Nova Southeastern University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Nova Southeastern University in FY2024
$60.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #224 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.8%
- Rank change
- up 6
Nova Southeastern University reported $60.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #224 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.8% on FY2023's $50.2 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 62.1% ($37.7 million), followed by federal government at 23.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $31.9 million or 52.6% 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 | $10.1 million | 306 |
| FY2011 | $12.3 million | 297 |
| FY2012 | $12.9 million | 295 |
| FY2013 | $12.7 million | 294 |
| FY2014 | $13.7 million | 290 |
| FY2015 | $14.8 million | 285 |
| FY2016 | $19.6 million | 267 |
| FY2017 | $22.5 million | 250 |
| FY2018 | $23.3 million | 247 |
| FY2019 | $24.6 million | 253 |
| FY2020 | $26.0 million | 247 |
| FY2021 | $24.5 million | 255 |
| FY2022 | $31.2 million | 244 |
| FY2023 | $50.2 million | 230 |
| FY2024 | $60.6 million | 224 |
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 Nova Southeastern 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 | $37.7 million | 62.1% | +14.6% | 173 |
| Federal government | $14.4 million | 23.7% | +23.5% | 270 |
| State and local government | $4.2 million | 6.9% | +8.4% | 184 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.3 million | 3.8% | +203.1% | 207 |
| Business | $1.3 million | 2.2% | +147.5% | 218 |
| All other sources | $757 thousand | 1.2% | +52.9% | 207 |
| All sources | $60.6 million | 100.0% | +20.8% | 224 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Nova Southeastern University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $31.9 million | 52.6% | +19.1% | 178 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $15.4 million | 25.4% | +25.5% | 67 |
| Non-S&E | $8.2 million | 13.6% | +148.5% | 184 |
| Psychology | $2.8 million | 4.6% | +21.9% | 142 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.4 million | 3.9% | +130.5% | 188 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Nova Southeastern University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Nova Southeastern University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
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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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