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NSFs Higher Education R&D Survey UpdateRonda Britt

2012 NCURA Annual MeetingNovember 6, 2012

National Science FoundationNational Center for Science and Engineering Statisticswww.nsf.gov/statistics/

Presentation Outline Overview of NCSES Overview of Higher Education R&D survey WebCASPAR tutorial Examples of custom data analyses Upcoming activities Q&A

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) A federal statistical agency that reports to the National Science Foundations 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 FacilitiesSurvey 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 data tools 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 2011, significantly redesigned for FY 2010 cycle

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

Census of all 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 budgeted R&D performed at institutions during previous academic FY

Detailed statistical tables published at the institution level

Higher Education R&D SurveyOverviewTypes of data collected:Federally funded R&D expenditures by federal agency source and field of R&DAgency names and R&D expenditures totals for top ten federal agency sources within Other agencies categoryNonfederally 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 sourcesR&D expenditures within a medical schoolFederal and nonfederal clinical trial R&D expendituresR&D expenditures by type of funding agreement: contracts vs. grantsR&D expenditures from ARRA awardsSpecific 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 R&D Expenditures by Source of Funds ($61.2 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 2010.

Higher Education R&D SurveyFY 2010 R&D Expenditures by Type of Cost ($61.2 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 2010.

WebCASPAR Tutorial

WebCASPAR Tutorial

List of analysis variables arranged by years of data availableWebCASPAR Tutorial

Analysis variable(s) chosen appear hereCurrent year is default classification variableList of classification variables available for use with selected analysis variablesWebCASPAR Tutorial

List of classification variables selectedClick to select values displayedUse survey-specific variables when creating tables with only one surveyWebCASPAR Tutorial

Click to sort by descending amounts to get rank orderWebCASPAR Tutorial

Click to download table in Excel, SAS or CSV

Examples of Custom Data AnalysesTen institutions reporting largest amounts of business-funded R&D expenditures, by field(Millions)

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,Higher Education R&D Survey, FY 2010.

Examples of Custom Data AnalysesTen institutions reporting largest amounts of nonprofit-funded R&D expenditures, by field(Millions)

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,Higher Education R&D Survey, FY 2010.

Examples of Custom Data AnalysesOther Questions

Q: Universities in which state received the most business funding for engineering R&D?A: New York : $112 million

Q: Which university received the most nonprofit funding for biological sciences R&D?A: Harvard: $24 million

Q: Which university reported the most principal investigators?A: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor: 4,135

Upcoming Activities

FY 2011 data release info brief expected mid-November 2012; once released, data tables available on requestFY 2012 survey begins in mid-November 2012; deadline of January 31, 2013FY 2012 survey changes:Institutions reporting less than $1 million in FY 2011 will receive a short form version of the survey (29% of the survey population)Instructions on institution funds clarified and new checklist question added to determine what types of spending are currently included within institution funds (next slide)

New Question for FY 2012 Survey

Questions?

For more information contact:Ronda Britt703-292-7765rbritt@nsf.gov