Florida International University research and development spending, FY2024
- Miami, FL
- R1
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Florida International University in FY2024
$325.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #104 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.3%
- Rank change
- held
Florida International University reported $325.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #104 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.3% on FY2023's $306.4 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.7% ($165.2 million), followed by institution funds at 38.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $65.2 million or 20.0% 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 | $110.3 million | 132 |
| FY2011 | $110.0 million | 133 |
| FY2012 | $118.1 million | 129 |
| FY2013 | $128.1 million | 127 |
| FY2014 | $132.5 million | 126 |
| FY2015 | $163.0 million | 115 |
| FY2016 | $170.8 million | 115 |
| FY2017 | $177.3 million | 118 |
| FY2018 | $196.2 million | 110 |
| FY2019 | $225.9 million | 105 |
| FY2020 | $236.8 million | 103 |
| FY2021 | $246.1 million | 104 |
| FY2022 | $281.7 million | 99 |
| FY2023 | $306.4 million | 104 |
| FY2024 | $325.8 million | 104 |
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 International 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 | $165.2 million | 50.7% | +5.6% | 104 |
| Institution funds | $126.0 million | 38.7% | +8.8% | 77 |
| State and local government | $17.6 million | 5.4% | −19.6% | 82 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $10.6 million | 3.3% | +33.0% | 117 |
| Business | $3.4 million | 1.0% | +12.6% | 168 |
| All other sources | $3.0 million | 0.9% | +109.7% | 130 |
| All sources | $325.8 million | 100.0% | +6.3% | 104 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Florida International University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $65.2 million | 20.0% | −8.3% | 137 |
| Engineering | $57.0 million | 17.5% | +1.3% | 93 |
| Psychology | $45.4 million | 13.9% | +10.5% | 2 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $35.7 million | 10.9% | +22.7% | 34 |
| Physical sciences | $32.9 million | 10.1% | +3.7% | 60 |
| Non-S&E | $29.4 million | 9.0% | +15.5% | 82 |
| Computer and information sciences | $28.8 million | 8.8% | +26.7% | 34 |
| Social sciences | $24.5 million | 7.5% | +11.9% | 41 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4.4 million | 1.3% | +20.4% | 61 |
| Other sciences | $2.7 million | 0.8% | −25.0% | 84 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Florida International University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Florida International University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Northeastern University | $346.9M |
| 100 | University of Notre Dame | $345.8M |
| 101 | Wake Forest University | $344.5M |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | $342.1M |
| 103 | Clemson University | $338.5M |
| 104 | Florida International University | $325.8M |
| 105 | Medical University of South Carolina | $321.0M |
| 106 | State University of New York, Stony Brook University | $319.3M |
| 107 | Temple University | $315.0M |
| 108 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The | $312.8M |
| 109 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $308.2M |
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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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