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Schedule of Release Dates
Find upcoming release dates for NCSES surveys and products.
23 December 2025:  Release dates for products have been updated following the lapse in appropriations. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Government Funding for Science and Engineering Reference Period Release Date
Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development FYs 2024–25 August 2026
Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions FY 2024 October 2026
Survey of State Government Research and Development FY 2024 December 2025
Higher Education Research and Development Reference Period Release Date
Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey FY 2024 December 2025
Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities FY 2025 January 2027
Research and Development Reference Period Release Date
Annual Business Survey (ABS) Calendar year 2023 June 2026
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey Calendar year 2023 December 2025
Federal Facilities Research and Development (FFRD) Survey FY 2024 December 2025
FFRDC Research and Development Survey FY 2025 TBD
Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey FY 2024 TBD
Science and Engineering Workforce Reference Period Release Date
National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) TBD TBD
National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS) TBD TBD
Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) TBD TBD
Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers FY 2025 October 2026
STEM Education Reference Period Release Date
Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Academic year 2025 TBD
Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) Fall 2024 February 2026

Data Collections

 Reference Period Release Date
Federal R&D Funding, by Budget Function
FYs 2024–26
March 2026
National Patterns of R&D Resources
Calendar years 2023–24
February 2026

Featured Reports

 Reference Period Release Date
Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities
Academic year 2024
December 2025