Know exactly where your institution stands nationally — and where the next investment moves the needle most.
HERDIntel turns NSF's Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) survey data into a working decision tool for research administrators. Instead of static tables and PDF reports, see your institution's national rank, peer benchmarks, field-level portfolio, and federal funding mix — updated to the latest published survey year, filterable by the peer set that actually matters to you.
Ask a direct question in plain language ("How does our Engineering spending compare to our peer group?") and get an answer grounded in the underlying data, not a guess. Generate a one-page positioning brief you can hand to your provost.
Built for the people who have to answer "how are we doing, and what should we do next" — Vice Presidents for Research, Associate VPs, Deans, and research development staff who need a specific number, not a dashboard to explore for an hour.
HERDIntel is currently in a limited pilot with a small number of invited research offices. It's not yet publicly available — access is by invitation, under a mutual NDA, while we gather feedback ahead of a broader release.
If your institution was invited to participate, check your email for pilot access details.
HERDIntel was developed at the University of North Texas. It draws on publicly published NSF HERD survey data.
HERDIntel is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the National Science Foundation.