TREND: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation. Higher Education Research and Development Survey – R&D Spending: Source of Funds: State and Local Governments, 1972 - 2011. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 073-001-002
Year: 2015
Type: dataset
Abstract: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation. Higher Education Research and Development Survey – R&D Spending: Source of Funds: State and Local Governments, 1972 - 2011. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 073-001-002 Dataset: Reports the amount of research and development (R&D) expenditures at colleges and universities in the United States that was funded by state, county, municipality, or other local government, by state and institution. The Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, successor to the Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, is the primary source of information on research and development (R&D) expenditures at United States colleges and universities. The dataset presented here provides statistics on source of funds and R&D expenditures by field of research at US universities and colleges, for the nation in total, and by state and institution. Several changes were implemented in the survey design with the FY 2010 survey: Since FY 2010, the target population for the HERD Survey has included nonprofit postsecondary institutions with bachelor’s or higher degree programs in any field and R&D expenditures of at least $150,000 in any field. Before FY 2010, the population included only institutions with R&D spending and degree programs in S&E fields. Institutions that performed R&D in only non-S&E fields were excluded from the population. Also beginning with FY 2010, each campus headed by a campus-level president, chancellor, or equivalent now completes a separate survey rather than combining its response with other campuses in a university system. As a result of this step, the overall number of academic institutions in the population increased from 711 in FY 2009 to 742 in FY 2010. For changes in survey questions and variables over time, see the technical documentation. Also, note that the FY 1997 survey was the last one conducted as a sample survey; since FY 1998, the survey has been a census of all known eligible universities and colleges. Annual data are available for FY 1972–2012, with the exception of FY 1978, which covered a different population and used different questions than preceding or subsequent surveys and is therefore not comparable to other years. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvyherd/ Category: Education, Government and Politics Subject: Funding, State Government, Colleges, Research and Development, Higher Education, Government Spending, Universities, Local Government Source: National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by the United States Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by US colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. NSF typically issues limited-term grants to fund specific research proposals that have been judged the most promising by a rigorous and objective merit-review system. Most of these awards go to individuals or small groups of investigators. Others provide funding for research centers, instruments, and facilities. http://www.nsf.gov/
Source: Data Planet
Author: National Science Foundation
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6938600889