Brandeis University research and development spending, FY2024
- Waltham, MA
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Brandeis University in FY2024
$107.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #176 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.3%
- Rank change
- down 1
Brandeis University reported $107.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #176 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.3% on FY2023's $103.7 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 45.3% ($48.5 million), followed by institution funds at 38.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $32.3 million or 30.2% 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 | $71.0 million | 160 |
| FY2011 | $74.9 million | 156 |
| FY2012 | $74.7 million | 160 |
| FY2013 | $76.1 million | 155 |
| FY2014 | $75.0 million | 155 |
| FY2015 | $74.7 million | 156 |
| FY2016 | $73.4 million | 157 |
| FY2017 | $68.4 million | 168 |
| FY2018 | $61.6 million | 175 |
| FY2019 | $60.8 million | 186 |
| FY2020 | $91.4 million | 167 |
| FY2021 | $95.0 million | 166 |
| FY2022 | $102.4 million | 169 |
| FY2023 | $103.7 million | 175 |
| FY2024 | $107.1 million | 176 |
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 Brandeis 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 | $48.5 million | 45.3% | +4.1% | 180 |
| Institution funds | $41.6 million | 38.9% | +0.8% | 162 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13.1 million | 12.2% | +21.6% | 106 |
| All other sources | $3.2 million | 3.0% | −16.6% | 127 |
| State and local government | $322 thousand | 0.3% | −20.7% | 418 |
| Business | $261 thousand | 0.2% | −60.5% | 340 |
| All sources | $107.1 million | 100.0% | +3.3% | 176 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Brandeis University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $32.3 million | 30.2% | −0.7% | 174 |
| Social sciences | $27.9 million | 26.1% | +10.7% | 36 |
| Physical sciences | $20.4 million | 19.0% | +18.8% | 88 |
| Non-S&E | $7.3 million | 6.8% | −36.5% | 196 |
| Engineering | $6.9 million | 6.4% | +16.0% | 208 |
| Psychology | $5.2 million | 4.9% | +1.3% | 103 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.3 million | 3.0% | +10.3% | 166 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.7 million | 2.5% | +21.8% | 97 |
| Other sciences | $1.1 million | 1.0% | +7.4% | 113 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $29 thousand | 0.0% | — | 468 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Brandeis University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Brandeis University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | $120.7M |
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 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 |
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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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