Indicator 9.1
Total Research and Development Expenditures, 1996-97 to 2007-08
These charts show inflation-adjusted growth in expenditures for research and development (R&D) from year to year.
The annual growth rate in total R&D expenditures at UC basically parallels that at other academic institutions.
Although the growth rate in R&D expenditures rises and falls from year to year, in every year since 1996-97 it has been positive (above zero).
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Source: National Science Foundation Research and Development Expenditures Survey. Additional information on this survey can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showsrvy.cfm?srvy_CatID=4&srvy_Seri=12.
Figures are in constant 2007-08 dollars, adjusted for inflation using GDP deflator. Data include both direct and all indirect costs (without regard to the amount of indirect costs that were actually recovered). Direct costs are costs that can be identified with a particular sponsored research project relatively easily, such as the salary of the principal investigator. Indirect costs are referred to officially by the federal government as facilities and administrative (F&A) costs; they are sometimes simply called overhead. Data for all institutions were not available as of March 2009 when these charts were prepared. Audited Office of the President and campus financial schedules report direct research expenditures and do not include indirect costs.
* Prior to 2000-01, UCOP’s R&D expenditures were included in Berkeley NSF totals. From 2000-01 to 2003-04 they were included in Los Angeles’ NSF totals. Starting in 2003-04, they were reported separately for UCOP.
You may view or download a table of the raw data used to generate these charts in CSV files, which can be opened in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.