Desert Research Institute research and development spending, FY2024
- Reno, NV
- Public
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Desert Research Institute in FY2024
$32.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #268 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.0%
- Rank change
- down 5
Desert Research Institute reported $32.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #268 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.0% on FY2023's $30.7 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 77.7% ($25.1 million), followed by institution funds at 11.7%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $32.2 million or 99.8% 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 | $34.4 million | 212 |
| FY2011 | $35.3 million | 215 |
| FY2012 | $33.1 million | 216 |
| FY2013 | $27.7 million | 230 |
| FY2014 | $23.8 million | 239 |
| FY2015 | $22.1 million | 250 |
| FY2016 | $29.4 million | 227 |
| FY2017 | $29.4 million | 229 |
| FY2018 | $27.9 million | 234 |
| FY2019 | $27.0 million | 242 |
| FY2020 | $26.4 million | 245 |
| FY2021 | $26.4 million | 246 |
| FY2022 | $28.5 million | 255 |
| FY2023 | $30.7 million | 263 |
| FY2024 | $32.3 million | 268 |
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 Desert Research Institute 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 | $25.1 million | 77.7% | +25.0% | 230 |
| Institution funds | $3.8 million | 11.7% | −13.5% | 345 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 4.6% | −10.1% | 274 |
| All other sources | $770 thousand | 2.4% | −17.0% | 206 |
| Business | $673 thousand | 2.1% | −16.1% | 266 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $460 thousand | 1.4% | −84.1% | 370 |
| All sources | $32.3 million | 100.0% | +5.0% | 268 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Desert Research Institute reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $32.2 million | 99.8% | +16.0% | 39 |
| Life sciences | $70 thousand | 0.2% | −97.6% | 799 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Desert Research Institute
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Desert Research Institute and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
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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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