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SURVEY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES2021
* Survey Info
* Summary
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* Methodology
* Survey Description
* Survey Overview (FY 2021 survey cycle)
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* S&E Research facilities at academic institutions by field
* New construction of S&E research facilities at academic institutions
* Cost for new construction of S&E research facilities at academic
institutions
* Cost for repair and renovation of S&E research facilities at academic
institutions
* Academic institutions with repair and renovation or new construction
projects of S&E research facilities
* Source of funds for new construction or repair and renovation of S&E
research facilities at academic institutions
* Estimated costs of deferred construction or repair and renovation
projects of S&E research facilities at academic institutions
* General Notes
* Acknowledgments and Suggested Citation
* Acknowledgments
* Suggested Citation
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* 2021
* All previous cycle years
The Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is a congressionally
mandated, biennial survey that collects data on the amount, construction,
repair, renovation, and funding of research facilities at U.S. colleges and
universities.
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SURVEY INFO
SUMMARY
The Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is an
establishment-based survey completed by institutional coordinators at academic
institutions and is a census of all research-performing colleges and
universities in the United States that expended at least $1 million in research
and development funds in the prior fiscal year.
AREAS OF INTEREST
* Higher Education Research and Development
* Research and Development
SURVEY ADMINISTRATION
The FY 2021 survey was conducted by Westat under contract to the National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES).
SURVEY DETAILS
Status Active Frequency Biennial Reference Period FY 2021 Next Release Date
December 2024
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* Survey Description (PDF 126 KB)
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FEATURED SURVEY ANALYSIS
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH SPACE INCREASED MORE THAN 30 MILLION
SQUARE FEET IN THE PAST DECADE
December 15, 2022
Publication ID: NSF 23-308
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SURVEY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES OVERVIEW
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DATA HIGHLIGHTS
TOTAL RESEARCH SPACE IN FY 2021 WAS UP 9.2 MILLION NET ASSIGNABLE SQUARE FEET
FROM FY 2019.
This represents an increase of 4.1% between FY 2019 and FY 2021.
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236M
Total net assignable square feet of S&E research space at U.S. higher education
institutions in FY 2021
34M
Total growth in net assignable square feet of S&E research space at U.S. higher
education institutions from FY 2011 to FY 2021
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ASSESSED THE CONDITION OF THEIR RESEARCH SPACE IN FY 2021
BY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (S&E) FIELD; THREE FIELDS WERE ASSESSED TO HAVE AT
LEAST 40% OF THE SPACE IN SUPERIOR CONDITION.
These three fields were computer and information sciences (42%), health sciences
(42%), and biological and biomedical sciences (41%).
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IN THE NEWS
Article
HIGHER ED’S RESEARCH FOOTPRINT IS GROWING
Our data are cited on the growth of research space at colleges and universities
over the past decade.
The Chronicle
March 20, 2023
METHODOLOGY
* Survey Description
* Survey Overview (FY 2021 survey cycle)
* Key Survey Information
* Survey Design
* Data Collection and Processing
* Survey Quality Measures
* Data Availability and Comparability
* Data Products
* Technical Notes
* Survey Overview
* Key Survey Information
* Survey Design
* Data Collection and Processing Methods
* Survey Quality Measures
* Data Comparability
* Definitions
* Questionnaires
SURVEY DESCRIPTION
SURVEY OVERVIEW (FY 2021 SURVEY CYCLE)
PURPOSE
The Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is a congressionally
mandated survey. It is the primary source of information on the amount and cost
of space at science and engineering (S&E) research facilities located at U.S.
research-performing colleges and universities. The survey is the basis of public
data used by Congress, higher education associations, state governments,
academia, and architectural and engineering firms.
DATA COLLECTION AUTHORITY
The information is solicited under the authority of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
of 2010. The Office of Management and Budget control number is 3145-0101,
expiring on 31 August 2022.
MAJOR CHANGES TO RECENT SURVEY CYCLE
* Changes were made to the lists of disciplines included in the fields of S&E
to better coordinate field totals in national academic surveys. The fields of
S&E that changed names and the disciplines that were moved between fields are
listed below:
* The disciplines of veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences and veterinary
medicine have been moved from the health sciences to agricultural sciences.
* The discipline of agricultural economics has been moved from agricultural
sciences to the social sciences field.
* The discipline of nutrition sciences has been moved from being a
multidisciplinary field within the “other” field of S&E to the biological and
biomedical sciences field.
