Vital Assets
Federal Investment in Research and Development at the Nation's Universities and Colleges
ResearchPublished 2004
To provide an empirical basis for assessing the federal investment in university-based research and development (R&D), RAND compiled a comprehensive list of federal R&D funds going to every university and college in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico using its RaDiUS database and analyzed the resulting data by state and a variety of relevant institutional characteristics (public versus private, including and excluding medical schools, etc.). The report is intended as a reference document for national, regional, state, and university decisionmakers and planners interested in assessing the relative competitiveness of particular university systems and individual campuses in obtaining federal R&D funds. It is also intended to stimulate further analysis of trends, priorities, and resource allocations involving federally funded R&D.
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- Year: 2004
- Pages: 82
- Document Number: MR-1824-NSF
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Fossum, Donna, Lawrence S. Painter, Elisa Eiseman, Emile Ettedgui, and David M. Adamson, Vital Assets: Federal Investment in Research and Development at the Nation's Universities and Colleges, RAND Corporation, MR-1824-NSF, 2004. As of May 5, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1824.html
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Fossum, Donna, Lawrence S. Painter, Elisa Eiseman, Emile Ettedgui, and David M. Adamson, Vital Assets: Federal Investment in Research and Development at the Nation's Universities and Colleges. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2004. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1824.html.
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