California State University, San Marcos research and development spending, FY2024
- San Marcos, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, San Marcos in FY2024
$12.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #347 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.8%
- Rank change
- up 2
California State University, San Marcos reported $12.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #347 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.8% on FY2023's $11.4 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 84.1% ($10.8 million), followed by state and local government at 9.9%. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $4.5 million or 35.0% 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 | $5.8 million | 356 |
| FY2011 | $6.8 million | 350 |
| FY2012 | $7.8 million | 339 |
| FY2013 | $8.8 million | 326 |
| FY2014 | $8.3 million | 327 |
| FY2015 | $6.4 million | 357 |
| FY2016 | $6.6 million | 359 |
| FY2017 | $6.5 million | 364 |
| FY2018 | $8.3 million | 339 |
| FY2019 | $10.6 million | 326 |
| FY2020 | $13.3 million | 314 |
| FY2021 | $10.2 million | 336 |
| FY2022 | $9.2 million | 355 |
| FY2023 | $11.4 million | 349 |
| FY2024 | $12.8 million | 347 |
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, San Marcos 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 | $10.8 million | 84.1% | +9.3% | 301 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 9.9% | +8.3% | 299 |
| Institution funds | $430 thousand | 3.4% | +31.9% | 567 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $332 thousand | 2.6% | +228.7% | 412 |
| All sources | $12.8 million | 100.0% | +11.8% | 347 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields California State University, San Marcos reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other sciences | $4.5 million | 35.0% | −1.8% | 65 |
| Life sciences | $2.6 million | 20.3% | +23.2% | 376 |
| Non-S&E | $1.7 million | 12.9% | +109.5% | 327 |
| Engineering | $1.5 million | 11.4% | +55.2% | 276 |
| Computer and information sciences | $724 thousand | 5.7% | +13.1% | 257 |
| Psychology | $650 thousand | 5.1% | −27.3% | 234 |
| Physical sciences | $535 thousand | 4.2% | −51.8% | 378 |
| Social sciences | $355 thousand | 2.8% | +153.6% | 338 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $328 thousand | 2.6% | +43.2% | 304 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $28 thousand | 0.2% | −46.2% | 461 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, San Marcos
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, San Marcos and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
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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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