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During t... June 18, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25344 Analysis | InfoBrief In FY 2023, Federal Science and Engineering Support for Higher Education Totaled $49 Billion; Federal R&D to Nonprofits Totaled $12 Billion In FY 2023, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science and engineering (S&E) activities increased 9.7% from FY 2022 to a historical high of nearly $49 billion. S&E activities include research and experimental development (R&D); R&D plant; facilities and equipment for inst... June 02, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25341 Survey Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions 2023 June 02, 2025 surveys/federal-support-survey/2023 Data Tables | Data Tables (Package) Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions 2023 These tables present the results of the FY 2023 Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions (now the Federal Science and Engineering Support module within the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development). Data include science an... June 02, 2025 surveys/federal-support-survey/2023 Analysis | InfoChart Business Sector Funded Half of U.S. Research Performance in 2022 In 2022, U.S. research expenditures reached $247 billion (using constant 2017 dollars). The business sector continued to be the main driver of U.S. research expenditure funding, increasing from $65 billion (38% of total) in 2010 to $123 billion (50% of total) in 2022. Federal government research ... May 29, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25333 Analysis | InfoBytes Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India Latest visualizations from the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates on the topic of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates. May 07, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25336 Analysis | InfoChart New Data on Federal Funding for R&D to Individual U.S. Territories Available for the First Time for FY 2023 The latest results from the Survey of Federal Funds for R&D show, for the first time, federal agency obligations to each of the individual U.S. territories. Data are from the Survey of Federal Funds for R&D, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. N... May 06, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25338 Reference Definitions of Research and Development: An Annotated Compilation of Official Sources This document provides definitions of research and development (R&D) from U.S. and international sources and by performing sector. By providing this resource, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation aims to facilitate a better underst... April 28, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/ncses25215 Analysis | InfoChart Long-Term Trends Show Decline in Federally Funded R&D as a Share of GDP while Business-Funded R&D Share Increases The ratio of U.S. research and development (R&D) to gross domestic product (GDP) reached 3.43% in 2022. The U.S. business-funded R&D-to-GDP ratio climbed to 2.59% in 2022, with business funding 75% of domestic R&D, compared to 31% in 1964. Federally funded R&D was 0.63% of GDP and 18% of domestic... April 24, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25334 Analysis | InfoChart A Brief Annotated History of Federal R&D Obligations: FYs 1951–2024 Since 1951, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) and its predecessors have provided annual data on the federal government’s obligations for research and development. During the past 75 years, these data have been witness to several historical events and changes. This... April 10, 2025 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25332 1 ⋯ 2 3 ⋯ 126 Next
