Eastern Washington University research and development spending, FY2024
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Eastern Washington University in FY2024
$3.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #544 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.1%
- Rank change
- down 2
Eastern Washington University reported $3.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #544 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.1% on FY2023's $2.5 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.2% ($1.7 million), followed by state and local government at 33.8%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $1.4 million or 47.2% 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 | $3.3 million | 412 |
| FY2011 | $3.9 million | 400 |
| FY2012 | $2.7 million | 454 |
| FY2013 | $2.1 million | 484 |
| FY2014 | $1.9 million | 495 |
| FY2015 | $3.0 million | 432 |
| FY2016 | $3.4 million | 424 |
| FY2017 | $2.0 million | 500 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 479 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 521 |
| FY2020 | $2.3 million | 498 |
| FY2021 | $1.9 million | 534 |
| FY2022 | $2.4 million | 530 |
| FY2023 | $2.5 million | 538 |
| FY2024 | $3.0 million | 542 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Eastern Washington 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 | $1.7 million | 58.2% | +69.7% | 504 |
| State and local government | $999 thousand | 33.8% | −16.6% | 322 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $137 thousand | 4.6% | −38.0% | 518 |
| Business | $63 thousand | 2.1% | +687.5% | 428 |
| All other sources | $36 thousand | 1.2% | −65.4% | 409 |
| All sources | $3.0 million | 100.0% | +16.1% | 544 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Eastern Washington University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $1.4 million | 47.2% | −22.8% | 223 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $664 thousand | 22.5% | +1694.6% | 262 |
| Life sciences | $592 thousand | 20.0% | +30.4% | 566 |
| Engineering | $170 thousand | 5.7% | +139.4% | 385 |
| Physical sciences | $113 thousand | 3.8% | +31.4% | 559 |
| Non-S&E | $13 thousand | 0.4% | — | 712 |
| Psychology | $8 thousand | 0.3% | −90.8% | 528 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Eastern Washington University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Eastern Washington University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 539 | City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology | $3.0M |
| 540 | Blackfeet Community College | $3.0M |
| 541 | Elon University | $3.0M |
| 542 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $3.0M |
| 543 | University of Richmond | $3.0M |
| 544 | Eastern Washington University | $3.0M |
| 545 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $2.9M |
| 546 | Lewis & Clark College | $2.9M |
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
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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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