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ACADEMIC R&D EXPENDITURES 58 ACADEMIC S&E FACILITIES: SOURCE OF FUNDING Annual capital expenditures for academic science and engineering facilities (for both research and instruction) increased sharply from $1.3 billion (1988 dollars) in 1958 to $3.5 billion in 1968, declined sharply to $1 billion in 1979, then rose to $2 billion in 1988. The federal share of these funds increased from 27 percent in 1958 to 32 percent in the 1960s, then declined to its present level of 11 percent. Figure 2-37: Expenditures for Academic Science and Engineering Facilities by Source of Funds Figure 2-38: Distribution of Expenditures for Academic Science and Engineering Facilities by Source of Funds 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 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. Federal funds include expenditures for academic science and engineering facilities with moneys from federal agency contracts in grants. Other sources include state and local governments, the institutions themselves, industry, and other non-profit organizations. 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 Resources Studies, Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges.
