Florida Gulf Coast University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fort Myers, FL
- D/PU
- Public
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Florida Gulf Coast University in FY2024
$23.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #299 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 4.2%
- Rank change
- down 16
Florida Gulf Coast University reported $23.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #299 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 4.2% on FY2023's $24.9 million; its national rank was down 16 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.6% ($11.1 million), followed by state and local government at 20.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $15.8 million or 66.2% 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 | $13.9 million | 286 |
| FY2011 | $17.1 million | 274 |
| FY2012 | $14.4 million | 287 |
| FY2013 | $14.2 million | 284 |
| FY2014 | $9.6 million | 308 |
| FY2015 | $9.0 million | 324 |
| FY2016 | $7.3 million | 349 |
| FY2017 | $6.0 million | 372 |
| FY2018 | $5.1 million | 389 |
| FY2019 | $5.9 million | 378 |
| FY2020 | $6.7 million | 370 |
| FY2021 | $8.2 million | 355 |
| FY2022 | $9.9 million | 349 |
| FY2023 | $24.9 million | 283 |
| FY2024 | $23.8 million | 299 |
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 Gulf Coast 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 | $11.1 million | 46.6% | +12.8% | 297 |
| State and local government | $4.8 million | 20.0% | −49.7% | 174 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.0 million | 16.8% | +111.2% | 167 |
| Institution funds | $3.8 million | 16.0% | +8.1% | 343 |
| Business | $120 thousand | 0.5% | +11.1% | 387 |
| All other sources | $20 thousand | 0.1% | −37.5% | 428 |
| All sources | $23.8 million | 100.0% | −4.2% | 299 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Florida Gulf Coast University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $15.8 million | 66.2% | −9.2% | 130 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.6 million | 23.3% | +48.4% | 129 |
| Life sciences | $2.0 million | 8.2% | −29.0% | 399 |
| Social sciences | $198 thousand | 0.8% | −30.5% | 413 |
| Engineering | $139 thousand | 0.6% | −37.1% | 390 |
| Physical sciences | $127 thousand | 0.5% | −66.2% | 542 |
| Computer and information sciences | $46 thousand | 0.2% | +1433.3% | 487 |
| Psychology | $21 thousand | 0.1% | −58.0% | 481 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $8 thousand | 0.0% | −89.6% | 524 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Florida Gulf Coast University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Florida Gulf Coast University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
| 298 | Loma Linda University | $23.9M |
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
| 301 | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | $23.7M |
| 302 | Western Washington University | $23.3M |
| 303 | Albany Medical College | $23.1M |
| 304 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The | $22.7M |
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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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