California State Polytechnic University, Pomona research and development spending, FY2024
- Pomona, CA
- Public
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in FY2024
$13.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #338 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.6%
- Rank change
- up 18
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona reported $13.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #338 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.6% on FY2023's $10.7 million; its national rank was up 18 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 77.6% ($10.6 million), followed by state and local government at 9.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $4.3 million or 31.6% 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 | $6.5 million | 350 |
| FY2011 | $7.2 million | 342 |
| FY2012 | $6.6 million | 356 |
| FY2013 | $7.0 million | 343 |
| FY2014 | $5.5 million | 370 |
| FY2015 | $4.6 million | 385 |
| FY2016 | $5.3 million | 381 |
| FY2017 | $5.9 million | 373 |
| FY2018 | $8.0 million | 346 |
| FY2019 | $6.1 million | 373 |
| FY2020 | $7.4 million | 360 |
| FY2021 | $7.0 million | 368 |
| FY2022 | $7.9 million | 371 |
| FY2023 | $10.7 million | 356 |
| FY2024 | $13.7 million | 338 |
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, Pomona 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 | $10.6 million | 77.6% | +30.1% | 302 |
| State and local government | $1.2 million | 9.1% | +41.4% | 302 |
| Institution funds | $1.2 million | 8.6% | −18.4% | 444 |
| All other sources | $307 thousand | 2.2% | — | 273 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $238 thousand | 1.7% | +240.0% | 443 |
| Business | $100 thousand | 0.7% | −41.5% | 396 |
| All sources | $13.7 million | 100.0% | +27.6% | 338 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State Polytechnic University, Pomona reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $4.3 million | 31.6% | +2.8% | 329 |
| Non-S&E | $3.9 million | 28.5% | +45.1% | 238 |
| Engineering | $2.0 million | 14.5% | +18.5% | 260 |
| Physical sciences | $1.9 million | 14.2% | +34.0% | 255 |
| Computer and information sciences | $669 thousand | 4.9% | +54.9% | 262 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $294 thousand | 2.1% | +177.4% | 244 |
| Other sciences | $252 thousand | 1.8% | +404.0% | 188 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $154 thousand | 1.1% | +3750.0% | 366 |
| Social sciences | $145 thousand | 1.1% | +55.9% | 447 |
| Psychology | $19 thousand | 0.1% | 0.0% | 486 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
| 338 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | $13.7M |
| 339 | Midwestern University | $13.6M |
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
| 341 | Clark Atlanta University | $13.4M |
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
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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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