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, as well as the computing and networking capacities at U.S. colleges and universities. The survey is an establishment-based survey completed by institutional coordinators at academic institutions and is a census of all research-performing colleges and universities in the United States that expended at least $1 million in research and development funds in the prior fiscal year.

Survey Description

Questionnaires

Data Tables

• Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2015
  Data Tables | February 28, 2017
• Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2013
  Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 15-320 | June 4, 2015
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Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2011
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 13-309 | February 5, 2013
Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2009
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 11-323 | October 11, 2011
Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2007
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 11-322 | September 23, 2011
S&E Research Facilities: FY 2005(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 07-325 | July 19, 2007
S&E Research Facilities: FY 2003(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 06-311 | April 12, 2006
S&E Research Facilities: 1999(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 04-334 | September 14, 2004
S&E Research Facilities: 2001(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 02-307 | August 2, 2004
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Data Tools

• WebCASPAR (Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System)

Microdata

• Public use files

InfoBriefs

• Research Space at Academic Institutions Increased 1.4% between FY 2013 and FY 2015: Smallest Growth in Three Decades
  InfoBriefs | NSF 17-315 | February 28, 2017
• Research Space at Academic Institutions Increased by 4.7% between FY 2011 and FY 2013
  InfoBriefs | NSF 15-316 | March 25, 2015
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Computing and Networking Capacity Increases at Academic Research Institutions
InfoBriefs | NSF 13-329 | July 16, 2013
Research Space at Academic Institutions Increased 3.5% Between FY 2009 and FY 2011: Biomedical Fields Account for Most Growth
InfoBriefs | NSF 13-310 | January 30, 2013
Research Space at Academic Institutions Increased 4% Between FY 2007 and FY 2009
InfoBriefs | NSF 11-312 | May 20, 2011
Institutions Increase Networking Capacity, Gap Between Doctorate- and Nondoctorate-Granting Institutions Widens(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 10-328 | September 27, 2010
Most Colleges and Universities Obtain Bandwidth Through State and Regional Consortia(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 07-334 | September 11, 2007
Universities Continue to Expand Their Research Space with the Largest Increase Since 1988; Data Reported for Networking Capacity(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 05-314 | July 26, 2005
Top 100 R&D-Performing Academic Institutions Continue Increased Facilities Construction(A)
InfoBriefs | NSF 00-323 | June 22, 2000
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Detailed Statistical Tables

• Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2013
  Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 15-320 | June 4, 2015
• Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2011
  Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 13-309 | February 5, 2013
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Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2009
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 11-323 | October 11, 2011
Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2007
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 11-322 | September 23, 2011
S&E Research Facilities: FY 2005(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 07-325 | July 19, 2007
S&E Research Facilities: FY 2003(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 06-311 | April 12, 2006
S&E Research Facilities: 2001(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 02-307 | August 2, 2004
S&E Research Facilities: 1999(A)
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 04-334 | September 14, 2004
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Special Reports

• S&E Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities: 1998(A)
  Special Reports | NSF 01-301 | January 30, 2001
• Overview: Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities, 1998(A)
  Special Reports | SRS 00-403 | November 16, 1999
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S&E Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities: 1996(A)
Special Reports | NSF 96-326 | December 27, 1996
S&E Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities: 1994 Volume 1(A)
Special Reports | NSF 94-315 | April 1, 1994
S&E Research Facilities at Colleges and Universities: 1994 Volume 2(A)
Special Reports | NSF 94-316 | April 1, 1994
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Definitions of Research and Development

This special publication provides definitions of research and development (R&D) from several official U.S. and international organizations. The document is designed as a reference for researchers and other users of data on R&D expenditures. In addition to definitions from National Science Foundation (NSF) surveys on R&D expenditures, the document includes definitions from regulatory, Federal procurement, and accounting sources. International sources include manuals from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the System of National Accounts.

Science and Engineering Indicators

This biennial report to Congress provides a broad base of quantitative information about U.S. science, engineering, and technology.