California State University, Sacramento research and development spending, FY2024
- Sacramento, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Sacramento in FY2024
$34.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #262 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 21.1%
- Rank change
- up 9
California State University, Sacramento reported $34.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #262 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 21.1% on FY2023's $28.0 million; its national rank was up 9 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 44.9% ($15.3 million), followed by federal government at 31.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $12.6 million or 37.2% 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 | $15.2 million | 278 |
| FY2011 | $16.3 million | 279 |
| FY2012 | $14.1 million | 289 |
| FY2013 | $15.6 million | 281 |
| FY2014 | $13.1 million | 293 |
| FY2015 | $17.9 million | 266 |
| FY2016 | $20.7 million | 261 |
| FY2017 | $21.1 million | 255 |
| FY2018 | $21.4 million | 251 |
| FY2019 | $23.5 million | 257 |
| FY2020 | $24.9 million | 254 |
| FY2021 | $23.7 million | 260 |
| FY2022 | $23.8 million | 268 |
| FY2023 | $28.0 million | 271 |
| FY2024 | $34.0 million | 262 |
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, Sacramento 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $15.3 million | 44.9% | +51.7% | 89 |
| Federal government | $10.6 million | 31.1% | −6.4% | 303 |
| Institution funds | $6.4 million | 19.0% | +10.7% | 292 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.1 million | 3.2% | +92.4% | 277 |
| All other sources | $569 thousand | 1.7% | +100.4% | 230 |
| Business | $45 thousand | 0.1% | +73.1% | 449 |
| All sources | $34.0 million | 100.0% | +21.1% | 262 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State University, Sacramento reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $12.6 million | 37.2% | +10.5% | 182 |
| Other sciences | $10.7 million | 31.5% | +61.6% | 39 |
| Non-S&E | $4.8 million | 14.0% | +10.7% | 230 |
| Social sciences | $1.9 million | 5.5% | −25.0% | 205 |
| Life sciences | $1.7 million | 4.9% | +40.9% | 413 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $932 thousand | 2.7% | +9.6% | 244 |
| Physical sciences | $916 thousand | 2.7% | +45.4% | 324 |
| Psychology | $183 thousand | 0.5% | +4.0% | 342 |
| Computer and information sciences | $158 thousand | 0.5% | −25.5% | 387 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $126 thousand | 0.4% | +12.5% | 328 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Sacramento
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Sacramento and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 257 | Tennessee State University | $35.0M |
| 258 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $35.0M |
| 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 |
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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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