Florida State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Tallahassee, FL
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
Florida State University in FY2024
$460.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #79 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.2%
- Rank change
- held
Florida State University reported $460.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #79 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.2% on FY2023's $414.5 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 44.4% ($204.5 million), followed by institution funds at 40.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $113.5 million or 24.6% 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 | $227.3 million | 84 |
| FY2011 | $230.4 million | 84 |
| FY2012 | $225.4 million | 87 |
| FY2013 | $250.9 million | 78 |
| FY2014 | $252.5 million | 80 |
| FY2015 | $256.4 million | 79 |
| FY2016 | $268.3 million | 79 |
| FY2017 | $282.9 million | 79 |
| FY2018 | $297.7 million | 75 |
| FY2019 | $329.2 million | 76 |
| FY2020 | $350.4 million | 74 |
| FY2021 | $328.6 million | 83 |
| FY2022 | $356.0 million | 82 |
| FY2023 | $414.5 million | 79 |
| FY2024 | $460.7 million | 79 |
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 State 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 | $204.5 million | 44.4% | +4.7% | 93 |
| Institution funds | $185.4 million | 40.2% | +11.2% | 51 |
| State and local government | $53.9 million | 11.7% | +45.8% | 30 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.4 million | 1.6% | +112.5% | 138 |
| All other sources | $5.9 million | 1.3% | −6.1% | 96 |
| Business | $3.6 million | 0.8% | −35.7% | 165 |
| All sources | $460.7 million | 100.0% | +11.2% | 79 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Florida State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $113.5 million | 24.6% | +9.8% | 6 |
| Life sciences | $96.7 million | 21.0% | +28.7% | 119 |
| Engineering | $82.1 million | 17.8% | +21.4% | 62 |
| Physical sciences | $65.3 million | 14.2% | −17.3% | 31 |
| Social sciences | $32.1 million | 7.0% | +27.5% | 31 |
| Psychology | $22.3 million | 4.8% | +16.8% | 13 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $18.7 million | 4.1% | −8.6% | 57 |
| Other sciences | $10.9 million | 2.4% | +75.2% | 37 |
| Computer and information sciences | $10.7 million | 2.3% | +3.2% | 83 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $8.3 million | 1.8% | +3.6% | 30 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Florida State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Florida State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
| 75 | State University of New York, University at Albany | $471.6M |
| 76 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | $466.4M |
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
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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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