Georgetown University research and development spending, FY2024
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Georgetown University in FY2024
$376.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #91 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.7%
- Rank change
- up 3
Georgetown University reported $376.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #91 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.7% on FY2023's $337.0 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 38.7% ($145.8 million), followed by institution funds at 25.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $219.2 million or 58.2% 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 | $159.4 million | 107 |
| FY2011 | $169.9 million | 105 |
| FY2012 | $180.3 million | 102 |
| FY2013 | $179.0 million | 105 |
| FY2014 | $172.7 million | 109 |
| FY2015 | $176.1 million | 103 |
| FY2016 | $183.8 million | 106 |
| FY2017 | $212.3 million | 97 |
| FY2018 | $221.4 million | 98 |
| FY2019 | $241.0 million | 99 |
| FY2020 | $258.7 million | 97 |
| FY2021 | $279.9 million | 91 |
| FY2022 | $313.2 million | 90 |
| FY2023 | $337.0 million | 94 |
| FY2024 | $376.6 million | 91 |
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 Georgetown 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 | $145.8 million | 38.7% | +14.5% | 117 |
| Institution funds | $97.5 million | 25.9% | +11.5% | 91 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $77.6 million | 20.6% | +14.0% | 23 |
| All other sources | $34.7 million | 9.2% | −0.9% | 27 |
| Business | $19.9 million | 5.3% | +14.7% | 79 |
| State and local government | $1.1 million | 0.3% | −38.6% | 314 |
| All sources | $376.6 million | 100.0% | +11.7% | 91 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Georgetown University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $219.2 million | 58.2% | +10.3% | 84 |
| Non-S&E | $61.7 million | 16.4% | +17.0% | 32 |
| Social sciences | $52.9 million | 14.0% | +16.7% | 14 |
| Computer and information sciences | $21.0 million | 5.6% | +13.4% | 49 |
| Physical sciences | $13.4 million | 3.6% | −3.2% | 119 |
| Psychology | $4.5 million | 1.2% | +126.6% | 114 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4.0 million | 1.1% | +39.1% | 65 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Georgetown University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Georgetown University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
| 88 | Wichita State University | $392.3M |
| 89 | University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville | $386.9M |
| 90 | George Washington University, The | $381.6M |
| 91 | Georgetown University | $376.6M |
| 92 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $375.6M |
| 93 | Brown University | $374.5M |
| 94 | Oregon State University | $371.9M |
| 95 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | $360.8M |
| 96 | Medical College of Wisconsin | $360.3M |
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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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