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The Data Updates screen displays a chronological list of data updates made to the WebCASPAR system.

October 21, 2008
 2007 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2007.
 2006 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2006.
August 4, 2008
 2006 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2006.
March 10, 2008
 2005 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2005 through 2007. Data for FY 2006 and FY 2007 are estimates.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of March 2008
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of March 2008 are available. The deflator values for 2008 and later years are projections.

The default deflator series is Fiscal year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of March 2008.

February 11, 2008
 2006 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 2005-2006.
January 10, 2008
 2006 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2006.

Variables relating to subrecipients, Federal agency, and non-S&E fields have been added.

 2006 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2006.
September 4, 2007
 2005 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include 2005.
 2005 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2005.
June 1, 2007
 2005 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 2004-2005.

The values for the Academic Discipline, Classification of Instructional Program (CIP), classification variables are now 2000 CIP codes.

March 16, 2007
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of February 2007
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of February 2007 are available. The deflator values for 2007 and later years are projections.

The default deflator series is Fiscal year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of February 2007.

March 13, 2007
 2005 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2005.
March 2, 2007
 2005 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2005.
 2004 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2004 through 2006. Data for FY 2005 and FY 2006 are estimates.
December 15, 2006
 2004 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2004.
 2001-04 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include fall 2001-2004. In addition, the 1998 enrollment data were reloaded to use the unraked input file from NCES which does not distribute unknown race/ethnicity across known race/ethnicity categories. Therefore, 1998 enrollment data by race/ethnicity previously obtained from WebCASPAR will differ from the data currently in WebCASPAR.
November 20, 2006
 2005 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2005.
July 25, 2006
 2004 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2004.
May 16, 2006
 2003 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2003 through 2005. Data for FY 2004 and FY 2005 are estimates.
 2004 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2004.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of January 2006
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of January 2006 are available. The deflator values for 2005 and later years are projections.

The default deflator series is Fiscal year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of January 2006.

