Howard University research and development spending, FY2024
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- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Howard University in FY2024
$101.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #178 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.1%
- Rank change
- up 6
Howard University reported $101.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #178 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.1% on FY2023's $84.8 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.4% ($55.4 million), followed by institution funds at 23.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $59.0 million or 57.9% 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 | $40.1 million | 198 |
| FY2011 | $42.3 million | 201 |
| FY2012 | $45.5 million | 198 |
| FY2013 | $42.8 million | 199 |
| FY2014 | $40.8 million | 202 |
| FY2015 | $47.3 million | 191 |
| FY2016 | $41.0 million | 203 |
| FY2017 | $45.8 million | 197 |
| FY2018 | $46.0 million | 197 |
| FY2019 | $44.2 million | 207 |
| FY2020 | $44.9 million | 205 |
| FY2021 | $52.4 million | 195 |
| FY2022 | $67.6 million | 185 |
| FY2023 | $84.8 million | 184 |
| FY2024 | $101.8 million | 178 |
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 Howard 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 | $55.4 million | 54.4% | +16.2% | 174 |
| Institution funds | $23.9 million | 23.5% | +6.4% | 200 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $9.3 million | 9.2% | +81.8% | 124 |
| Business | $6.4 million | 6.3% | +41.7% | 127 |
| State and local government | $5.8 million | 5.7% | +105.8% | 155 |
| All other sources | $905 thousand | 0.9% | −56.9% | 198 |
| All sources | $101.8 million | 100.0% | +20.1% | 178 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Howard University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $59.0 million | 57.9% | +21.5% | 145 |
| Engineering | $13.3 million | 13.1% | +18.9% | 178 |
| Non-S&E | $8.4 million | 8.2% | +24.6% | 183 |
| Physical sciences | $8.1 million | 8.0% | +15.6% | 150 |
| Computer and information sciences | $7.9 million | 7.8% | +9.7% | 106 |
| Psychology | $2.4 million | 2.3% | +20.2% | 149 |
| Social sciences | $2.2 million | 2.2% | +32.2% | 196 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $494 thousand | 0.5% | +33.9% | 211 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Howard University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Howard University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
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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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