* The discipline of foods, nutrition and wellness studies has been moved from
the non-S&E field to the biological and biomedical sciences field.
* The discipline of natural resources economics has been moved from the natural
resources and conservation field to the social sciences field.
KEY SURVEY INFORMATION
FREQUENCY
Biennial.
INITIAL SURVEY YEAR
1986
REFERENCE PERIOD
FY 2021
RESPONSE UNIT
Establishments. U.S. academic institutions reporting at least $1 million in R&D
expenditures in the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey.
SAMPLE OR CENSUS
Census.
POPULATION SIZE
A total of 584 institutions in FY 2021.
SAMPLE SIZE
Not applicable
KEY VARIABLES
Key variables of interest are listed below.
* Amount and type of science and engineering research space
* Current expenditures for projects to construct and to repair and renovate
research facilities
* Condition of research facilities
* Planned construction and repair and renovation of research facilities
* Source of funds (federal, state and local, institutional) for construction
and for repair and renovation of research facilities
* Research animal facilities
SURVEY DESIGN
TARGET POPULATION
Research-performing colleges and universities in the United States with $1
million or more in R&D expenditures in S&E in the prior fiscal year.
SAMPLING FRAME
This survey is a census. The population is identified through the HERD Survey of
the previous fiscal year. In the FY 2021 survey cycle, there were 584 academic
institutions, of which 568 (97%) responded.
SAMPLE DESIGN
All eligible units are surveyed.
DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
DATA COLLECTION
The FY 2021 survey was conducted by Westat under contract to the National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). Surveys are distributed to
institutional coordinators at each institution. These coordinators are
individuals knowledgeable about the requested information who collect the
responses from various offices and complete the survey. The data collection
period was October 2021 through May 2022.
DATA PROCESSING
Several procedures were used to clean and edit the data. For example, the Web
survey contained numerous programmed edit checks that alerted respondents to
inconsistent or missing data via edit messages. These included alerting
respondents if their individual data did not sum to the total. Also, once
respondents submitted their final data, a second set of edit checks was
conducted. Finally, comparisons were made between an institution’s FY 2021 data
and the data from the previous survey. Respondents were contacted regarding any
apparently inconsistent, missing, or unclear data.
ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
This survey is a census. Imputation was performed for missing items from
nonresponding institutions to make population estimates.
Data missing because of unit nonresponse and item nonresponse were imputed using
a regression-model approach with the following predictors: (1) institutional
control (private or public), (2) highest degree granted (doctorate or
nondoctorate), (3) existence of a medical school, (4) R&D expenditures for the
prior fiscal year, and (5) total net assignable square feet (NASF) for the prior
fiscal year. In addition to the core predictors, regression models for specific
survey items included data from responses to other survey items and the
institution’s FY 2019 responses, where available.
SURVEY QUALITY MEASURES
SAMPLING ERROR
This survey is a census, so no sampling error exists.
COVERAGE ERROR
Coverage is high because institutions meeting the population requirements are
identified from the HERD Survey. Institutions were investigated individually to
ensure there was no duplication.
NONRESPONSE ERROR
The unit nonresponse was 2.7% (16 of 584) for the FY 2021 survey. Item
nonresponse ranged from 0% to 3% for all items. Nonresponding institutions (unit
nonrespondents) were not included in the item nonresponse calculations.
MEASUREMENT ERROR
The most likely source of measurement error results from institutions estimating
the requested data. Respondents may estimate their data for several reasons,
including estimating data that are not included in the institution’s database or
because some figures are estimates by their nature (e.g., out-year budget
figures).
Measurement error may also occur because institutions may define their database
elements differently from the definitions used on the survey. For example, an
institutional database may identify research space based on a primary-use
criterion, whereas the survey requests that space be prorated according to all
uses. The survey question on the condition of research space is a subjective
question that may be rated differently across respondents.
DATA AVAILABILITY AND COMPARABILITY
DATA AVAILABILITY
Survey data are compiled for the defined fiscal year, the preceding fiscal year,
and planned activities for 2 succeeding fiscal years.
DATA COMPARABILITY
This survey was first conducted in 1986. Small improvements were made to the
survey questions over time. Although data comparability was generally not
affected, any specific impact is accounted for in the technical notes for each
survey. The FY 2001 survey was very limited and composed of only two questions
that corresponded to questions in the prior survey cycles.
