# Academic R&D Expenditures

This series reviews trends in research and development expenditures within academia and federally funded R&D centers in the United States and outlying areas.**NOTE:** The Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges collected data for 1972–2009. For current data see the  Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) series. 
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#### Most recent data year

            - Universities Report Highest-Ever R&D Spending of $65 Billion in FY 2011(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 13-305 | November 26, 2012 	 
            - Higher Education Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2011(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 13-325 | July 11, 2013 	 
            - Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2009(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 11-313 | July 13, 2011 	 
            - Universities Report $55 Billion in Science and Engineering R&D Spending for FY 2009; Redesigned Survey to Launch in 2010(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 10-329 | September 27, 2010 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 2008(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 10-311 | April 6, 2010 	 
            - Federal Government is Largest Source of University R&D Funding in S&E; Share Drops in FY 2008(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 09-318 | October 1, 2009 	 
            - Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2007(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 09-303 | March 11, 2009 	 
            - Universities Report Continued Decline in Real Federal S&E R&D Funding in FY 2007(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 08-320 | August 21, 2008 	 
            - Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2006(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 08-300 | November 16, 2007 	 
            - Universities Report Stalled Growth in Federal R&D Funding in FY 2006(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 07-336 | September 26, 2007 	 
            - Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2005(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 07-318 | May 9, 2007 	 
            - Industrial Funding of Academic R&D Rebounds in FY 2005(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 07-311 | January 30, 2007 	 
            - Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2004(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 06-323 | August 9, 2006 	 
            - Industrial Funding of Academic R&D Continues to Decline in FY 2004(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 06-315 | April 28, 2006 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 2003(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 05-320 | September 7, 2005 	 
            - Academic R&D Doubled During Past Decade, Reaching $40 Billion in FY 2003(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 05-315 | July 19, 2005 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 2002(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 04-330 | July 30, 2004 	 
            - US Academic R&D Continues to Grow as More Universities and Colleges Expand Their R&D Activities(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 04-319 | May 11, 2004 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 2001(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 03-316 | April 10, 2003 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 2000(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 02-308 | February 21, 2002 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 1999(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 01-329 | July 17, 2001 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 1998(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 00-330 | September 29, 2000 	 
            - Academic R&D Spending Continues Steady Growth in FY 1998(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 00-326 | August 14, 2000 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 1997(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 99-336 | October 3, 1999 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures: FY 1996(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 98-304 | November 1, 1998 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures Maintain Steady Growth in FY 1996(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 98-303 | March 1, 1998 	 
            - Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1995(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			SRS 97-405 | January 1, 1997 	 
            - Selected Data on Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1995(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			SRS 95-403 | December 1, 1996 	 
            - Academic R&D Expenditures Outpace Inflation in FY 1994(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 96-301 | July 1, 1996 	 
            - Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1994(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 96-308 | February 1, 1996 	 
            - Federal Share of Academic R&D Climbed to 60 Percent in FY 1993(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 95-301 | May 25, 1995 	 
            - Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1993(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 95-332 | May 1, 1995 	 
            - Selected Data on Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1993(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 95-326 | March 1, 1995 	 
            - Academic S&E R&D Expenditures: FY 1992(A)		Detailed Statistical Tables |			NSF 94-324 | May 1, 1994 	 
            - Academic R&D Spending Increased in FY 1992(A)		InfoBriefs |			NSF 93-324 | May 1, 1993 	 

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