NSF Higher Education R&D Survey Update

Ronda Britt, NSFSamuel Peterson, University of Missouri

2013 NCURA Annual MeetingAugust 6, 2013

National Science FoundationNational Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

www.nsf.gov/statistics/

Presentation Outline

• Overview of NCSES

• Overview of Higher Education R&D survey

• WebCASPAR tutorial

• Example of peer analysis using WebCASPAR

• Upcoming activities

• Q&A

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)

• A federal statistical agency that reports to the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.

• NCSES provides data users with objective, high-quality U.S. and international statistical information on science, engineering, technology, and R&D, and fosters research that improves the measurement and understanding of science and engineering enterprise.

NCSES Higher Education Surveys

• Higher Education R&D Survey

• Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

• Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and

Engineering (GSS)

• Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)

• Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities,

Colleges and Nonprofit Institutions (as reported by federal agencies)

Types of NCSES Publications

• InfoBriefs highlighting results from recent surveys and analyses

• Detailed Statistical Tables (DSTs) containing extensive tabulated survey data

• Periodic reports compiling data from multiple surveys and sources such as “Science and Engineering Indicators”

• Databases and special data tabulations “National Patterns of R&D Resources” SESTAT (Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System) WebCASPAR “Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science

and Engineering”

Higher Education R&D SurveyOverview

• Conducted annually from FY 1972 – FY 2012, significantly redesigned for FY 2010 cycle

• Prior to 2010, known as the Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges

• Census of all U.S. universities and colleges with minimum of $150,000 of R&D spending (N = 912 in FY 2011)

• Web-based

• Voluntary (response rates consistently over 95%)

• Requests expenditures for all separately accounted for R&D performed at institutions during previous academic FY

• Detailed statistical tables published at the institution level

Higher Education R&D SurveyOverview

•Types of data collected:

Federally funded R&D expenditures by federal agency source and field of R&D

Agency names and R&D expenditures totals for top ten federal agency sources within “Other agencies” category

Nonfederally funded R&D expenditures by source and field of R&D (sources are state/local government, business, nonprofit orgs, institutional, and other)

R&D expenditures by character of work (basic research, applied research, and development)

Amount expended on research equipment, by field

Amount passed through to subrecipients or received as a subrecipient

Higher Education R&D SurveyOverview

• Types of data collected (continued):

R&D expenditures funded by foreign sources

R&D expenditures within a medical school

Federal and nonfederal clinical trial R&D expenditures

R&D expenditures by type of funding agreement: contracts vs. grants

R&D expenditures from ARRA awards

Specific cost elements of R&D expenditures (salaries, software, equipment, etc.)

Headcounts of personnel and postdocs paid from R&D accounts

Higher Education R&D SurveyFY 2010-11 R&D Expenditures by Source of Funds

ARRA=American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Higher Education R&D SurveyFY 2011 R&D Expenditures by Type of Cost ($65.1 Billion)

Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,Higher Education R&D Survey, FY 2011.

Higher Education R&D SurveyPercentage of R&D Expenditures funded by ARRA,

by State: FY 2011

ARRA = American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.         SOURCE:  National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2011.

Higher Education R&D SurveyTrends in ARRA funded R&D Expenditures:

FY 2010 and 2011

Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.ARRA = American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.         SOURCE:  National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2011.

Higher Education R&D SurveyFY 2010-11 Item Response Rates for Selected Questions

(Percentages)

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,Higher Education R&D Survey, FY 2011.

WebCASPAR Tutorial

List of analysis variables arranged by years of data available

WebCASPAR Tutorial

WebCASPAR Tutorial

Analysis variable(s) chosen appear here

Current year is default classification variable

List of classification variables available for use with selected analysis variables

WebCASPAR Tutorial

List of classification variables selected

Click to select values displayed

Use survey-specific variables when creating tables with only one survey

WebCASPAR Tutorial

Click to sort by descending amounts to get rank order

WebCASPAR Tutorial

Click to download table in Excel, SAS or CSV

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Peer Analysis Using WebCASPAR

Upcoming Activities

• FY 2012 data release expected mid-November 2013 (all detailed statistical tables will be available on the web)

• FY 2013 survey begins in mid-November 2013; deadline of January 31, 2014

• No significant changes planned for FY 2013 survey

Questions?

For more information contact:Ronda Britt

703-292-7765rbritt@nsf.gov