The questionnaire was extensively redesigned for implementation in the FY 2003
survey. A comprehensive description of the redesigned survey can be found in
Redesign of Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities: 2003. To the
extent possible, the FY 2003 survey was redesigned for comparability over time.
Questions were added on computing and networking capacity beginning with the FY
2003 survey cycle. Following each survey cycle, the computing and networking
capacity questions in Part 2 of the survey were evaluated for current relevance
and updates in technology. The computing and networking capacity questionnaire
was discontinued prior to the FY 2015 survey cycle after an in-depth
investigation concluded that it was no longer feasible, appropriate, or
cost-effective to proceed with collection of these data.
Changes were made to the fields of S&E and to the lists of disciplines included
in the fields for the FY 2007, FY 2015, FY 2017, and FY 2021 surveys to better
coordinate field totals in national academic surveys. The changes for FY 2007
were extensive enough that comparisons with pre-2007 data at the S&E field level
are not advised. S&E field-level data are comparable for 2007 to the present.
DATA PRODUCTS
PUBLICATIONS
Detailed tabular data from this survey are published biennially in the series
Science and Engineering Research Facilities. Information from this survey is
also included in Science and Engineering Indicators.
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
Microdata beginning with the FY 2007 survey are available in NCSES data tools.
Public use files beginning with FY 2003 are available at
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvyfacilities/pub_data.cfm. Due to a
confidentiality pledge, microdata from this survey for years 1988 through 2001
are not available.
TECHNICAL NOTES
* Survey Overview
* Key Survey Information
* Survey Design
* Data Collection and Processing Methods
* Survey Quality Measures
* Data Comparability
* Definitions
SURVEY OVERVIEW
Purpose. Data are collected biennially through the congressionally mandated
Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities (Facilities Survey) from
the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the
National Science Foundation (NSF). The survey originated in 1986 in response to
the U.S. Congress’s concern about the state of research facilities at the
nation’s colleges and universities. NSF’s 1984 reauthorization legislation, P.L.
99-159, mandated a data collection and analytic system to identify and assess
the research facilities needs of academic institutions.
Data collection authority. The information is solicited under the authority of
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, and the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The Office of Management and Budget
control number is 3145-0101, expiring on 31 August 2022.
Survey contractor. Westat.
Survey sponsor. The Facilities Survey is sponsored by NCSES within NSF.
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KEY SURVEY INFORMATION
Frequency. Biennial.
Initial survey year. 1986.
Reference period. FY 2021.
Response unit. Establishments.
Sample or census. Census.
Population size. A total of 584 in FY 2021.
Sample size. Not applicable.
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SURVEY DESIGN
Target population. The FY 2021 population consisted of 584 research-performing
academic institutions in the United States. Research-performing academic
institutions were defined as colleges and universities with $1 million or more
in research and experimental development expenditures in science and engineering
(S&E), as determined by the FY 2020 Higher Education Research and Development
(HERD) Survey from NCSES. Military institutions, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) institutions, and federally funded research and development centers
(FFRDCs) were excluded.
Sampling frame. This survey is a census. The population is identified through
the HERD Survey of the previous fiscal year.
Sample design. All eligible units are surveyed.
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DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING METHODS
Data collection. The FY 2021 survey was conducted by Westat under contract to
NCSES. Surveys are distributed to coordinators at each institution. These
institutional coordinators are individuals who are knowledgeable about the
requested information and who collect the responses from various offices and
complete the survey. The data collection period was October 2021 through May
2022.
Mode. Respondents could choose to respond to the survey through printing a PDF
questionnaire from the Web and submitting a paper survey or by using the
Web-based data collection system. Less than 1% of surveys were submitted on
paper.
Response rates. See “Survey Quality Measures” below for unit and item response
rates.
Data editing. Several procedures were used to clean and edit the data. For
example, the Web survey contained numerous programmed edit checks that alerted
respondents to inconsistent or missing data via edit messages. These included
alerting respondents if their individual data did not sum to the total. Also,
once respondents submitted their final data, a second set of edit checks was
conducted. Finally, comparisons were made between an institution’s FY 2021 data
and data from the previous survey. Respondents were contacted regarding any
apparently inconsistent, missing, or unclear data.
Imputation. Imputation was used to account for unit and item nonresponse. Data
reported in Science and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2021 are
imputed, except for the data on shared space and the condition of research
space.
