Fordham University research and development spending, FY2024
- Bronx, NY
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Fordham University in FY2024
$28.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #279 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 18.5%
- Rank change
- up 8
Fordham University reported $28.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #279 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 18.5% on FY2023's $23.8 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 64.9% ($18.3 million), followed by federal government at 24.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $16.6 million or 58.7% 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 | $19.3 million | 260 |
| FY2011 | $18.4 million | 269 |
| FY2012 | $19.3 million | 263 |
| FY2013 | $18.8 million | 263 |
| FY2014 | $18.0 million | 270 |
| FY2015 | $20.9 million | 253 |
| FY2016 | $25.4 million | 239 |
| FY2017 | $20.8 million | 259 |
| FY2018 | $20.6 million | 260 |
| FY2019 | $20.3 million | 267 |
| FY2020 | $20.5 million | 270 |
| FY2021 | $16.7 million | 294 |
| FY2022 | $20.4 million | 283 |
| FY2023 | $23.8 million | 287 |
| FY2024 | $28.2 million | 279 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Fordham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $18.3 million | 64.9% | +12.0% | 216 |
| Federal government | $6.9 million | 24.6% | +48.2% | 334 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.4 million | 5.1% | −26.6% | 249 |
| All other sources | $1.3 million | 4.6% | +62.3% | 171 |
| Business | $216 thousand | 0.8% | +7100.0% | 351 |
| All sources | $28.2 million | 100.0% | +18.5% | 279 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Fordham University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $16.6 million | 58.7% | +6.5% | 125 |
| Psychology | $5.0 million | 17.8% | +67.0% | 105 |
| Social sciences | $2.3 million | 8.1% | +41.6% | 192 |
| Life sciences | $2.2 million | 7.7% | +39.7% | 392 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 3.9% | −9.1% | 301 |
| Other sciences | $470 thousand | 1.7% | — | 154 |
| Computer and information sciences | $355 thousand | 1.3% | −9.7% | 311 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $126 thousand | 0.4% | +110.0% | 395 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $104 thousand | 0.4% | −73.7% | 349 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fordham University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fordham University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
| 280 | University of South Dakota, The | $27.9M |
| 281 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | $27.9M |
| 282 | Texas Christian University | $27.7M |
| 283 | Central Michigan University | $27.4M |
| 284 | California State University, Northridge | $27.0M |
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Data: 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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