California State University, Fullerton research and development spending, FY2024
- Fullerton, CA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Fullerton in FY2024
$33.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #264 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 30.6%
- Rank change
- up 13
California State University, Fullerton reported $33.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #264 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 30.6% on FY2023's $25.8 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 80.1% ($27.0 million), followed by federal government at 15.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $13.9 million or 41.2% 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 | $21.8 million | 253 |
| FY2011 | $28.2 million | 234 |
| FY2012 | $22.2 million | 249 |
| FY2013 | $18.5 million | 266 |
| FY2014 | $7.9 million | 337 |
| FY2015 | $5.6 million | 366 |
| FY2016 | $5.8 million | 372 |
| FY2017 | $5.5 million | 378 |
| FY2018 | $6.3 million | 368 |
| FY2019 | $7.2 million | 360 |
| FY2020 | $5.9 million | 378 |
| FY2021 | $9.0 million | 345 |
| FY2022 | $16.6 million | 309 |
| FY2023 | $25.8 million | 277 |
| FY2024 | $33.7 million | 264 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources California State University, Fullerton 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 | $27.0 million | 80.1% | +42.7% | 193 |
| Federal government | $5.4 million | 15.9% | −11.2% | 357 |
| State and local government | $680 thousand | 2.0% | +231.7% | 347 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $559 thousand | 1.7% | +30.6% | 339 |
| Business | $86 thousand | 0.3% | −57.8% | 403 |
| All sources | $33.7 million | 100.0% | +30.6% | 264 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State University, Fullerton reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $13.9 million | 41.2% | +55.6% | 144 |
| Life sciences | $7.3 million | 21.8% | +32.6% | 284 |
| Social sciences | $3.6 million | 10.8% | +60.9% | 169 |
| Physical sciences | $2.2 million | 6.7% | −3.6% | 241 |
| Psychology | $2.0 million | 6.0% | +122.0% | 157 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.3 million | 3.9% | +45.3% | 224 |
| Engineering | $1.1 million | 3.4% | −16.0% | 283 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 3.2% | +19.8% | 163 |
| Computer and information sciences | $971 thousand | 2.9% | −25.3% | 240 |
| Other sciences | $82 thousand | 0.2% | −94.1% | 235 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Fullerton
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Fullerton and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 259 | Northern Illinois University | $34.5M |
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
| 262 | California State University, Sacramento | $34.0M |
| 263 | California State University, Long Beach | $33.9M |
| 264 | California State University, Fullerton | $33.7M |
| 265 | University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras | $33.7M |
| 266 | Villanova University | $33.1M |
| 267 | University of Tulsa | $32.8M |
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
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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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