Academic Institutional Profiles: 2007

Academic Institutional Profiles are produced annually by the Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Profiles are produced for universities and colleges that have reported nonzero data within the past 3 survey years in at least two of the following annual surveys:

• Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
• Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges and Nonprofit Institutions
• Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering and Health Fields
• Survey of Earned Doctorates

The profiles are updated after data from all four surveys are finalized and released. Trend data for selected years are displayed in statistical tables within each profile.

Each profile also includes the institution's ranking on an aggregate measure for each survey if the institution has a nonzero value for that measure for the latest year reported for the survey. Tied institutions are ranked alphabetically in the accompanying ranking tables.

Individual profiles can be selected either from the alphabetical list of institution names or through a search engine. Search options are institution name, partial name (e.g., "Texas"), or FICE code.

Data Sources 

The Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges collects data annually on scientific and engineering R&D expenditures at the nation's universities and colleges. Data are available on R&D expenditures by source of funds and by science and engineering discipline and on expenditures for research equipment. The survey collects information for the academic fiscal year; the 2007 period of reference for the majority of institutions is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. More detailed information, including national summaries and institutional rankings, is available in the academic R&D expenditures publication series.

The Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions currently collects data annually from 19 federal agencies that obligate virtually all federal R&D support to academic institutions. Data are available on all categories of science and engineering obligations by agency. The survey collects information for the federal fiscal year; the 2007 period of reference is October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. More detailed information, including national summaries and institutional rankings, is available in the federal support publication series.

The Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering and Health Fields collects data annually on degree-seeking graduate students enrolled at the nation's universities and colleges. Data are available on both full-time and part-time graduate students by science, engineering, and health discipline, sex, citizenship, and race/ethnicity; full-time graduate students by primary source and mechanism of support; and postdoctorates by science, engineering, and health discipline; citizenship and sex. The survey collects information for the fall of the year in which data collection occurs, typically beginning in mid-October. More detailed information, including national summaries and institutional rankings, is available in the graduate student publication series.

The Survey of Earned Doctorates collects data annually on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from accredited U.S. institutions. Data are available on the number of doctorate recipients by broad field of degree. The survey collects data for the entire academic year; ; the 2007 period of reference is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. More detailed information, including national summaries and institutional rankings, is available in the doctorate awards publication series.

Data Notes 

A letter suffix may be associated with individual data cells. For the Academic R&D Expenditures Survey, an "e" suffix (e.g., 32e) indicates that the data were estimated by the respondent. An "i" suffix (e.g., 78i) indicates that the data were computer-imputed on the basis of previous years' data and data from similar institutions. "NA" indicates that the data were not available in that survey year.

The abbreviation "nec" stands for "not elsewhere classified" and is used with fields of science and engineering, frequently for interdisciplinary programs.

The "Life sciences" sum shown in the Academic R&D Expenditures Survey data is comparable to the sum of "Agricultural sciences," "Biological sciences," and "Health" in the Graduate Student Survey data and the Survey of Earned Doctorates.

Data in the Academic R&D Expenditures Survey differ from those in the Federal Support Survey, which refer to obligations. Expenditures are funds actually spent by the institution during its fiscal year, whereas obligations are funds designated for the reporting institution during the federal fiscal year, regardless of when the recipient institution may actually spend these funds.

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