Useful Stats: Industry Financed R&D at Colleges and Universities by State, FY 2001-2005

Every year, the National Science Foundation releases its Academic R&D Expenditures report, filled with statistics concerning the characteristics of research and development at U.S. colleges and universities. Using these reports, SSTI has prepared two tables detailing the funds provided by industry from 2001 to 2005 for institutions of higher education in each state and the District of Columbia.



The first table displays the amount of R&D funds provided by industry for each year from 2001 to 2005, the percent change over the years, and each state’s ranking by this percent change. Over the five years, industry’s contribution to academic R&D increased by 184 percent in Rhode Island, growing from $2.28 million in 2001 to $6.34 million in 2005. South Dakota, Hawaii, Indiana, and Ohio rounded out the states with the largest increases, while 26 states witnessed decreases in funding over the five-year period. For the U.S. as whole, total R&D funding from industry to academia increased by 3.3 percent.



The second table ranks each state by 2005 funding and by the percentage of total academic R&D that comes from industry. For the U.S. as a whole, expenditures by industry at colleges and universities in 2005 was $2.29 billion, the highest level since 2001. Among the states, California had the most from industry at $269 million, followed by North Carolina at $200 million, Texas at $164 million, Pennsylvania at $160 million, and New York at $143 million.



As a share of total R&D funding for academia, industry’s share was greatest in North Carolina at 12.1 percent. This was followed by Ohio at 8.4 percent, Indiana at 8.3 percent, Alaska at 7.4 percent, and Florida at 7.2 percent. South Dakota and Wyoming were the only states where this share was less than 2 percent. For the U.S. as a whole, 5 percent of total academic R&D spending was from industry.



To see where each state ranks, visit SSTI's tables at http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/071807t.htm (2001-2005 data) and http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/071807t2.htm (2005 data only).



Academic Research and Development Expenditures Report: Fiscal Year 2005 is available at:

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07318/