California State University, Chico research and development spending, FY2024
- Chico, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Chico in FY2024
$8.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #386 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 49.0%
- Rank change
- up 37
California State University, Chico reported $8.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #386 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 49.0% on FY2023's $6.0 million; its national rank was up 37 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 33.2% ($3.0 million), followed by state and local government at 32.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $4.2 million or 46.9% 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 | $2.9 million | 433 |
| FY2011 | $2.7 million | 451 |
| FY2012 | $2.5 million | 465 |
| FY2013 | $2.9 million | 435 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 462 |
| FY2015 | $1.8 million | 498 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 475 |
| FY2017 | $1.6 million | 534 |
| FY2018 | $2.5 million | 489 |
| FY2019 | $3.2 million | 455 |
| FY2020 | $4.3 million | 417 |
| FY2021 | $4.2 million | 434 |
| FY2022 | $4.2 million | 451 |
| FY2023 | $6.0 million | 423 |
| FY2024 | $8.9 million | 386 |
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 University, Chico 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 | $3.0 million | 33.2% | −6.0% | 434 |
| State and local government | $2.9 million | 32.2% | +154.3% | 216 |
| All other sources | $1.2 million | 13.7% | +28.9% | 172 |
| Institution funds | $1.1 million | 12.9% | +80.2% | 448 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $475 thousand | 5.3% | +389.7% | 364 |
| Business | $233 thousand | 2.6% | +1194.4% | 348 |
| All sources | $8.9 million | 100.0% | +49.0% | 386 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields California State University, Chico reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $4.2 million | 46.9% | +52.9% | 331 |
| Engineering | $1.4 million | 16.3% | −1.0% | 277 |
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 13.9% | +62.1% | 358 |
| Social sciences | $1.2 million | 13.8% | +1020.9% | 235 |
| Physical sciences | $547 thousand | 6.1% | +38.1% | 375 |
| Computer and information sciences | $176 thousand | 2.0% | +5766.7% | 380 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $67 thousand | 0.8% | −86.2% | 435 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $11 thousand | 0.1% | −56.0% | 509 |
| Psychology | $11 thousand | 0.1% | — | 516 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Chico
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Chico and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 381 | Seton Hall University | $9.5M |
| 382 | University of the District of Columbia | $9.4M |
| 383 | Lincoln University, Jefferson City | $9.3M |
| 384 | Texas Woman's University | $9.0M |
| 385 | Southern University and A&M College, Agricultural Research and Extension Center | $9.0M |
| 386 | California State University, Chico | $8.9M |
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
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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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