California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt research and development spending, FY2024
- Arcata, CA
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California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in FY2024
$26.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #285 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 41.5%
- Rank change
- up 30
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt reported $26.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #285 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 41.5% on FY2023's $18.8 million; its national rank was up 30 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 28.0% ($7.5 million), followed by state and local government at 20.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $10.5 million or 39.3% 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 | $9.8 million | 310 |
| FY2011 | $9.6 million | 313 |
| FY2012 | $9.5 million | 316 |
| FY2013 | $8.0 million | 335 |
| FY2014 | $8.3 million | 326 |
| FY2015 | $11.2 million | 304 |
| FY2016 | $16.1 million | 285 |
| FY2017 | $16.0 million | 286 |
| FY2018 | $15.0 million | 293 |
| FY2019 | $15.1 million | 294 |
| FY2020 | $14.2 million | 303 |
| FY2021 | $14.1 million | 316 |
| FY2022 | $15.6 million | 317 |
| FY2023 | $18.8 million | 315 |
| FY2024 | $26.6 million | 285 |
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 California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt 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 | $7.5 million | 28.0% | +30.2% | 277 |
| State and local government | $5.3 million | 20.0% | +59.3% | 163 |
| Federal government | $5.3 million | 19.8% | +60.3% | 364 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.4 million | 16.6% | +42.8% | 162 |
| All other sources | $3.1 million | 11.7% | +6.4% | 129 |
| Business | $1.0 million | 3.9% | +139.8% | 230 |
| All sources | $26.6 million | 100.0% | +41.5% | 285 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $10.5 million | 39.3% | +60.2% | 261 |
| Engineering | $6.1 million | 22.8% | +2.6% | 213 |
| Social sciences | $4.0 million | 15.0% | +92.0% | 163 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.0 million | 7.5% | +58.9% | 197 |
| Non-S&E | $1.9 million | 7.3% | +66.1% | 312 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 4.3% | +10.4% | 298 |
| Other sciences | $537 thousand | 2.0% | −26.9% | 145 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $204 thousand | 0.8% | +537.5% | 278 |
| Computer and information sciences | $140 thousand | 0.5% | +259.0% | 393 |
| Psychology | $125 thousand | 0.5% | +3025.0% | 369 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | University of South Dakota, The | $27.9M |
| 281 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | $27.9M |
| 282 | Texas Christian University | $27.7M |
| 283 | Central Michigan University | $27.4M |
| 284 | California State University, Northridge | $27.0M |
| 285 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | $26.6M |
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
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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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