Air Force Institute of Technology research and development spending, FY2024
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Air Force Institute of Technology in FY2024
$54.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #231 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 4.7%
- Rank change
- down 12
Air Force Institute of Technology reported $54.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #231 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 4.7% on FY2023's $56.8 million; its national rank was down 12 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 81.4% ($44.1 million), followed by institution funds at 18.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $24.5 million or 45.3% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $31.3 million | 220 |
| FY2011 | $31.9 million | 226 |
| FY2012 | $32.7 million | 217 |
| FY2013 | $27.6 million | 231 |
| FY2014 | $23.9 million | 238 |
| FY2015 | $26.9 million | 229 |
| FY2016 | $30.0 million | 225 |
| FY2017 | $35.7 million | 214 |
| FY2018 | $33.4 million | 221 |
| FY2019 | $34.0 million | 229 |
| FY2020 | $35.6 million | 229 |
| FY2021 | $45.7 million | 212 |
| FY2022 | $44.4 million | 223 |
| FY2023 | $56.8 million | 219 |
| FY2024 | $54.2 million | 231 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Air Force Institute of Technology reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $44.1 million | 81.4% | −2.1% | 188 |
| Institution funds | $10.0 million | 18.5% | −14.1% | 260 |
| Business | $65 thousand | 0.1% | −36.3% | 424 |
| All sources | $54.2 million | 100.0% | −4.7% | 231 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Air Force Institute of Technology reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $24.5 million | 45.3% | −34.1% | 145 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $12.9 million | 23.8% | +3342.4% | 14 |
| Physical sciences | $8.2 million | 15.1% | −8.5% | 149 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.7 million | 12.3% | −26.2% | 114 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.2 million | 2.2% | −6.1% | 227 |
| Non-S&E | $713 thousand | 1.3% | — | 416 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Air Force Institute of Technology
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Air Force Institute of Technology and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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