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{{Short description|Federal statistical agency of the United States}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
| logo = Logo_of_National_Center_for_Science_and_Engineering_Statistics.png
| seal = 
| formed = {{start date and age|2011|2|15}}
| preceding1 = National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics
| jurisdiction = 
| headquarters = National Science Foundation Building, 2415 Eisenhower Ave, [[Alexandria, VA]], US
| employees = 56 full-time permanent (2020)<ref name="OMB">{{cite web |last1=Voigt |first1=Russel T |title=Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Years 2019/2020 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/statistical-programs-20192020.pdf |website=whitehouse.gov |publisher=Office of Management and Budget |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
| budget = US$58&nbsp;million (2020)<ref name="OMB"/>
| chief1_name = Emilda Rivers
| chief1_position = Director<ref name="COSSA">{{cite web |last1=COSSA |title=Emilda Rivers Appointed to Lead NCSES |url=https://www.cossa.org/2018/06/26/emilda-rivers-appointed-to-lead-ncses/ |website=cossa.org |publisher=Consortium of Social Science Associations |access-date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
| parent_department = 
| parent_agency = [[National Science Foundation]]
| website = {{URL|ncses.nsf.gov}}
| footnotes = 
}}

The '''National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics''' ('''NCSES''') is one of the thirteen principal [[Federal Statistical System of the United States|statistical agencies of the United States]] and is tasked with providing objective data on the status of the science and engineering enterprise in the U.S. and other countries. NCSES sponsors or co-sponsors data collection on 15 surveys and produces two key publications: ''Science and Engineering Indicators'', and ''Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering''. Though policy-neutral, the data and reports produced by NCSES are used by [[policymakers]] when making policy decisions regarding [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] education and research funding in the U.S.