Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University research and development spending, FY2024
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Private nonprofit
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in FY2024
$35.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #258 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.6%
- Rank change
- up 14
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reported $35.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #258 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.6% on FY2023's $27.5 million; its national rank was up 14 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 80.0% ($28.0 million), followed by state and local government at 12.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $22.8 million or 65.2% 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 | $12.2 million | 293 |
| FY2011 | $16.3 million | 280 |
| FY2012 | $19.4 million | 261 |
| FY2013 | $16.5 million | 276 |
| FY2014 | $15.4 million | 279 |
| FY2015 | $11.9 million | 301 |
| FY2016 | $16.8 million | 280 |
| FY2017 | $13.3 million | 302 |
| FY2018 | $16.8 million | 282 |
| FY2019 | $12.5 million | 311 |
| FY2020 | $17.8 million | 279 |
| FY2021 | $19.8 million | 274 |
| FY2022 | $28.6 million | 254 |
| FY2023 | $27.5 million | 272 |
| FY2024 | $35.0 million | 258 |
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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical 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 | $28.0 million | 80.0% | +18.0% | 225 |
| State and local government | $4.5 million | 12.9% | +2102.0% | 178 |
| Business | $1.2 million | 3.3% | +11.7% | 221 |
| Institution funds | $935 thousand | 2.7% | +8.5% | 477 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $212 thousand | 0.6% | +31.7% | 456 |
| All other sources | $176 thousand | 0.5% | −87.9% | 304 |
| All sources | $35.0 million | 100.0% | +27.6% | 258 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $22.8 million | 65.2% | +65.7% | 147 |
| Physical sciences | $6.8 million | 19.5% | −0.8% | 165 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.1 million | 8.9% | +48.8% | 162 |
| Life sciences | $791 thousand | 2.3% | +24.4% | 516 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $733 thousand | 2.1% | +7.6% | 184 |
| Non-S&E | $538 thousand | 1.5% | −56.7% | 445 |
| Social sciences | $189 thousand | 0.5% | +40.0% | 418 |
| Computer and information sciences | $12 thousand | 0.0% | −99.4% | 552 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
| 254 | State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University | $37.3M |
| 255 | Tennessee Technological University | $36.4M |
| 256 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $35.1M |
| 257 | Tennessee State University | $35.0M |
| 258 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $35.0M |
| 259 | Northern Illinois University | $34.5M |
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
| 262 | California State University, Sacramento | $34.0M |
| 263 | California State University, Long Beach | $33.9M |
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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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