Reference Period Release Date
Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Academic year 2025 TBD
Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) Fall 2024 December 2025

Data Collections

 Reference Period Release Date
Federal R&D Funding, by Budget Function
FYs 2024–26
January 2026
National Patterns of R&D Resources
Calendar years 2023–24
January 2026

Featured Reports

 Reference Period Release Date
Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities
Academic year 2024
December 2025
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in STEM
Biennial
TBD
(originally January 2025)