California State University, Los Angeles research and development spending, FY2024
- Los Angeles, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Los Angeles in FY2024
$10.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #366 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.9%
- Rank change
- down 3
California State University, Los Angeles reported $10.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #366 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.9% on FY2023's $10.2 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 88.1% ($9.6 million), followed by institution funds at 9.5%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $4.1 million or 38.0% 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 | $7.7 million | 329 |
| FY2011 | $8.8 million | 323 |
| FY2012 | $7.2 million | 347 |
| FY2013 | $7.7 million | 339 |
| FY2014 | $5.2 million | 373 |
| FY2015 | $5.0 million | 377 |
| FY2016 | $5.4 million | 378 |
| FY2017 | $8.3 million | 337 |
| FY2018 | $9.6 million | 332 |
| FY2019 | $12.5 million | 312 |
| FY2020 | $10.6 million | 331 |
| FY2021 | $9.4 million | 341 |
| FY2022 | $9.8 million | 350 |
| FY2023 | $10.2 million | 363 |
| FY2024 | $10.9 million | 366 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources California State University, Los Angeles 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 | $9.6 million | 88.1% | +7.0% | 311 |
| Institution funds | $1.0 million | 9.5% | +31.6% | 461 |
| State and local government | $139 thousand | 1.3% | +28.7% | 480 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $115 thousand | 1.1% | −63.7% | 545 |
| All sources | $10.9 million | 100.0% | +6.9% | 366 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields California State University, Los Angeles reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $4.1 million | 38.0% | −5.0% | 193 |
| Engineering | $2.2 million | 20.2% | +2.4% | 252 |
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 15.1% | +29.6% | 414 |
| Non-S&E | $1.5 million | 13.9% | +96.4% | 334 |
| Social sciences | $681 thousand | 6.3% | +5.1% | 278 |
| Computer and information sciences | $393 thousand | 3.6% | −21.2% | 303 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $317 thousand | 2.9% | +34.3% | 309 |
| Psychology | $4 thousand | 0.0% | −98.4% | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Los Angeles
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Los Angeles and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
| 370 | United States Naval Academy | $10.6M |
| 371 | DePaul University | $10.5M |
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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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