Consequently, the content of the institutional profiles has changed from those published previously. The Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges collects data annually on scientific and engineering research and development expenditures at the nation's universities and colleges. Available data include data on all categories of science and engineering obligations by agency. The individual U.S. service school rankings and correct overall institution totals for FYs 1998 and 1999 will appear in next year's version of the academic institutional profiles. The Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering collects data annually on degree-seeking graduate students enrolled at the nation's universities and colleges.
Data are also available on full-time graduate students by primary source and mechanism of support.
An alphabetic suffix may be associated with certain individual data variables. Expenditures are funds actually spent by the institution during its fiscal year, while obligations are funds designated for the reporting institution during the Federal fiscal year, regardless of when the recipient institution may actually spend these funds. We welcome any comments or suggestions you might have regarding the institutional profiles.