For most research space questions, a series of logistic regression models and
linear regression models were developed and used to impute values for missing
item data for institutions that responded to the survey, as well as for all
items for nonresponding institutions. The predicted values from these models
were used to impute for the missing responses.
A set of core predictors was used for imputing most items. The core predictors
were institutional control (public or private), highest degree granted
(doctorate or nondoctorate), existence of a medical school, FY 2020 total R&D
expenditures (overall), and total FY 2020 net assignable square feet (NASF) of
S&E research space. In addition to the core predictors, regression models for
specific survey items included data from responses to other survey items and the
institution’s FY 2019 responses, where available.
The imputation rates ranged from 0.0% to 4.46%. The imputation rate for each
survey item was calculated as the number of imputed cases divided by the number
of institution surveys or projects that are eligible for the item. Imputation
was conducted for unit nonresponse, which can impact imputation rates for items
with low eligibility.
Weighting. No weighting procedures were employed for FY 2021. Weights were used
to account for unit nonresponse through FY 2011. Since FY 2013, imputation has
been conducted for unit nonresponse, which simplifies the presentation of
national totals in the various data files.
Variance estimation. Not applicable.
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SURVEY QUALITY MEASURES
Sampling error. Not applicable.
Coverage error. No known coverage error because a complete list of eligible
institutions meeting the population requirements was identified from the HERD
Survey. Institutions were investigated individually to ensure there was no
duplication.
Nonresponse error. The unit nonresponse was 2.7% (16 of 584) for the FY 2021
survey. Item nonresponse ranged from 0% to 3% for all items. Nonresponding
institutions (unit nonrespondents) were not included in the item nonresponse
calculations.
Imputation was used to mitigate the error from item and unit nonresponses.
Measurement error. The most likely source of measurement error results from
institutions estimating the requested data. Respondents may estimate their data
for several reasons, including estimating data that are not included in the
institution’s database or because some figures are estimates by their nature
(e.g., out-year budget figures).
Measurement error may also occur because institutions may define their database
elements differently from the definitions used on the survey. For example, an
institutional database may identify research space based on a primary-use
criterion, whereas the survey requests that space be prorated according to all
uses. The survey question on the condition of research space is a subjective
question that may be rated differently across respondents.
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DATA COMPARABILITY
Changes in survey coverage and population. No changes.
Changes in questionnaire.
Fields of science and engineering (S&E). Changes have been made to the lists of
disciplines included in the fields of S&E to better coordinate field totals in
national academic surveys. The fields of S&E that changed names and the
disciplines that were moved between fields are listed below:
* The disciplines of veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences and veterinary
medicine have been moved from the health sciences field to agricultural
sciences.
* The discipline of agricultural economics has been moved from agricultural
sciences to the social sciences field.
* The discipline of nutrition sciences has been moved from being a
multidisciplinary field in the “other” field of S&E to the biological and
biomedical sciences field.
* The discipline of foods, nutrition and wellness studies has been moved from
the non-S&E field to the biological and biomedical sciences field.
* The discipline of natural resources economics has been moved from the natural
resources and conservation field to the social sciences field.
Changes in reporting procedures or classification. No changes.
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DEFINITIONS
Completion costs include planning, site preparation, construction, fixed
equipment, nonfixed equipment that costs $1 million or more, and building
infrastructure, such as plumbing, lighting, air exchange, and safety systems
either in the building or within 5 feet of the building foundation.
Current research program commitments include current faculty and staff (or those
to whom offers have been made or grants awarded, regardless of whether research
has begun) and programs that have been approved.
Deferred projects are those that (1) are not funded and (2) are not scheduled
for FY 2022 or FY 2023. They do not include projects planned for developing new
programs or expanding current programs. Deferred projects are limited to only
those projects whose prorated cost was estimated to be $250,000 or more for at
least one field of S&E.
Gross square feet (GSF) is the floor area of a structure within the outside
faces of the exterior walls.
Institutional control is defined for academic institutions as private or public.
Institutional funds and other sources include the following examples: operating
funds, endowments, tax-exempt bonds and other debt financing, indirect costs
recovered from federal grants or contracts, and private donations.
Medical school is a school that awards a doctor of medicine degree or a doctor
of osteopathic medicine degree.
Net assignable square feet (NASF) is the sum of all areas on all floors of a
building assigned to, or available to be assigned to, an occupant for a specific
use, such as research or instruction. NASF is measured from the inside faces of
walls.
