California State University, Northridge research and development spending, FY2024
- Northridge, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Northridge in FY2024
$27.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #284 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.6%
- Rank change
- down 10
California State University, Northridge reported $27.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #284 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.6% on FY2023's $26.6 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 62.1% ($16.8 million), followed by institution funds at 26.1%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $8.0 million or 29.6% 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 | $29.5 million | 228 |
| FY2011 | $25.7 million | 244 |
| FY2012 | $29.5 million | 229 |
| FY2013 | $9.6 million | 312 |
| FY2014 | $13.0 million | 294 |
| FY2015 | $13.3 million | 294 |
| FY2016 | $16.3 million | 284 |
| FY2017 | $18.0 million | 272 |
| FY2018 | $19.6 million | 266 |
| FY2019 | $21.1 million | 265 |
| FY2020 | $21.2 million | 267 |
| FY2021 | $16.6 million | 296 |
| FY2022 | $19.6 million | 290 |
| FY2023 | $26.6 million | 274 |
| FY2024 | $27.0 million | 284 |
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, Northridge 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 | $16.8 million | 62.1% | −12.5% | 259 |
| Institution funds | $7.1 million | 26.1% | +48.0% | 284 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 5.7% | +34.2% | 271 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 5.0% | −2.5% | 255 |
| Business | $281 thousand | 1.0% | +148.7% | 335 |
| All sources | $27.0 million | 100.0% | +1.6% | 284 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State University, Northridge reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $8.0 million | 29.6% | −6.0% | 151 |
| Life sciences | $7.2 million | 26.7% | −11.1% | 291 |
| Non-S&E | $3.1 million | 11.3% | +45.5% | 264 |
| Engineering | $2.9 million | 10.6% | −2.1% | 244 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.6 million | 5.9% | −19.7% | 212 |
| Psychology | $1.5 million | 5.5% | +75.1% | 180 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $779 thousand | 2.9% | +26.5% | 182 |
| Other sciences | $734 thousand | 2.7% | +203.3% | 133 |
| Social sciences | $642 thousand | 2.4% | −24.2% | 290 |
| Computer and information sciences | $616 thousand | 2.3% | +63.8% | 266 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Northridge
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Northridge and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
| 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 |
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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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