Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Fiscal Year 2015

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TableFederal obligations to universities and colleges for FY 2015 survey cycle
All S&E activities: Trends
1by type of activity: FYs 1963–2015
2by type of activity and agency: FYs 1963–15
3by state and outlying area: FYs 2007–15
4the 100 institutions receiving the largest amounts, ranked by FY 2015 total: FYs 2007–15
R&D activities: Trends
obligations and outlays, by agency
5Department of Defense: FYs 1990–2015
6by state and outlying area: FYs 2007–15
7the 100 institutions receiving the largest amounts, ranked by FY 2015 total: FYs 2007–15
All S&E activities: FY 2015
8by agency and type of activity
9number of recipient institutions, by state, outlying area, and type of activity
10by state, outlying area, and agency
11for fellowships, traineeships, and training grants, by state, outlying area, and agency
by state, outlying area, and institution
12by type of activity
by agency
13total
14R&D (AID–DOL)
15R&D (DOT–USDA)
16R&D plant
The 100 institutions receiving the largest amounts, ranked by FY 2015 total
17S&E, by type of activity
18S&E, by agency
19R&D, by agency
20fellowships, traineeships, and training grants, by agency
All S&E activities to HBCUs, ranked by FY 2015 total
21FYs 2007–15
22by type of activity: FY 2015
23by agency: FY 2015
R&D activities
24FYs 2007–15
25by agency: FY 2015
All S&E activities to HHE institutions, ranked by FY 2015 total
26by agency
All S&E activities to tribal colleges and universities, ranked by FY 2015 total
27by agency
All S&E activities to high-American Indian-enrollment institutions, ranked by
FY 2015 total
28by agency
All S&E activities to minority-serving institutions, ranked by FY 2015 total
29by agency
All S&E activities to systems of universities and colleges, ranked by FY 2015
total
30by agency
All R&D activities to systems of universities and colleges, ranked by FY 2015
total
31by agency
Federal obligations to nonprofit institutions: FY 2015
R&D and R&D plant
32by state, outlying area, institution, and agency ranked by total amount received in FY 2015
33the 100 institutions receiving the largest amounts: FYs 2007–15
34by agency: FY 2015
Federal obligations to consortia of institutions: FY 2015
35FYs 2007–15
36by type of activity: FY 2015
37by agency: FY 2015
August 2017

Data from survey cycle FY 2015
(finalized 29 February 2017)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions, Fiscal Years 2015. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedsupport/.



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August 2017

Data from survey cycle FY 2015
(finalized 29 February 2017)