Creighton University research and development spending, FY2024
- Omaha, NE
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Creighton University in FY2024
$29.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #276 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.1%
- Rank change
- down 8
Creighton University reported $29.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #276 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.1% on FY2023's $28.4 million; its national rank was down 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.7% ($12.8 million), followed by institution funds at 34.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $21.7 million or 73.9% 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 | $27.7 million | 233 |
| FY2011 | $31.4 million | 227 |
| FY2012 | $32.6 million | 218 |
| FY2013 | $30.0 million | 222 |
| FY2014 | $25.6 million | 234 |
| FY2015 | $23.8 million | 247 |
| FY2016 | $23.5 million | 248 |
| FY2017 | $24.3 million | 242 |
| FY2018 | $20.6 million | 261 |
| FY2019 | $24.0 million | 256 |
| FY2020 | $20.3 million | 271 |
| FY2021 | $23.3 million | 263 |
| FY2022 | $27.6 million | 259 |
| FY2023 | $28.4 million | 268 |
| FY2024 | $29.3 million | 276 |
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 Creighton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $12.8 million | 43.7% | +1.1% | 285 |
| Institution funds | $10.0 million | 34.3% | +4.7% | 258 |
| State and local government | $3.9 million | 13.4% | −0.3% | 189 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 3.6% | +48.2% | 181 |
| Business | $999 thousand | 3.4% | −3.3% | 233 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $472 thousand | 1.6% | +1.1% | 365 |
| All sources | $29.3 million | 100.0% | +3.1% | 276 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Creighton University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $21.7 million | 73.9% | +0.9% | 205 |
| Non-S&E | $2.3 million | 7.7% | +26.2% | 300 |
| Physical sciences | $2.1 million | 7.1% | −0.6% | 248 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 4.4% | +7.4% | 231 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.2 million | 4.2% | +2.5% | 223 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $409 thousand | 1.4% | +32.4% | 221 |
| Psychology | $375 thousand | 1.3% | +7.8% | 275 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Creighton University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Creighton University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
| 280 | University of South Dakota, The | $27.9M |
| 281 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | $27.9M |
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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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