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ACADEMIC R&D EXPENDITURES 57 ACADEMIC S&E FACILITIES: RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION Annual expenditures for academic research facilities increased from an estimated $0.3 billion (1988 dollars) in 1958 to about $1 billion in 1968, declined through the 1970s, then increased to more than $1 billion in the late 1980s. The share of academic science and engineering facilities expenditures for research purposes is estimated to have risen to 60 percent by the late 1980s. Figure 2-35: Academic Expenditures for Science and Engineering Facilities by Purpose. Figure 2-36: Distribution of Academic Expenditures for Science and Engineering Facilities by Purpose NOTE: Data series within the figures are not overlapped; top line represents total. Financial data are expressed in 1988 constant dollars to reflect real long-term growth trends. DEFINITION OF TERMS: Academic science and engineering facilities expenditures include estimated capital expenditures for research and instructional facilities including fixed or built-in equipment; some movable equipment and movable furnishings, such as desks; and facilities constructed to house scientific apparatus. Expenditures shares attributed to Research and Instruction purposes are estimates based on undergraduate and graduate enrollment data, as well as data on faculty positions assigned to teaching and research. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Policy Research and Analysis. Database: CASPAR. Some of the data within this database are estimates, incorporated where there are discontinuities within data series or gaps in data collection. Primary data source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Studies, Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges; U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Survey (HEGIS): Fall Enrollment in Institution of Higher Education.
