Boston College research and development spending, FY2024
- Chestnut Hill, MA
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Boston College in FY2024
$96.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #179 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 18.3%
- Rank change
- up 10
Boston College reported $96.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #179 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 18.3% on FY2023's $81.4 million; its national rank was up 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 49.6% ($47.7 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 22.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $33.0 million or 34.3% 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 | $50.5 million | 182 |
| FY2011 | $52.3 million | 188 |
| FY2012 | $51.4 million | 188 |
| FY2013 | $50.7 million | 190 |
| FY2014 | $49.7 million | 189 |
| FY2015 | $47.8 million | 189 |
| FY2016 | $54.5 million | 187 |
| FY2017 | $58.1 million | 180 |
| FY2018 | $57.0 million | 183 |
| FY2019 | $62.0 million | 184 |
| FY2020 | $63.1 million | 183 |
| FY2021 | $65.2 million | 183 |
| FY2022 | $69.0 million | 183 |
| FY2023 | $81.4 million | 189 |
| FY2024 | $96.3 million | 179 |
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 Boston College 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 | $47.7 million | 49.6% | +21.3% | 182 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $22.1 million | 22.9% | +14.4% | 80 |
| Institution funds | $21.7 million | 22.5% | +18.8% | 208 |
| State and local government | $2.3 million | 2.4% | −8.3% | 235 |
| All other sources | $1.7 million | 1.7% | +57.8% | 156 |
| Business | $867 thousand | 0.9% | −11.0% | 248 |
| All sources | $96.3 million | 100.0% | +18.3% | 179 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Boston College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $33.0 million | 34.3% | +19.6% | 75 |
| Life sciences | $15.2 million | 15.8% | +30.4% | 227 |
| Physical sciences | $15.1 million | 15.7% | +15.3% | 109 |
| Social sciences | $13.3 million | 13.8% | +15.2% | 75 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $9.6 million | 9.9% | +1.9% | 93 |
| Psychology | $6.0 million | 6.3% | +27.4% | 92 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.5 million | 1.6% | +6.3% | 212 |
| Engineering | $1.3 million | 1.4% | +120.4% | 280 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.3 million | 1.3% | −6.0% | 147 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Boston College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Boston College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
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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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