AAAS |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
AACU |
Association of American Colleges and Universities |
AASCU |
American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
ACI |
American Competitive Initiative |
ACS |
American Community Survey |
ACT |
American College Test |
ADAMHA |
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration |
ADP |
American Diploma Project |
AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
AIA |
Aerospace Industries Association |
AID |
Agency for International Development |
AP |
Advanced Placement |
AP/IB |
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate |
APL |
Applied Physics Laboratory |
ATP |
Advanced Technology Program |
AUTM |
Association of University Technology Managers |
BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
BHEF |
Business-Higher Education Forum |
BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
CAMR |
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research |
CATI-MERIT |
Cooperative Agreements and Technology Indicators database-Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology |
CENIC |
Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California |
CGS |
Council of Graduate Schools |
CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CPS |
Current Population Survey |
CRADA |
cooperative research and development agreement |
CREATE |
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
DOC |
Department of Commerce |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOI |
Department of the Interior |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
EC |
European Community |
ECLS |
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study |
ED |
Department of Education |
EDP |
electronic data processing |
EICC |
EPSCoR Interagency Coordinating Committee |
ELS |
Education Longitudinal Study |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EPO |
European Patent Office |
EPSCoR |
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research |
Esnet |
DOE’s Energy Sciences Network |
ETS |
Educational Testing Service |
EU |
European Union |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FASB |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administraton |
FDI |
foreign direct investment |
FDIUS |
Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States |
FFRDC |
federally funded research and development center |
FY |
fiscal year |
G-7 |
Group of Seven |
G-8 |
Group of Eight |
GAO |
Government Accountability Office |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GE |
General Electric Company |
GED |
General Equivalency Diploma |
GGDC |
Groningen Growth and Development Centre |
GM |
genetically modified |
GSS |
General Social Survey |
GUF |
general university fund |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
HSARPA |
Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency |
ICT |
information and communications technologies |
IIE |
Institute of International Education |
IMLS |
Institute for Museum and Library Services |
IOF |
involuntarily out of the field |
IP |
intellectual property |
IRI |
Industrial Research Institute |
IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
ISCED |
International Standard Classification of Education |
ISIC |
International Standard Industrial Classification |
IT |
information technology |
JPO |
Japan Patent Office |
JV |
joint ventures |
MER |
market exchange rate |
MNC |
multinational corporation |
MOFA |
majority-owned foreign affiliate |
MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
MREN |
Metropolitan Research and Education Network |
NACE |
National Association of Colleges and Employers |
NAE |
National Academy of Engineering |
NAEP |
National Assessment of Educational Progress |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAGB |
National Assessment Governing Board |
NAICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
NAPA |
National Academy of Public Administration |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASF |
net assignable square feet |
NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
NCLB |
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
NCTAF |
National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future |
NCTM |
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
NGA |
National Governors Association |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NIOEM |
National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix |
NIST |
National Institute for Standards and Technology |
NITRD |
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development |
NNI |
National Nanotechnology Initiative |
NORC |
National Opinion Research Center |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NREN |
NASA’s Research and Engineering Network |
NS&E |
natural sciences and engineering |
NSB |
National Science Board |
NSCG |
National Survey of College Graduates |
NSDL |
National Science Digital Library |
NSF |
National Science Foundation |
NSRCG |
National Survey of Recent College Graduates |
NYSERNet |
New York State Education and Research Network |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OES |
Occupational Employment Statistics |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OPEC |
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OSTP |
Office of Science and Technology Policy |
OWH |
other Western Hemisphere |
PC |
productive capacity |
PhRMA |
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
PI |
principal investigator |
PISA |
Program for International Student Assessment |
PLTW |
Project Lead The Way |
PPP |
purchasing power parity |
PUMS |
Public Use Microdata Sample |
R&D |
research and development |
R&E |
research and experimentation |
RA |
research assistantship |
RDD |
random direct dialing |
RDT |
research, development, and testing |
S&E |
science and engineering |
S&T |
science and technology |
SA |
single applicant |
SAS |
Service Annual Survey |
SASS |
Schools and Staffing Survey |
SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
SCANS |
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills |
SCI |
Science Citation Index |
SciSIP |
Science of Science and Innovation Policy |
SDR |
Survey of Doctorate Recipients |
SE |
socioeconomic infrastructure |
SESTAT |
Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SNA |
System of National Accounts |
SSCI |
Social Sciences Citation Index |
STEM |
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer |
TA |
teaching assistant |
TCB |
The Conference Board |
TI |
technological infrastructure |
TIMSS |
Trends in International Mathematics and Sciences Study |
U&C |
universities and colleges |
UK |
United Kingdom |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
USCCB |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
USDA |
Department of Agriculture |
USDIA |
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad |
USPTO |
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
VA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
VCU |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
WebCASPAR |
Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |