http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/new.cfm New releases and data from the Division of Science Resources Statistics hourly 1 2008-05-22T10:05:50Z 2008-05-22T10:05:50Z en-gb http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08310/ These tables present the results of the National Science Foundation FY 2006 Survey of State R&D Expenditures. The results include data on total R&D expenditures and amounts for internal and external performers, the original source of funds (federal or nonfederal), and the amount devoted to basic research activities. Data also include the amount of expenditures for the construction and acquisition of R&D facilities. 2008-05-22T12:05:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/ Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides a broad base of quantitative information about participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The report contains data tables organized by topic (e.g., undergraduate enrollment, graduate degrees, employment) and also by group (e.g., Hispanics, minority women, persons with disabilities). This release includes updates to <a href='/statistics/wmpd/underdeg.htm'>Undergraduate Degrees</a> and <a href='/statistics/wmpd/graddeg.htm'>Master's Degrees</a> data. 2008-05-09T12:05:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08309/ Results of a new Survey of State R&D Expenditures show that 252 state agencies spent more than $1 billion on research and development in fiscal year 2006. Pennsylvania, California, New York, Michigan, Ohio, and Florida accounted for 49% of the total. Three-fourths of state R&D expenditures originated from state and other nonfederal sources. About half (49%) of the R&D was performed by academic institutions. Applied research accounted for 79% of the expenditures, and basic research 21%. 2008-05-08T12:05:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvystaterd/ The survey description for the Survey of State Research and Development Expenditures is now available for the 2006 survey cycle. The survey covers state departments, agencies, commissions, and dependent entities, except state-run colleges and universities, that had R&D activities for state fiscal years ending in 2006. 2008-05-08T12:05:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08306/ Data presented in these tables are from the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, Fall 2006. The tables present information on trends in enrollment of science and engineering graduate students through 2006. Data are presented on trends in number of graduate students by sex, race/ethnicity, citizenship, field and primary source and mechanism of support. 2008-04-10T12:04:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/profiles/ The FY2005 version of the annual Academic Institutional Profiles is available. Academic Institutional Profiles consist of institution-specific data from the Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges and Nonprofit Institutions, and Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates. Key data items are summarized and institutions rankings are presented. 2008-04-07T12:04:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08305/ Between 2003 and 2006 the unemployment rate for scientists and engineers dropped from 3.2% to 2.5%, remaining lower than the unemployment rate for the entire U.S. labor force. In 2006, 45% of scientists and engineers were women and 95% were U.S. citizens. Business/industry employed the largest share (69%) of scientists and engineers in 2006; employed scientists and engineers with professional degrees earned the highest median salaries ($120,000). (Data from the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System.) 2008-03-27T12:03:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/ According to the 2006 Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 45% of recent (within the 5 years preceding the survey) science, engineering, and health doctorate recipients were on or had completed a postdoctoral appointment (postdoc), up from 41% in 1995. Median appointment length remained at approximately 2 years. Postdoc participants were increasingly likely to have both health and retirement benefits. Work activity, employment sector, and reasons for taking a postdoc are also reported. 2008-03-27T12:03:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08304/ The 2006 National Survey of Recent College Graduates provides data on 2003-05 bachelor's and master's graduates in science, engineering, and health fields. Women outnumbered men 56% to 44%. Overall, 85% of recent graduates were employed in April 2006, two-thirds of them in business/industry. Recent graduates in engineering and computer/information sciences were more likely than those in other fields to be employed full-time and to be working in business/industry; they also earned the highest salaries. 2008-03-10T12:03:00Z http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctoratework/ The survey description for the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) has been updated for the 2006 survey cycle. The SDR is a biennial, longitudinal survey that collects data on demographic and general employment characteristics of individuals who have received a doctorate in a science, engineering, or health field from a U.S. academic institution. 2008-02-27T12:02:00Z