2012 | 2013 | |||||||
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Highest degree granted | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Short form survey populationa |
HERD Survey population |
Short form survey populationa |
HERD Survey population |
All respondents | 690 | 711 | 744 | 912 | 242 | 651 | 246 | 645 |
Doctorate | 359 | 360 | 420 | 455 | 36 | 419 | 45 | 434 |
Professional | NA | NA | NA | 97 | 34 | 54 | 41 | 41 |
Master's | 182 | 191 | 241 | 251 | 115 | 132 | 108 | 124 |
Bachelor's | 149 | 160 | 83 | 109 | 57 | 46 | 52 | 46 |
NA = not available; prior to FY 2011 institutions were not classified by professional degrees. |
HERD = higher education research and development. |
a Institutions reporting less than $1 million received a shorter version of the survey questionnaire in FYs 2012–13. |
NOTES: Prior to FY 2010, the survey was known as Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges and classified institutions based on the highest degree granted in science and engineering fields. Beginning in FY 2010, classifications were based on highest degree granted in all fields. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey. |
Data from survey cycle FY 2013, as of 31 July 2014. |