April 21, 2006
 2003 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2003.
 2002-04 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic years 2002-2004.
 2004 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2004.
December 20, 2005
 2003 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities
FY 2003 Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities data are available. The data source containing data that are not weighted or imputed provides access to aggregated data and individual institutions' data. The data source containing weighted and imputed data provides access only to aggregated data. To match data in NSF published tables, you must use the weighted and imputed data.
September 2, 2005
 2003 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2003.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of December 2004
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of December 2004 are available. The deflator values for 2003 and later years are projections.
 2003 Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2003.
May 11, 2005
 2002 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2002 through 2004. Data for FY 2003 and FY 2004 are estimates.
 1951-71 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 1951 through 1971.
February 16, 2005
 2002 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2002.
January 5, 2005
 2003 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2003.
July 20, 2004
 2002 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2002.
July 1, 2004
 2002 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2002.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of April 2004
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 2000 as of April 2004 are available. The deflator values for 2003 and later years are projections.
November 24, 2003
 2002 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2002.
 2000 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include fall 2000.NCES did not release data for fall 1999.
 2001 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 2000-2001.
 2001 Tuition data from the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey
Tuition data from the NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey are updated to include fall 2001.
June 25, 2003
 2001 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2001.
 2001 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2001 through 2003. Data for FY 2002 and FY 2003 are estimates.
April 21, 2003
 2001 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2001.
 2001 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2001.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of February 2003
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 1996 as of February 2003 are available. The deflator values for 2002 and later years are projections.
December 19, 2002
 2001 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2001.
July 26, 2002
 1999 Tuition data from the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey
Tuition data from the NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey are updated to include fall 1999 and fall 2000.
 1999 IPEDS Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey are updated to include fiscal year 1999.
 1998 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include fall 1998.
 2000 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 1999-2000. NCES did not release data for the 1998-99 academic year.
 2000 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 2000 through 2002. Data for FY 2001 and FY 2002 are estimates.
 2000 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 2000.
April 29, 2002
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of February 2002
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 1996 as of February 2002 are available. The deflator values for 2002 and later years are projections.
February 28, 2002
 2000 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 2000.
January 31, 2002
 2000 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey) are updated to include fall 2000.
November 28, 2001
 1998 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 1997-98.
November 26, 2001
 2000 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include academic year 2000.
March 27, 2001
 1999 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 1999 through 2001. Data for FY 2000 and FY 2001 are estimates.
March 13, 2001
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of February 2001
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 1996 as of February 2001 are available. The deflator values for 2001 and later years are projections.
March 6, 2001
 1999 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 1999.
February 7, 2001
 1999 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey) are updated to include FY 1999.
February 5, 2001
 1999 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering are updated to include fall 1999.
 1999 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include AY 1999.
November 29, 2000
 1997 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include fall 1997. These data are also now available as a survey-specific data source by NCES UnitID and detailed enrollment levels.
September 5, 2000
 1997 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees) are updated to include academic year 1996-97.
 1998 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include FY 1998.
 1997 and 1998 IPEDS Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey are updated to include fiscal years 1997 and 1998.
 1997 Tuition data from the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey
Tuition data from the NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey are updated to include fall 1997.
March 30, 2000
 1998 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Data from the NSF Survey of Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions are updated to include FY 1998.
 1998 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 1998 through 2000. Data for FY 1999 and FY 2000 are estimates.
 Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators as of February 2000
Fiscal year and calendar year Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflators with a base year of 1996 as of February 2000 are available. The deflator values for 2000 and later years are projections.
February 29, 2000
 1998 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (academic R&D expenditures survey)are updated to include FY 1998.
December 21, 1999
 1998 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering are updated to include fall 1998.
July 15, 1999
 1996 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey are updated to include fall 1996.
 1996 IPEDS Finance Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Finance Survey are updated to include FY 1996.
May 26, 1999
 1993 NRC Research-Doctorate Program Ratings
Quality ratings data from the National Research Council's assessment of research-doctorate programs in the United States are updated to include data from the 1993 assessment.
 1997 NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File
Doctorate Records File data are updated to include FY 1997.
 1997 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 1997 through 1999. Data for FY 1998 and FY 1999 are estimates.
 1997 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Federal obligations data are updated to include FY 1997. These data are available as a survey specific source as well as a cross survey source.
March 22, 1999
 1997 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges are updated to include FY 1997.
March 4, 1999
 1996 Tuition data from the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey
NCES tuition data are updated to include fall 1996.
 1996 IPEDS Completions Survey
Data from the NCES IPEDS Completions Survey (earned degrees)are updated to include academic year 1995-96.
March 2, 1999
 1997 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering are updated to include fall 1997. Data are available as cross-survey and survey-specific data sources.
July 15, 1998
 1996 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Federal obligations data are updated to include FY 1996. These data are available as a survey specific source as well as a cross survey source. The NSF is no longer collecting these data by field of science and engineering, because many agencies had difficulty providing data by field of science and engineering and those data provided were often incomplete. Therefore, these data are no longer avai
March 23, 1998
 1996 NSF Survey of R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
Data from the NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges are updated to include FY 1996. Data are available as cross-survey and survey-specific data sources.

The cross-survey data source for doctorate-granting institutions only is no longer available. R&D expenditures data for doctorate-granting institutions may now be obtained by using the Highest Degree

March 18, 1998
 1996 NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students & Postdoctorates in S&E
Data from the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering are updated to include fall 1996. Data are available as cross-survey and survey-specific data sources.
November 20, 1997
 1995 IPEDS Finance Survey
Finance data are updated to include fiscal year 1995.
October 8, 1997
 1995 IPEDS Enrollment Survey
Enrollment data are updated to include fall 1995.
September 17, 1997
 1995 NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development
Data from the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development are updated to include fiscal years (FY) 1995 through 1997. Data for FY 1996 and FY 1997 are estimates.
August 26, 1997
 1995 IPEDS Completions Survey
Earned degrees data are updated to include academic year 1994-95.
 1995 NSF Survey of Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions
Federal obligations data are updated to include FY 1995. These data are now available as a survey specific source as well as a cross survey source.

The NSF is no longer collecting these data by field of science and engineering, because many agencies had difficulty providing data by field of science and engineering and those data provided were often incomplete. Therefore, these data are no lon

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