Boise State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Boise, ID
- R2
- Public
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Boise State University in FY2024
$57.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #226 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.0%
- Rank change
- up 1
Boise State University reported $57.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #226 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.0% on FY2023's $53.0 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.4% ($38.3 million), followed by institution funds at 24.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $19.4 million or 33.7% 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 | $18.7 million | 262 |
| FY2011 | $24.2 million | 250 |
| FY2012 | $27.9 million | 234 |
| FY2013 | $25.7 million | 234 |
| FY2014 | $26.6 million | 232 |
| FY2015 | $31.3 million | 220 |
| FY2016 | $32.1 million | 220 |
| FY2017 | $35.0 million | 219 |
| FY2018 | $41.4 million | 201 |
| FY2019 | $39.8 million | 216 |
| FY2020 | $43.3 million | 210 |
| FY2021 | $46.1 million | 210 |
| FY2022 | $47.6 million | 216 |
| FY2023 | $53.0 million | 227 |
| FY2024 | $57.7 million | 226 |
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 Boise State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $38.3 million | 66.4% | +7.1% | 200 |
| Institution funds | $14.0 million | 24.3% | +15.2% | 236 |
| State and local government | $3.1 million | 5.4% | −10.3% | 204 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 2.2% | +83.5% | 265 |
| All other sources | $629 thousand | 1.1% | +59.2% | 220 |
| Business | $344 thousand | 0.6% | −19.2% | 323 |
| All sources | $57.7 million | 100.0% | +9.0% | 226 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Boise State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $19.4 million | 33.7% | +13.8% | 153 |
| Life sciences | $12.7 million | 21.9% | −2.0% | 242 |
| Physical sciences | $8.6 million | 14.9% | +10.2% | 145 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $4.9 million | 8.4% | +14.5% | 137 |
| Non-S&E | $3.5 million | 6.1% | +19.3% | 252 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.3 million | 5.7% | −5.1% | 165 |
| Social sciences | $2.7 million | 4.8% | +7.2% | 185 |
| Other sciences | $1.5 million | 2.5% | +51.3% | 102 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $837 thousand | 1.4% | +29.6% | 175 |
| Psychology | $311 thousand | 0.5% | −4.0% | 294 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Boise State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Boise State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 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 |
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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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