New construction is the construction of a new building or additions to an
existing building. New construction is limited to only those projects whose
prorated cost was estimated to be $250,000 or more for at least one field of
S&E.
Repairs and renovations are activities such as fixing up facilities in
deteriorated condition, capital improvements on facilities, conversion of
facilities, and building out shell (unfinished) space. They include any repairs
or renovations to existing space that are performed in combination with new
construction projects. They do not include building additions, which are
reported in this survey under new construction. Repairs and renovations are
limited to only those projects whose prorated cost was estimated to be $250,000
or more for at least one field of S&E.
Research is all research and experimental development (R&D) activities of an
institution that are separately accounted for. These R&D activities comprise
creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of
knowledge—including knowledge of humankind, culture, and society—and to devise
new applications of available knowledge. This research can be funded by an
institution, the federal government, a state government, foundations,
corporations, or other sources.
Research space is the NASF of space in buildings within which research
activities take place. Research facilities are located within buildings. A
building is a roofed structure for permanent or temporary shelter of persons,
animals, plants, materials, or equipment. Structures should be included if they
are (1) attached to a foundation, (2) roofed, (3) serviced by a utility,
exclusive of lighting, and (4) a source of significant maintenance and repair
activities.
* Research space includes controlled-environment space, such as clean, cold, or
white rooms; technical and laboratory support space, such as equipment areas,
preparation areas, darkrooms, carpentry and machine shops, and storage areas;
laboratories, including computer labs and behavior observation rooms; core
laboratories that serve other laboratories; laboratories and associated
support areas used for research animals, including procedure rooms, bench
space, animal production colonies, holding rooms, germ-free rooms, surgical
facilities, and recovery rooms; housing facilities for research animals and
associated maintenance areas, including cage rooms, stalls, wards, isolation
rooms, exercise rooms, feed storage rooms, cage-washing rooms, and holding
and storage areas; space for clinical trial research; offices, to the extent
that they are used for research activities, including administrative
activities for a specific research project; space with fixed (built-in)
equipment, such as fume hoods; space with nonfixed equipment costing $1
million or more each, such as MRI equipment; and space that is leased by the
responding institution.
* Research space does not include space for the fields of law, business
administration and management, humanities, history, the arts, or education;
libraries, unless they are dedicated to a specific research project; animal
field buildings sheltering animals that do not directly support research or
that are not subject to government regulations concerning humane care and use
of laboratory animals; FFRDCs; in-kind space used by faculty, staff, or other
persons from the institution but administered by other organizations, such as
research facilities at non-university hospitals or VA hospitals; space
administered by the institution but leased to another organization; and
outdoor areas, such as fish ponds or planting fields.
* Question 2 contains the following additional information about research
space: research space is equivalent to functional category 2 (Research) for
facilities inventory systems based on the U.S. Department of Education
Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM classification), the
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE classification),
and the National Association of College and University Business Officers
(NACUBO classification).
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QUESTIONNAIRES
FY 2023 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities Questionnaire
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FY 2021 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities Questionnaire
PDF | 248 KB
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DATA
* Key Data Tables
* Data Tables
* S&E Research facilities at academic institutions by field
* New construction of S&E research facilities at academic institutions
* Cost for new construction of S&E research facilities at academic
institutions
* Cost for repair and renovation of S&E research facilities at academic
institutions
* Academic institutions with repair and renovation or new construction
projects of S&E research facilities
* Source of funds for new construction or repair and renovation of S&E
research facilities at academic institutions
* Estimated costs of deferred construction or repair and renovation projects
of S&E research facilities at academic institutions
* General Notes
* Acknowledgments and Suggested Citation
* Acknowledgments
* Suggested Citation
Data files for custom analysis
Publication ID NSF 23-309
KEY DATA TABLES
Recommended data tables
S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field,
medical school space, and research animal space: FYs 2007–21
Table 1
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, ranked by total
net assignable square feet, by field: FY 2021
Table 3
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Condition of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by
field: FY 2021
Table 4
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NEW CONSTRUCTION OF S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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New construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by field, research animal space, and time of construction: FYs
2006–23
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COST FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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Costs for new construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by field, research animal space, and time of construction: FYs
2006–23
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S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS BY FIELD
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field,
medical school space, and research animal space: FYs 2007–21
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field,
medical school space, research animal space, and type of institution: FY 2021
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, ranked by total
net assignable square feet, by field: FY 2021
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Condition of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by
field: FY 2021
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Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by state or
territory, control, institution, and field: FY 2021
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Academic institutions with science and engineering research space shared with
other fields or used for purposes other than research, by field: FY 2021
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Academic institutions with science and engineering research space shared with
other fields or used for purposes other than research, by type of institution:
FY 2021
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NEW CONSTRUCTION OF S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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New construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by type of institution and time of construction: FYs 2006–23
