These tables present the results of the FY 2024 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 Fun…
In FY 2024, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science and engineering (S&E) activities decreased 4.3% from FY 2023 to nearly $47 billion. S&E activities include research and experimental development (R&D); R&D plan…
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The past quarter century has reshaped the U.S. science and engineering enterprise through the business sector’s dominant role in funding and performing research and development (R&D), the concentration of innovation activity in information
Federal obligations for research and experimental development saw an increase of 4.4% from FY 2023 to FY 2024. However, although preliminary federal agency obligations for FY 2025 indicate most federal agencies will see declining R&D obliga…
This set of data tables presents data on the research and development (R&D) outlays and obligations of federal agencies. Outlays are provided by agency for total R&D and total R&D plant. Obligations are provided for R&D by agency for type o…
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Science, technology, and innovation activities expand the frontiers of fundamental and technical knowledge, often leading to new discoveries. These may be translated into outputs such as new products, licensed technologies, and companies, u…
In FY 2023, federal agency obligations to universities and colleges for science and engineering (S&E) support totaled $49.0 billion, with higher education institutions in California and New York receiving the most ($6.1 billion and $3.9 bil…
The number of doctorate recipients from U.S. universities reached 58,131 in 2024, an increase of 325 students from 2023, similar to the increase between 2022 and 2023. Since the inception of the Survey of Earned Doctorates in academic year
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