Surveys

The Survey of Federal Funds for R&D is an annual census completed by the federal agencies that conduct R&D programs and serves as the primary source of information about federal funding for R&D in the United States.

The Federal Science and Engineering Support Survey is a congressionally mandated survey and the only source of comprehensive data on federal science and engineering (S&E) funding to individual academic and nonprofit institutions.

The Survey of State Government R&D provides comprehensive, uniform statistics regarding the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by departments and agencies in each of the nation's 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

The HERD Survey is the primary source of information on R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities that expended at least $150,000 in separately accounted for R&D in the fiscal year.

The Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is a congressionally mandated, biennial survey that collects data on the amount, construction, repair, renovation, and funding of research facilities at U.S. colleges and universities.

The ABS is the primary source of information on R&D among for-profit businesses operating in the United States with one to nine employees. The ABS also collects data on innovation, technology, intellectual property, and financing from U.S.-based companies of all sizes.

The BERD Survey is the primary source of information on R&D expenditures and R&D employees of for-profit, publicly or privately held, nonfarm businesses with 10 or more employees in the United States that performed or funded R&D domestically or abroad.

The Federal Facilities Research and Development Survey collects information on R&D performed by facilities owned and operated by the federal government.

The FFRDC R&D Survey is the primary source of information on separately accounted for R&D expenditures at federally funded research and development centers in the United States.

The NPRA Survey collects information on research and experimental development performed by 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States.

The ECDS provides statistics on the demographics, labor market experiences, and jobs held by early career doctorates working at academic institutions and FFRDCs and covers all doctoral degree fields regardless of degree origin.

The NSCG is a biennial survey that provides data on the characteristics of the nation's college graduates, with a focus on those in the science and engineering workforce.

The NTEWS provides data on the educational and training characteristics of the nation's workforce ages 16 through 75, with a focus on those in the skilled technical workforce.

The SDR provides data on the characteristics of science, engineering, and health research doctorate degree holders from U.S. academic institutions who are under the age of 76.

The FFRDC Postdoc Survey collects aggregate information on the demographic characteristics and fields of research of postdoctoral researchers employed at a FFRDC as of 1 October of the survey year.

The SED is an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. academic institutions that collects information on educational history, demographic characteristics, and postgraduation plans.

The GSS is an annual census of all academic institutions in the United States and its territories granting research-based master's degrees or doctorates in science, engineering, or selected health fields as of the fall of the survey year.