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New construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by field, research animal space, and time of construction: FYs
2006–23
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New construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field: Started in
FY 2020 or FY 2021
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New construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field: Planned to
start in FY 2022 or FY 2023
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COST FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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Costs for new construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by field, research animal space, and time of construction: FYs
2006–23
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Costs for new construction of research animal space in academic institutions, by
type of institution and time of construction: FYs 2006–21
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Costs and space for new construction of science and engineering research space
in academic institutions, by type of institution and time of construction: FYs
2006–23
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Costs for new construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field: Started in
FY 2020 or FY 2021
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Costs for new construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field: Planned to
start in FY 2022 or FY 2023
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Costs for new construction of science and engineering research space in academic
institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and time of
construction: FYs 2006–23
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COST FOR REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS
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Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in
academic institutions, by field, research animal space, and time of repair and
renovation: FYs 2006–23
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Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in
academic institutions, by type of institution and time of repair and renovation:
FYs 2006–23
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Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in
academic institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field:
Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
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Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in
academic institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and field:
Planned to start in FY 2022 or FY 2023
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Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in
academic institutions, by state or territory, control, institution, and time of
repair and renovation: FYs 2006–23
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ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS WITH REPAIR AND RENOVATION OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF
S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES
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Academic institutions with science and engineering repair and renovation or new
construction projects, by type of institution: Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
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SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF S&E RESEARCH
FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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Source of funds for new construction of science and engineering research space
in academic institutions, by type of institution: FY 2020 or FY 2021
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Source of funds for repair and renovation of science and engineering research
space in academic institutions, by type of institution: FY 2020 or FY 2021
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Source of funds for new construction of science and engineering research space
in academic institutions, by year of project start and type of institution: FYs
1986–2021
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Source of funds for repair and renovation of science and engineering research
space in academic institutions, by year of project start and type of
institution: FYs 1986–2021
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ESTIMATED COSTS OF DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR AND RENOVATION PROJECTS OF
S&E RESEARCH FACILITIES AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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Estimated costs of deferred projects to construct or repair and renovate science
and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and type of
project: FY 2021
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and engineering research space in academic institutions, by type of institution
and project: FY 2021
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GENERAL NOTES
This report provides data from the 2021 Survey of Science and Engineering
Research Facilities. The congressionally mandated, biennial survey is an
establishment-based survey completed by institutional coordinators at academic
institutions. It is a census of all research-performing colleges and
universities in the United States that expended at least $1 million in research
and development (R&D) funds in the prior fiscal year.
The tables provide data on the amount of science and engineering research space
at eligible U.S. colleges and universities. Additional data are provided on the
condition of facilities; current, planned, and deferred repair and renovation;
and current, planned, and deferred construction projects. Selected tables
provide information reported by all institutions that participated in the
survey.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SUGGESTED CITATION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Michael T. Gibbons of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) developed and coordinated this report under the guidance of Gary
Anderson, NCSES Acting Program Director, and the leadership of Emilda B. Rivers,
NCSES Director; Vipin Arora, NCSES Deputy Director; and John Finamore, NCSES
Chief Statistician. Jock Black (NCSES) reviewed the report.
Under contract to NCSES, Westat conducted the survey and prepared the tables.
Westat staff members who made significant contributions include Eric Jodts,
Project Director; Cindy Gray, Technical Advisor; Feven Negga, Data Quality
Manager; Peggy Corp, Data Collection Manager; Erin Dahlberg, Data Products
Manager; Rachel Jiang, Database Manager; Weijia Ran, Statistician; and Erin
Wiley, Statistician.
NCSES thanks the research-performing academic institutions that provided
information for this report.
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SUGGESTED CITATION
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). 2022. Science
and Engineering Research Facilities: Fiscal Year 2021. NSF 23-309. Alexandria,
VA: National Science Foundation. Available at
https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23309/.
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ANALYSIS
FEATURED ANALYSIS
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH SPACE INCREASED MORE THAN 30 MILLION
SQUARE FEET IN THE PAST DECADE
December 15, 2022
Publication ID: NSF 23-308
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