Oregon State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Corvallis, OR
- R1
- Public
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Oregon State University in FY2024
$371.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #94 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.0%
- Rank change
- down 1
Oregon State University reported $371.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #94 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.0% on FY2023's $338.0 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 65.7% ($244.3 million), followed by state and local government at 17.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $198.1 million or 53.3% 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 | $216.6 million | 89 |
| FY2011 | $228.8 million | 85 |
| FY2012 | $240.5 million | 80 |
| FY2013 | $232.7 million | 85 |
| FY2014 | $231.0 million | 87 |
| FY2015 | $245.3 million | 82 |
| FY2016 | $254.3 million | 84 |
| FY2017 | $267.1 million | 84 |
| FY2018 | $272.4 million | 84 |
| FY2019 | $263.8 million | 91 |
| FY2020 | $268.4 million | 93 |
| FY2021 | $277.0 million | 93 |
| FY2022 | $297.9 million | 97 |
| FY2023 | $338.0 million | 93 |
| FY2024 | $371.9 million | 94 |
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 Oregon State 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 | $244.3 million | 65.7% | +9.9% | 78 |
| State and local government | $65.3 million | 17.6% | +12.9% | 22 |
| Institution funds | $34.3 million | 9.2% | +12.5% | 181 |
| All other sources | $15.4 million | 4.1% | +1.9% | 55 |
| Business | $8.7 million | 2.3% | −4.6% | 112 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.0 million | 1.1% | +21.5% | 169 |
| All sources | $371.9 million | 100.0% | +10.0% | 94 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Oregon State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $198.1 million | 53.3% | +12.7% | 89 |
| Engineering | $80.0 million | 21.5% | +11.8% | 64 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $57.4 million | 15.4% | +0.3% | 18 |
| Non-S&E | $10.0 million | 2.7% | +56.5% | 164 |
| Physical sciences | $7.3 million | 2.0% | −3.6% | 160 |
| Social sciences | $6.8 million | 1.8% | −10.9% | 126 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.2 million | 1.4% | −2.8% | 133 |
| Other sciences | $3.9 million | 1.0% | +4.6% | 73 |
| Psychology | $1.9 million | 0.5% | +38.8% | 162 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.3 million | 0.4% | −1.8% | 145 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Oregon State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Oregon State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 97 | University of New Mexico, The | $354.9M |
| 98 | University of Massachusetts Medical School | $349.6M |
| 99 | Northeastern University | $346.9M |
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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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