NCSES HERD FY2012 DST 9

Table 9. Higher education R&D expenditures, by source of funds, character of work, highest degree granted, and institutional control: FYs 2010–12

(Dollars in thousands)

	Total				Federal				Nonfederal
Fiscal year and type of institution	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development	All R&D expenditures	Basic research	Applied research	Development
2010
All institutions	61,257,398	40,447,510	15,509,065	5,300,823	37,477,100	25,385,643	9,417,733	2,673,724	23,780,298	15,061,867	6,091,332	2,627,099
Doctorate	60,236,393	39,870,798	15,190,500	5,175,095	36,829,426	25,033,341	9,211,307	2,584,778	23,406,967	14,837,457	5,979,193	2,590,317
Nondoctorate	1,021,005	576,712	318,565	125,728	647,674	352,302	206,426	88,946	373,331	224,410	112,139	36,782
Public	41,231,333	27,267,609	10,396,398	3,567,326	23,349,370	15,804,863	5,732,636	1,811,871	17,881,963	11,462,746	4,663,762	1,755,455
Private	20,026,065	13,179,901	5,112,667	1,733,497	14,127,730	9,580,780	3,685,097	861,853	5,898,335	3,599,121	1,427,570	871,644
2011
All institutions	65,274,235	42,524,917	17,015,016	5,734,302	40,771,096	27,096,972	10,713,838	2,960,286	24,503,139	15,427,945	6,301,178	2,774,016
Doctorate	64,065,610	41,883,810	16,584,880	5,596,920	40,013,634	26,710,627	10,436,445	2,866,562	24,051,976	15,173,183	6,148,435	2,730,358
Nondoctorate	1,208,625	641,107	430,136	137,382	757,462	386,345	277,393	93,724	451,163	254,762	152,743	43,658
Public	43,910,518	28,865,499	11,347,428	3,697,591	25,386,218	16,970,681	6,597,135	1,818,402	18,524,300	11,894,818	4,750,293	1,879,189
Private	21,363,717	13,659,418	5,667,588	2,036,711	15,384,878	10,126,291	4,116,703	1,141,884	5,978,839	3,533,127	1,550,885	894,827
2012
All institutions	65,774,524	41,992,517	17,718,281	6,063,726	40,130,460	26,072,764	10,890,277	3,167,419	25,644,064	15,919,753	6,828,004	2,896,307
Doctorate	64,743,650	41,433,279	17,373,498	5,936,873	39,479,420	25,719,715	10,671,998	3,087,707	25,264,230	15,713,564	6,701,500	2,849,166
Nondoctorate	1,030,874	559,238	344,783	126,853	651,040	353,049	218,279	79,712	379,834	206,189	126,504	47,141
Public	44,180,528	28,635,051	11,785,332	3,760,145	25,112,353	16,524,660	6,715,555	1,872,138	19,068,175	12,110,391	5,069,777	1,888,007
Private	21,593,996	13,357,466	5,932,949	2,303,581	15,018,107	9,548,104	4,174,722	1,295,281	6,575,889	3,809,362	1,758,227	1,008,300

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Data from survey cycle FY 2012, as of 30 October 2013.