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)2024THESTATEOFU.S.SCIENCE&ENGINEERINGScience&EngineeringIndicatorsNATIONA1.SCIENCEBOARDNationalScienceBoardDanielReed,NationalScienceBoardChairPresidentialProfessorofComputationalScienceandProfessorofComputerScienceandElectricalandComputerEngineeringUniversityofUtahVictorR.McCrary,NationalScienceBoardViceChairVicePresidentforResearchandGraduateProgramsandProfessorofChemistryUniversityoftheDistrictofColumbiaSudarsanamSureshBabuGovernorsChairofAdvancedManufacturingandProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringandMaterialsScienceOakRidgeNational1.aboratoryandUniversityofTennessee,KnoxvilleDeborah1.oewenbergBallWilliamH.PayneCollegiateProfessorofEducationUniversityofMichiganRogerN.BeachyProfessorEmeritusofBiologyWashingtonUniversityinSt.1.ouisVickiChandlerProvostMinervaUniversityMaureen1.CondicAssociateProfessorofNeurobiologyandAnatomyUniversityofUtah,SchoolofMedicineAaronDominguezProvostCatholicUniversityofAmericaSureshV.GarimellaPresidentUniversityofVermontDarioGilSeniorVicePresidentandDirectorofResearchIBMDorotaGrejner-BrzezinskaDistinguishedUniversityProfessorand1.owberB.StrangeEndowedChairTheOhioStateUniversityMelvynHUff1.ecturerUniversityofMassachusettsDartmouthSteven1.eathPresident(retired)IowaStateUniversityandAuburnUniversityMatthewMalkanDistinguishedProfessorofPhysicsandAstronomyUniversityofCalifornia,1.osAngelesJuliaM.PhillipsExecutiveEmeritusSandiaNational1.aboratoriesMarviMatosRodriguezDirectorofEngineeringinMobilityandSurveillancefortheP-8AirVehicleIntegratedProductTeamBoeingCompanyScottStanleyVicePresidentOfTechnoIogyTechnoPlanetKeivanStassunStevensonProfessorofPhysicsandAstronomyVanderbiltUniversityAlanSternAssociateVicePresidentandSpecialAssistanttothePresidentSouthwestResearchInstituteMerlinTheodoreGroup1.eaderfortheAdvancedFibersManufacturingGroupintheManufacturingScienceDivisionOakRidgeNational1.aboratoryWandaE.WardExecutiveAssociateChancellorforPublicEngagementUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignBevleeWatfordProfessorofEngineeringEducationandAssociateDeanforEquityandEngagementVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversityStephenH.WillardBiotechnologyExecutiveand1.awyerHeatherWilsonPresidentUniversityofTexas,ElPasoSethuramanPanchanathan,MemberexofficioDirectorNationalScienceFoundationJohnJ.Veysey,ExecutiveOfficerBoardOfficeDirectorNationalScienceBoardNationalScienceBoardScience&EngineeringIndicators2024TheStateofUSScienceandEngineering2024March2024NSB-2024-3PrefaceTheNationalScienceBoard(Board,NSB)isrequiredundertheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)Act,42U.S.C.§1863(j)(I)topreparethebiennialScienceandEngineeringIndicators(Indicators)reportforandtransmitittothepresidentandCongresseveryeven-numberedyear.ThereportispreparedbytheNationalCenterforScienceandEngineeringStatistics(NCSES)withinNSFundertheguidanceoftheBoard.IndicatorsprovidesinformationonthestateoftheU.S.scienceandengineering(S&E)enterpriseovertimeandwithinaglobalcontext.Thereportisapolicy-relevant,policyneutralsourceofhigh-qualityU.S.andinternationaldata.Theindicatorspresentedinthereportarequantitativerepresentationsrelevanttothescope,quality,andvitalityoftheS&Eenterprise.Thissummaryreport.TheStateofU.S.ScienceandEngineering,detailskeyfindingsfromtheninethematicreportsthatmakeupIndicators,providingin-depthdataandinformationonscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics(STEM)educationatalldegreelevels;theSTEMworkforce;publicperceptionsandawarenessofscienceandtechnology;U.S.andinternationalresearchanddevelopmentperformance;invention,knowledgetransfer,andinnovation;andU.S.competitivenessinhigh-technologyindustries.Indicatorsalsoincludesaninteractive,onlinetoolthatenablesstatecomparisonsonavarietyofS&Eindicators.Thissummaryreport,theninethematicreports,andtheonlineStateIndicatorsdatatooltogethermakeupthefullIndicatorssuiteofproducts.TableofContentsKeyTakeaways2Introduction3Talent:U.S.andGlobalSTEMEducationand1.aborForce4ElementaryandSecondaryMathematicsandScienceS&EHigherEducationintheUnitedStatesInternationalS&EHigherEducationandStudentMobilityTheSTEM1.aborMarketandtheEconomyDemographicCompositionoftheSTEMWorkforceAmericans,PerceptionsaboutScientistsDiscovery:U.S.andGlobalR&D5GlobalR&DU.S.R&DPerformanceandFundingTrendsFederalAgencyFundingofR&DandS&EGraduateStudentsTranslation:U.S.andGlobalScience,Technology,andInnovationCapabilities22ResearchPublicationsInventionandInnovationKnowledge-andTechnology-IntensiveIndustryOutputConclusion35Glossary36DefinitionsKeytoAcronymsandAbbreviationsReferences40Notes43AcknowledgmentsandCitation45AcknowledgmentsCoverImageCreditRecommendedCitationContactUs46ReportAuthorsNCSESKeyTakeaways NationalassessmentsshowasharpdeclineinelementaryandsecondarystudentmathematicsperformancesincetheCOVID-19pandemic.From2019to2022,averagemathematicsscoresoffo