Ohio University research and development spending, FY2024
- Athens, OH
- R1
- Public
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Ohio University in FY2024
$67.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #214 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.6%
- Rank change
- held
Ohio University reported $67.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #214 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.6% on FY2023's $59.9 million; its national rank was unchanged. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 51.3% ($34.6 million), followed by federal government at 38.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $23.4 million or 34.8% 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 | $50.4 million | 183 |
| FY2011 | $57.6 million | 180 |
| FY2012 | $57.2 million | 182 |
| FY2013 | $59.7 million | 177 |
| FY2014 | $60.8 million | 172 |
| FY2015 | $61.1 million | 168 |
| FY2016 | $59.1 million | 179 |
| FY2017 | $61.1 million | 175 |
| FY2018 | $53.3 million | 189 |
| FY2019 | $53.7 million | 194 |
| FY2020 | $51.9 million | 195 |
| FY2021 | $49.8 million | 204 |
| FY2022 | $52.5 million | 208 |
| FY2023 | $59.9 million | 214 |
| FY2024 | $67.4 million | 214 |
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 Ohio 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 | $34.6 million | 51.3% | +8.7% | 179 |
| Federal government | $26.0 million | 38.5% | +18.5% | 228 |
| Business | $3.7 million | 5.5% | −1.9% | 163 |
| State and local government | $1.2 million | 1.8% | +15.9% | 305 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 1.6% | +243.4% | 182 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $896 thousand | 1.3% | −11.4% | 290 |
| All sources | $67.4 million | 100.0% | +12.6% | 214 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Ohio University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $23.4 million | 34.8% | +13.1% | 194 |
| Engineering | $17.2 million | 25.5% | +6.4% | 159 |
| Non-S&E | $8.8 million | 13.0% | +6.9% | 178 |
| Physical sciences | $7.2 million | 10.7% | +5.1% | 162 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.8 million | 5.6% | +53.8% | 147 |
| Social sciences | $3.2 million | 4.7% | +71.2% | 177 |
| Psychology | $3.1 million | 4.6% | −3.3% | 136 |
| Computer and information sciences | $549 thousand | 0.8% | +89.3% | 273 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $107 thousand | 0.2% | +494.4% | 346 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ohio University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ohio University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $70.7M |
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
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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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