Research Statistics

Research Dollars Expended

By Funding Source
/ dollars in thousands
  FY 2012 FY 2011
* Includes federal appropriated funds, such as Hatch and other federal budgeted dollars for colleges and universities.
** Consistent with NSF reporting guidelines, university support includes institutional cost sharing, GRA tuition fellowships, university seed research grants, unrecovered facilities and administration costs, and organized research allocation of NYS-funded employee benefits.
  Source: Cornell University, Sponsored Financial Services
Total Federal Funds $472,673 $490,217
Sponsored Research 466,403 482,711
Appropriated Research* 6,270 7,506
 
Total Nonfederal Funds 329,713 305,751
Sponsored Research 130,982 117,350
Foundations 71,726 66,270
Corporations & Trade Associations 31,365 23,003
State & Local Governments 14,719 14,180
Nonprofit Organizations 10,960 13,017
All Others 2,211 880
New York State 49,161 47,531
Cornell Support** 149,570 140,870
 
Federal Agencies
DHHS Department of Health & Human Services 232,673 242,320
NSF National Science Foundation 129,984 139,136
DOD Department of Defense 30,426 27,467
USDA Department of Agriculture 26,677 25,306
DOE Department of Energy 20,304 19,919
NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration*** 12,277 13,372
AID Agency for International Development 4,422 3,494
All Others 9,639 11,696
 
External Sponsors
/ dollars in thousands
  FY 2012 FY 2011
Source: Cornell University, Sponsored Financial Services
Total External Funding $652,816 $655,098
DHHS 232,673 242,321
NSF 129,984 139,136
Foundations 71,726 66,270
NYS Appropriated 49,161 47,531
Corporations & Trade 31,365 23,003
DOD 30,426 27,467
USDA 26,677 25,306
DOE 20,304 19,919
State & Local 14,719 14,179
NASA 12,277 13,372
Nonprofit 10,960 13,016
Other Federal 9,639 11,696
Federal Appropriated 6,270 7,506
AID 4,422 3,494
Other Nonfederal 2,211 880