Florida Atlantic University research and development spending, FY2024
- Boca Raton, FL
- R2
- Public
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Florida Atlantic University in FY2024
$87.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #188 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.3%
- Rank change
- up 3
Florida Atlantic University reported $87.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #188 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.3% on FY2023's $77.6 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 40.3% ($35.4 million), followed by institution funds at 36.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $40.2 million or 45.7% 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 | $56.5 million | 173 |
| FY2011 | $62.0 million | 171 |
| FY2012 | $65.4 million | 168 |
| FY2013 | $24.0 million | 239 |
| FY2014 | $23.0 million | 245 |
| FY2015 | $21.2 million | 252 |
| FY2016 | $26.8 million | 235 |
| FY2017 | $46.0 million | 196 |
| FY2018 | $48.0 million | 195 |
| FY2019 | $51.1 million | 198 |
| FY2020 | $53.8 million | 194 |
| FY2021 | $58.5 million | 188 |
| FY2022 | $61.7 million | 196 |
| FY2023 | $77.6 million | 191 |
| FY2024 | $87.9 million | 188 |
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 Florida Atlantic 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 | $35.4 million | 40.3% | +0.9% | 209 |
| Institution funds | $32.1 million | 36.6% | +39.2% | 186 |
| State and local government | $8.8 million | 10.0% | +3.4% | 127 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.4 million | 8.4% | +1.6% | 136 |
| Business | $2.5 million | 2.9% | −3.1% | 182 |
| All other sources | $1.6 million | 1.8% | +66.6% | 160 |
| All sources | $87.9 million | 100.0% | +13.3% | 188 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Florida Atlantic University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $40.2 million | 45.7% | +12.8% | 167 |
| Engineering | $17.1 million | 19.5% | −3.0% | 161 |
| Non-S&E | $15.6 million | 17.7% | +55.8% | 132 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.5 million | 6.3% | +10.7% | 128 |
| Physical sciences | $4.4 million | 5.0% | +24.7% | 191 |
| Psychology | $2.2 million | 2.4% | −21.7% | 153 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.9 million | 2.2% | +113.8% | 201 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $837 thousand | 1.0% | −24.7% | 175 |
| Social sciences | $263 thousand | 0.3% | −75.8% | 372 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Florida Atlantic University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Florida Atlantic University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
| 185 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The | $90.6M |
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
| 189 | Cleveland State University | $85.8M |
| 190 | Van Andel Research Institute | $83.3M |
| 191 | South Dakota State University | $82.2M |
| 192 | North Carolina A&T State University | $81.8M |
| 193 | City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The | $80.8M |
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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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