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National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

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Learn about NCSES's mission, organization, and responsibilities within the federal statistical system.
Areas of Interest

NCSES's mission focuses on six core areas of interest related to the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. Explore each area to discover related data and products.
Surveys & Analysis

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Initiatives & Resources

Learn about NCSES's crosscutting initiatives and projects and browse our collection of educational resources.

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Attitudes About Science

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COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

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Student Loan Debt

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Employment Status

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Income and Salary

Job Satisfaction

Occupation

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Work Activity

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R&D Facilities

Amount of Research Space

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) R&D

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R&D Capital Expenditures

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Business R&D

Clinical Trials and Medical Projects

Federal Government/Agency R&D

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) R&D

Higher Education R&D

R&D Employment

R&D Intensity

R&D Publications & Articles

State Government/Agency R&D

Type of R&D (basic, applied, experimental development)

Surveys

Annual Business Survey (ABS)

Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey

Federal Facilities Research and Development Survey

FFRDC Research and Development Survey

Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey

National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG)

National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS)

Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey

Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)

Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)

Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development

Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS)

Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Survey of State Government Research and Development

Inactive Surveys

Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)

Business R&D and Innovation Survey - Microbusiness (BRDI-M)

Business Research and Development Survey

Early Career Doctorates Survey (ECDS)

Higher Education Surveys

Immigrant Scientists and Engineers

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Completions Survey

National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG)

Occupational Employment Statistics Survey

Survey of Academic Research Instruments and Instrumentation Needs

Survey of Industrial Research and Development

Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges

Survey of Research and Development Funding and Performance by Nonprofit Organizations

Data Collections

Business and Industry R&D

Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities

Federal R&D Funding, by Budget Function

National Patterns of R&D Resources

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