Chapman University research and development spending, FY2024
- Orange, CA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Chapman University in FY2024
$48.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #239 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.6%
- Rank change
- up 2
Chapman University reported $48.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #239 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.6% on FY2023's $41.8 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 64.7% ($31.2 million), followed by federal government at 23.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $17.8 million or 36.9% 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 | $3.8 million | 394 |
| FY2011 | $3.5 million | 416 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 426 |
| FY2013 | $4.5 million | 389 |
| FY2014 | $4.8 million | 378 |
| FY2015 | $5.4 million | 370 |
| FY2016 | $6.6 million | 361 |
| FY2017 | $10.6 million | 319 |
| FY2018 | $14.1 million | 298 |
| FY2019 | $19.6 million | 270 |
| FY2020 | $26.7 million | 241 |
| FY2021 | $25.8 million | 249 |
| FY2022 | $34.2 million | 238 |
| FY2023 | $41.8 million | 241 |
| FY2024 | $48.3 million | 239 |
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 Chapman University 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 | $31.2 million | 64.7% | +32.8% | 188 |
| Federal government | $11.4 million | 23.6% | +13.7% | 295 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.5 million | 9.2% | −40.5% | 161 |
| State and local government | $483 thousand | 1.0% | +59.4% | 383 |
| All other sources | $406 thousand | 0.8% | +434.2% | 249 |
| Business | $331 thousand | 0.7% | −13.6% | 327 |
| All sources | $48.3 million | 100.0% | +15.6% | 239 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Chapman University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $17.8 million | 36.9% | −0.5% | 215 |
| Non-S&E | $12.8 million | 26.6% | −7.6% | 150 |
| Social sciences | $9.8 million | 20.3% | +178.3% | 97 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.2 million | 4.5% | +157.1% | 193 |
| Engineering | $2.1 million | 4.4% | +3.8% | 256 |
| Physical sciences | $1.8 million | 3.8% | −12.4% | 260 |
| Psychology | $1.4 million | 3.0% | +32.3% | 181 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $200 thousand | 0.4% | −45.1% | 344 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $35 thousand | 0.1% | — | 439 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Chapman University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Chapman University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
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Data: 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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