Augusta University research and development spending, FY2024
- Augusta, GA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Augusta University in FY2024
$166.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #153 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 19.5%
- Rank change
- up 8
Augusta University reported $166.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #153 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 19.5% on FY2023's $139.1 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 47.1% ($78.3 million), followed by federal government at 44.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $160.6 million or 96.6% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | $64.0 million | 168 |
| FY2014 | $64.1 million | 167 |
| FY2015 | $67.7 million | 161 |
| FY2016 | $71.3 million | 161 |
| FY2017 | $99.7 million | 149 |
| FY2018 | $99.1 million | 154 |
| FY2019 | $96.5 million | 160 |
| FY2020 | $104.0 million | 160 |
| FY2021 | $116.5 million | 155 |
| FY2022 | $127.3 million | 158 |
| FY2023 | $139.1 million | 161 |
| FY2024 | $166.2 million | 153 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Augusta University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $78.3 million | 47.1% | +25.2% | 116 |
| Federal government | $73.6 million | 44.3% | +14.2% | 157 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.9 million | 4.8% | +15.5% | 131 |
| Business | $5.4 million | 3.3% | +23.6% | 141 |
| All other sources | $690 thousand | 0.4% | −2.4% | 211 |
| State and local government | $310 thousand | 0.2% | +44.9% | 421 |
| All sources | $166.2 million | 100.0% | +19.5% | 153 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Augusta University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $160.6 million | 96.6% | +19.3% | 102 |
| Non-S&E | $2.7 million | 1.6% | −8.2% | 276 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.0 million | 0.6% | +16.2% | 234 |
| Social sciences | $1.0 million | 0.6% | +973.4% | 248 |
| Physical sciences | $632 thousand | 0.4% | +238.0% | 351 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $124 thousand | 0.1% | −8.8% | 331 |
| Psychology | $65 thousand | 0.0% | −63.3% | 412 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Augusta University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Augusta University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
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Data: 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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