Northern Arizona University research and development spending, FY2024
- Flagstaff, AZ
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Northern Arizona University in FY2024
$93.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #183 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.9%
- Rank change
- up 9
Northern Arizona University reported $93.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #183 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.9% on FY2023's $77.5 million; its national rank was up 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.6% ($62.4 million), followed by institution funds at 17.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $54.5 million or 58.1% 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 | $28.8 million | 229 |
| FY2011 | $30.8 million | 229 |
| FY2012 | $28.1 million | 233 |
| FY2013 | $30.5 million | 221 |
| FY2014 | $31.6 million | 216 |
| FY2015 | $35.2 million | 213 |
| FY2016 | $39.6 million | 207 |
| FY2017 | $46.3 million | 195 |
| FY2018 | $52.9 million | 190 |
| FY2019 | $58.9 million | 187 |
| FY2020 | $64.5 million | 181 |
| FY2021 | $69.1 million | 176 |
| FY2022 | $66.7 million | 186 |
| FY2023 | $77.5 million | 192 |
| FY2024 | $93.7 million | 183 |
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 Northern Arizona 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 | $62.4 million | 66.6% | +23.6% | 162 |
| Institution funds | $16.5 million | 17.6% | +6.1% | 222 |
| State and local government | $11.3 million | 12.0% | +24.9% | 107 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.3 million | 2.5% | +84.1% | 208 |
| Business | $1.1 million | 1.2% | +9.5% | 223 |
| All other sources | $129 thousand | 0.1% | −25.4% | 328 |
| All sources | $93.7 million | 100.0% | +20.9% | 183 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Northern Arizona University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $54.5 million | 58.1% | +13.2% | 149 |
| Computer and information sciences | $10.8 million | 11.5% | +125.4% | 82 |
| Engineering | $9.9 million | 10.5% | +67.9% | 198 |
| Physical sciences | $7.3 million | 7.7% | −8.7% | 161 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.9 million | 6.3% | +6.9% | 121 |
| Non-S&E | $2.9 million | 3.1% | −4.7% | 268 |
| Other sciences | $1.5 million | 1.6% | −0.3% | 103 |
| Social sciences | $655 thousand | 0.7% | +26.0% | 285 |
| Psychology | $335 thousand | 0.4% | +70.9% | 287 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $56 thousand | 0.1% | +64.7% | 404 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northern Arizona University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northern Arizona University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
| 185 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The | $90.6M |
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
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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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